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1 Gelida
Gelida -
2 gélida
gèlida, geliva -
3 gélida
gélido,-a adjetivo
1 (muy frío) icy
2 (poco acogedor, distante) cold: el emperador les dispensó una gélida acogida, the emperor gave them a cold reception
' gélida' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gélido
-
4 gélido
adj.freezing, gelid, frozen, very cold.* * *► adjetivo1 icy, icy cold* * *ADJ chill, icy* * *- da adjetivo (liter) icy, gelid (liter)* * *= icy [icier -comp., iciest -sup.], freezing, frigid, wint(e)ry [wint(e)rier -comp., wint(e)riest -sup.].Ex. In general, studless tires did best on snow, while those with studs were best on icy roads.Ex. This causes a typical cycle of three successive cold days followed by four warmer days, relieving people from freezing temperatures.Ex. In such frigid conditions, spectators, coaches and even players were wearing neck warmers.Ex. A major storm system passing through the central United States brought a wintery mess to the state of Minnesota this past weekend.* * *- da adjetivo (liter) icy, gelid (liter)* * *= icy [icier -comp., iciest -sup.], freezing, frigid, wint(e)ry [wint(e)rier -comp., wint(e)riest -sup.].Ex: In general, studless tires did best on snow, while those with studs were best on icy roads.
Ex: This causes a typical cycle of three successive cold days followed by four warmer days, relieving people from freezing temperatures.Ex: In such frigid conditions, spectators, coaches and even players were wearing neck warmers.Ex: A major storm system passing through the central United States brought a wintery mess to the state of Minnesota this past weekend.* * *gélido -da* * *
gélido,-a adjetivo
1 (muy frío) icy
2 (poco acogedor, distante) cold: el emperador les dispensó una gélida acogida, the emperor gave them a cold reception
' gélido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gélida
English:
icy
* * *gélido, -a adjgelid, icy* * *adj icy* * *gélido, -da adj: icy, freezing cold -
5 acogedor
adj.1 comfortable, inviting, cosy, cozy.2 friendly, cordial, welcoming.m.harborer, protector.* * *► adjetivo1 (persona) welcoming, friendly2 (lugar) cosy, warm* * *(f. - acogedora)adj.cozy, friendly* * *ADJ (=hospitalario) welcoming; [ambiente] friendly, cosy, cozy (EEUU), warm; [cuarto] snug, cosy, cozy (EEUU)* * *- dora adjetivoa) <casa/habitación> cozy*, welcoming; < ambiente> warm, friendlyb) <persona/actitud> friendly, warm* * *= hospitable, welcoming, inviting, homey [homier -comp., homiest -sup.], friendly [friendlier -comp., friendliest -sup.], cosy [cozy, -USA].Nota: Cosier/cozier -comp., cosiest/coziest -sup.Ex. The effort involved in creating an hospitable niche is repaid by the stimulus such courses provide to staff members.Ex. Libraries of today look very attractive and welcoming, unlike the libraries which served previous generations.Ex. An easy and inviting route to the entrance needs to be unambiguously defined.Ex. However, his attempt to make cultural and social history more accessible to a wider audience by adopting a homey, jokey style often seems counterproductive.Ex. Her face broke into a warm friendly smile.Ex. For those involved in producing BNB, the eighties have seen this question leap in a single bound intoáthe realm of stark reality from the cosy abstraction of AACR2.* * *- dora adjetivoa) <casa/habitación> cozy*, welcoming; < ambiente> warm, friendlyb) <persona/actitud> friendly, warm* * *= hospitable, welcoming, inviting, homey [homier -comp., homiest -sup.], friendly [friendlier -comp., friendliest -sup.], cosy [cozy, -USA].Nota: Cosier/cozier -comp., cosiest/coziest -sup.Ex: The effort involved in creating an hospitable niche is repaid by the stimulus such courses provide to staff members.
Ex: Libraries of today look very attractive and welcoming, unlike the libraries which served previous generations.Ex: An easy and inviting route to the entrance needs to be unambiguously defined.Ex: However, his attempt to make cultural and social history more accessible to a wider audience by adopting a homey, jokey style often seems counterproductive.Ex: Her face broke into a warm friendly smile.Ex: For those involved in producing BNB, the eighties have seen this question leap in a single bound intoáthe realm of stark reality from the cosy abstraction of AACR2.* * *1 ‹casa/habitación› cozy*; ‹ambiente› warm, friendly2 ‹persona/actitud› friendly, warmme recibió de una manera nada acogedora he didn't give me a very friendly o warm welcome* * *
acogedor
‹ ambiente› warm, friendly
acogedor,-ora adj (lugar, casa) cosy
(persona, ambiente) warm
' acogedor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acogedora
- gélida
- gélido
- hospitalaria
- hospitalario
- maravilla
- Y
English:
cosy
- cozy
- friendly
- homely
- hospitable
- snug
- unwelcoming
- welcoming
- homey
* * *acogedor, -ora adj1. [país, persona] friendly, welcoming2. [casa, ambiente] cosy* * *adj welcoming; lugar cozy, Brcosy* * *: cozy, warm, friendly* * * -
6 acogida
f.1 welcome, reception.tener buena/mala acogida to be well/badly received, to go down well/badly2 fostering.familia/hogar de acogida foster parents/home3 consent, acceptance, permission, approval.4 protection, shelter.5 asylum, refuge.past part.past participle of spanish verb: acoger.* * *1 reception, welcome2 figurado shelter3 (aceptación) popularity\tener buena acogida to be welcomed* * *noun f.1) reception, welcome2) refuge, shelter* * *SF1) (=recibimiento) [de noticia, producto, propuesta] receptiontener buena/mala acogida — to be well/poorly received
¿qué acogida tuvo la idea? — how was the idea received?
2) (=albergue)a) (Pol) [de refugiado, emigrante]b) [de personas necesitadas]un centro de acogida de personas sin hogar — a homeless hostel, a shelter for the homeless
casa 1)acogida familiar — (Jur) fostering
3) [de ríos] meeting place* * *1) ( de persona) welcome; (de noticia, propuesta) receptiontuvo una acogida favorable — it was favorably received o got a favorable reception
2) ( de huérfano) taking in; ( de refugiado) acceptance* * *= take-up, uptake, reception, welcome.Ex. One of the reasons for the relatively slow take-up of microcomputers in libraries in the Philippines is the problem caused by the multitude of languages used in the island group.Ex. The project is investigating the factors which promote or inhibit the uptake of computers in primary schools.Ex. The first edition was intended to fill this gap, and its reception, both in Britain and abroad, showed that it did indeed fulfil a real need.Ex. According to researchers, these are the cities where 'immigrants find friendly welcomes or cold shoulders'.----* casa de acogida = shelter home, foster home.* centro de acogida = runaway shelter, refuge, shelter, homeless shelter, shelter home.* centro de acogida de animales = animal shelter.* centro de acogida de mujeres = women's shelter.* familia de acogida = foster care home, foster home.* * *1) ( de persona) welcome; (de noticia, propuesta) receptiontuvo una acogida favorable — it was favorably received o got a favorable reception
2) ( de huérfano) taking in; ( de refugiado) acceptance* * *= take-up, uptake, reception, welcome.Ex: One of the reasons for the relatively slow take-up of microcomputers in libraries in the Philippines is the problem caused by the multitude of languages used in the island group.
Ex: The project is investigating the factors which promote or inhibit the uptake of computers in primary schools.Ex: The first edition was intended to fill this gap, and its reception, both in Britain and abroad, showed that it did indeed fulfil a real need.Ex: According to researchers, these are the cities where 'immigrants find friendly welcomes or cold shoulders'.* casa de acogida = shelter home, foster home.* centro de acogida = runaway shelter, refuge, shelter, homeless shelter, shelter home.* centro de acogida de animales = animal shelter.* centro de acogida de mujeres = women's shelter.* familia de acogida = foster care home, foster home.* * *A (recibimiento — de una persona) welcome; (— de una noticia, propuesta) receptionfue objeto de la más calurosa acogida he received o was given the warmest of welcomes, he was given the warmest of receptionsel proyecto tuvo una acogida favorable the project was favorably received o got a favorable receptionB (de un huérfano) taking in; (de un refugiado) acceptance, admittance* * *
acogida sustantivo femenino
(de noticia, propuesta) reception
( de refugiado) acceptance
acogida f (de una idea, un proyecto) reception
(de una persona) welcome
' acogida' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acoger
- gélida
- gélido
- glacial
- hacinarse
- tímida
- tímido
- cálido
- caluroso
- casa
- clamoroso
- dispensar
- tibio
English:
acceptance
- amusement
- cold
- foster
- foster home
- foster parents
- hearty
- institution
- reception
- rousing
- scepticism
- warm
- welcome
- favor
- go
- home
* * *acogida nf1. [recibimiento] [de persona] welcome, reception;el equipo recibió una calurosa acogida the team was warmly received2. [recibimiento] [de idea, película] reception;el producto ha tenido una buena acogida en el mercado the product has been well received by the market;la nueva ley tuvo una mala acogida the new law was not well received o didn't go down well3.acogida (familiar) fostering;familia/hogar de acogida foster family/home4. [protección, refugio] [de refugiado] refuge;un movimiento que da acogida a diversas ideologías a movement which embraces a number of different ideologies* * *f1 reception;una calurosa acogida a warm reception;tener buena acogida get a good reception, be well received2:centro de acogida reception center o Br centre;casa de acogida (para mujeres maltratadas) women’s shelter* * *acogida nf1) amparo, refugio: refuge, protection2) recibimiento: reception, welcome* * *acogida n welcome -
7 distante
adj.1 far away.2 distant.estaba distante, con la mirada perdida he was distant, staring into space3 remote, distant, far.* * *► adjetivo1 (en el espacio) distant, far; (en el tiempo) distant, remote2 figurado distant* * *adj.* * *ADJ1) [lugar] (=lejano) distant; (=remoto) far-off, remote2) [persona, actitud] distant* * *adjetivo < lugar> distant, remote; <recuerdos/imágenes> distant; < persona> distant, aloof; < actitud> distant* * *= distal, remote, distant, from afar, detached, far off, arm's length, at arm's length, aloof, distanced.Ex. The converse is true for authors who feature predominantly in multi-author works and at distal sequence positions.Ex. The computer, once instructed on the desired filing order, is eminently suitable for filing, achieving a level of consistency which was a remote dream in the days of human filers.Ex. She had a distant fleeting vision of a workplace in which people acted like free and sensible human beings, instead of like the martyrized and victimized puppets of a terrible system called 'one-upmanship'.Ex. Experts from afar can be drawn into virtual classrooms to stimulate deeper learning from extended interaction.Ex. The attention good literature pays to life is both loving and detached.Ex. Resolution of copyright issues seems still far off.Ex. Libraries and vendors must move away from arm's length relationships that involve giving one thing in return for another to strong and close relationships that involve collaboration.Ex. Because transfer prices can he manipulated to avoid paying taxes, governments insist that these prices must be set as if the firms were at arm's length.Ex. The article takes up the present discussion about youths' aloof attitudes towards politics.Ex. The author explores issues relating to the development of self service skills and competencies by distanced users.----* actitud distante = aloofness.* en un futuro no muy distante = in the not too distant future.* en un pasado no muy distante = in the not too distant past.* permanecer distante = remain + aloof.* * *adjetivo < lugar> distant, remote; <recuerdos/imágenes> distant; < persona> distant, aloof; < actitud> distant* * *= distal, remote, distant, from afar, detached, far off, arm's length, at arm's length, aloof, distanced.Ex: The converse is true for authors who feature predominantly in multi-author works and at distal sequence positions.
Ex: The computer, once instructed on the desired filing order, is eminently suitable for filing, achieving a level of consistency which was a remote dream in the days of human filers.Ex: She had a distant fleeting vision of a workplace in which people acted like free and sensible human beings, instead of like the martyrized and victimized puppets of a terrible system called 'one-upmanship'.Ex: Experts from afar can be drawn into virtual classrooms to stimulate deeper learning from extended interaction.Ex: The attention good literature pays to life is both loving and detached.Ex: Resolution of copyright issues seems still far off.Ex: Libraries and vendors must move away from arm's length relationships that involve giving one thing in return for another to strong and close relationships that involve collaboration.Ex: Because transfer prices can he manipulated to avoid paying taxes, governments insist that these prices must be set as if the firms were at arm's length.Ex: The article takes up the present discussion about youths' aloof attitudes towards politics.Ex: The author explores issues relating to the development of self service skills and competencies by distanced users.* actitud distante = aloofness.* en un futuro no muy distante = in the not too distant future.* en un pasado no muy distante = in the not too distant past.* permanecer distante = remain + aloof.* * *1 ‹lugar› distant, remote, far-off2 ‹recuerdos/imágenes› distant3 ‹persona› distant, aloof; ‹actitud› distant* * *
distante adjetivo
distant
distante adjetivo distant, far-off
' distante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fría
- frío
- gélida
- gélido
English:
aloof
- approachable
- distant
- far
- standoffish
- detached
* * *distante adj2. [en el trato] [persona, comportamiento] distant, aloof;estaba distante, con la mirada perdida he was distant, staring into space* * *adj tb figdistant* * *distante adj1) : distant, far-off2) : aloof* * *distante adj distant -
8 emperador
m.1 emperor.2 swordfish (fish).* * *1 emperor2 (pez) swordfish* * *(f. - emperadora)nounemperor / empress* * *SM1) (=gobernante) emperor2) (=pez) swordfish* * *1) ( soberano) emperor2) (Coc) swordfish* * *= emperor [empress, -fem.].Ex. The implications of this geometric trend can be understood by recalling the legend of the inventor of chess and his patron, the emperor of China = Las consecuencias de esta tendencia geométrica pueden entenderse recordando la leyenda del inventor del ajedrez y su mecenas, el emperador de China.----* mariposa emperador = emperor moth.* * *1) ( soberano) emperor2) (Coc) swordfish* * *= emperor [empress, -fem.].Ex: The implications of this geometric trend can be understood by recalling the legend of the inventor of chess and his patron, the emperor of China = Las consecuencias de esta tendencia geométrica pueden entenderse recordando la leyenda del inventor del ajedrez y su mecenas, el emperador de China.
* mariposa emperador = emperor moth.* * *A (soberano) emperorB ( Coc) swordfish* * *
emperador sustantivo masculino ( soberano) emperor
emperador sustantivo masculino
1 emperor
2 Zool swordfish
' emperador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gélida
- gélido
- representar
English:
emperor
* * *emperador nm1. [título] emperor2. [pez espada] swordfish* * *m1 emperor2 pez swordfish* * *emperador nm: emperor* * *emperador n emperor -
9 les
pron.1 (to) them (ellos).les expliqué el motivo I explained the reason to themles tengo miedo I'm afraid of them2 them (ellos). (peninsular Spanish)* * *1 (objeto directo) them; (ustedes) you2 (objeto indirecto) them; (a ustedes) you* * *pron.1) to them2) for them3) from them4) to you* * *PRON PERS1) [directo] (=a ellos, ellas) them; (=a ustedes) you2) [indirecto] (=a ellos, ellas) (to) them; (=a ustedes) (to) youle* * *pronombre personal1) ( como objeto indirecto)les quiero mostrar algo — (a ellos, ellas) I want to show them something; ( a ustedes) I want to show you something
2) ( como objeto directo) (esp Esp) ( referido - a ellos) them; (- a ustedes) youno les reconocí — I didn't recognize them/you
¿les atienden? — can I help you?
* * *= themEx. During his tenure, OSU was recognized for the aggressive approach the library staff adopted with respect to publicizing OSU's many bibliographical services and encouraging patrons' use of them.* * *pronombre personal1) ( como objeto indirecto)les quiero mostrar algo — (a ellos, ellas) I want to show them something; ( a ustedes) I want to show you something
2) ( como objeto directo) (esp Esp) ( referido - a ellos) them; (- a ustedes) youno les reconocí — I didn't recognize them/you
¿les atienden? — can I help you?
* * *= themEx: During his tenure, OSU was recognized for the aggressive approach the library staff adopted with respect to publicizing OSU's many bibliographical services and encouraging patrons' use of them.
* * *A ( como objeto indirecto):les quiero mostrar algo (a ellos, ellas) I want to show them something; (a ustedes) I want to show you somethingles puse las fundas a los muebles I put the covers on the furniturepregúntales a ellas ask them¿a ustedes no les molesta el ruido? doesn't the noise bother you?les han dado un ultimátum they've been given an ultimatumles resultó muy difícil entenderte they found it very difficult to understand you, it was very difficult for them to understand youse les han echado a perder los tomates their tomatoes have gone rottenel niño no les duerme their son isn't sleepingmírales ¿no están guapos? look at them, don't they look handsome?perdonen, no les había reconocido sorry, I didn't recognize you* * *
les pron pers
1 ( como objeto indirecto):
( a ustedes) I want to show you something;
2 ( como objeto directo) (esp Esp) ( referido — a ellos) them;
(— a ustedes) you;◊ no les reconocí I didn't recognize them/you;
¿les atienden? can I help you?
les
I pron pers mpl (objeto directo) (ellos) them: no les saludé, I didn't greet them
(ustedes) you: les esperaba, I was waiting for you
II pron pers mfpl (objeto indirecto) (a ellos,-as) them: dales un beso de mi parte, give them a kiss from me
(a ustedes) you: les recuerdo que tienen una cita, may I remind you that you have an appointment
' les' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acaramelada
- acaramelado
- activar
- agradecer
- baño
- cerca
- con
- contienda
- cortante
- decir
- declarar
- desproveer
- desunir
- dineral
- emboscada
- en seguida
- encantar
- enseguida
- entonces
- esquema
- gansa
- ganso
- gélida
- gélido
- hipócrita
- horrorizar
- ilusión
- importar
- imputar
- las
- los
- negocio
- ordenar
- perseguir
- pirrar
- preocupar
- problema
- salvajada
- terciarse
- urgir
- vencer
- ventaja
- a
- advertencia
- aguardar
- alcahuetear
- apego
- cariño
- castigo
- chivatazo
English:
accommodation
- account for
- adolescence
- adolescent
- affair
- allowance
- aloud
- antisexist
- backfire
- buoy
- cave in
- chance
- convalesce
- convalescence
- convalescent
- crumb
- daylight
- deal
- dearly
- defamation
- defeat
- difficult
- embarrassing
- escort
- expansion
- favourably
- fight
- flak
- gaze
- group
- guide
- gun down
- hide-and-seek
- hospitality
- impact
- inch
- indifference
- less
- lessen
- lesser
- lesson
- listen
- mooch
- nevertheless
- nonetheless
- privatize
- publicity
- reception
- recognition
- sack
* * *les pron personal pl1. (complemento indirecto) [ellos] (to) them;[ustedes] (to) you;les expliqué el motivo I explained the reason to them;les tengo miedo [a ellos] I'm afraid of them;ya les dije lo que pasaría [a ustedes] I told you what would happen;se les olvidó they forgot;les será de gran ayuda it will be a great help to them;a estos niños les falta salir más these children could do with getting out more[ustedes] you;les conozco I know them;les visitaré mañana I'll visit you tomorrow;les atracaron en la calle they were mugged in the street* * *pron pl complemento indirecto (to) them; (a ustedes) (to) you; complemento directo them; (a ustedes) you* * *les pron1) : to themdales una propina: give them a tip2) : from themse les privó de su herencia: they were deprived of their inheritance3) : for themles hice sus tareas: I did their homework for them4) : to you pl, for you plles compré un regalo: I bought you all a present* * *les pron1. (a ellos, a ellas) them2. (a ustedes) you -
10 frío
adj.1 cold, chilly, cool, chill.2 cold, glassy, impersonal.3 cold, unenthusiastic.4 cold, stoney, emotionless, free of emotion.5 cold, aloof, distant, offish.m.cold, chilliness, coldness, chill.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: freír.* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) cold2 (indiferente) cold, cool, indifferent; (pasmado) stunned1 cold\coger a alguien en frío figurado to catch somebody on the hopcoger frío to catch (a) coldhace un frío que pela familiar it's freezing coldhacer frío to be coldpillar frío to catch a coldtener frío / pasar frío to be cold————————1 cold* * *1. = fría, adj.1) cold2) indifferent, distant2. noun m.1) cold2) coldness, indifference* * *1. ADJ1) [en temperatura] [agua, aire, invierno, refresco, sopa] coldtienes las manos frías — your hands are cold, you've got cold hands
2) [en sentimientos, actitudes]a) [relaciones, acogida, recibimiento] coolb) (=desapasionado) coolla mirada fría y penetrante del fotógrafo — the cool, penetrating eye of the photographer
mantener la cabeza fría — to keep a cool head, keep one's cool
c) (=insensible, inexpresivo) coldeste público es más frío que el de otras ciudades — this audience is less responsive than those in other cities
esos asesinos se comportan de forma fría y profesional — they are cold-blooded, professional killers
d)3) [bala] spent2. SM1) (=baja temperatura) cold¡qué frío hace! — it's freezing!, it's so cold!
frío polar — arctic weather, arctic conditions pl
2) (=sensación) coldtener frío — to be cold, feel cold
3)en frío —
a) (=en calma)ambas partes tendrán que pactar un acuerdo en frío — the two sides will have to negotiate an agreement with cool heads
cuando se contemplan las cifras totales en frío — when one calmly o coolly considers the total numbers
b) (=repentinamente)me lo dijo en frío y no supe cómo reaccionar — he sprang it on me out of the blue o he told me just like that and I didn't know quite what to say
no dar ni frío ni calor a algn —
el hecho de que no me hayan seleccionado no me da ni frío ni calor — I'm not at all bothered about not being selected
sus comentarios sobre mí no me dan ni frío ni calor — his comments about me don't bother me one way or the other, I'm not at all bothered about o by his comments
* * *Ifría adjetivo1) <comida/agua/motor/viento> coldfrío, frío — ( en juegos) you're very cold
dejar frío a alguien: la noticia lo dejó frío ( indiferente) he was quite unmoved by the news; ( atónito) he was staggered by the news; ese tipo de música me deja fría that sort of music does nothing for me; quedarse frío — ( quedarse indiferente) to be unmoved; ( quedarse atónito) to be staggered; ( enfriarse) (Esp) to get cold
2)a) ( insensible) coldb) (poco afectuoso, entusiasta) coldtuvieron un recibimiento muy frío — they got a very cool o frosty reception
c) ( desapasionado)3) ( poco acogedor) <decoración/color> coldII1) (Meteo) coldhace un frío que pela — (fam) it's freezing (colloq)
2) ( sensación)tomar or (Esp) coger frío — to catch cold
en frío: su oferta me agarró or (esp Esp) cogió en frío her offer took me aback; no le des la noticia así, en frío you can't break the news to her just like that; esto hay que discutirlo en frío this has to be discussed calmly; no darle a alguien ni frío ni calor — (fam) to leave somebody cold
* * *Ifría adjetivo1) <comida/agua/motor/viento> coldfrío, frío — ( en juegos) you're very cold
dejar frío a alguien: la noticia lo dejó frío ( indiferente) he was quite unmoved by the news; ( atónito) he was staggered by the news; ese tipo de música me deja fría that sort of music does nothing for me; quedarse frío — ( quedarse indiferente) to be unmoved; ( quedarse atónito) to be staggered; ( enfriarse) (Esp) to get cold
2)a) ( insensible) coldb) (poco afectuoso, entusiasta) coldtuvieron un recibimiento muy frío — they got a very cool o frosty reception
c) ( desapasionado)3) ( poco acogedor) <decoración/color> coldII1) (Meteo) coldhace un frío que pela — (fam) it's freezing (colloq)
2) ( sensación)tomar or (Esp) coger frío — to catch cold
en frío: su oferta me agarró or (esp Esp) cogió en frío her offer took me aback; no le des la noticia así, en frío you can't break the news to her just like that; esto hay que discutirlo en frío this has to be discussed calmly; no darle a alguien ni frío ni calor — (fam) to leave somebody cold
* * *frío11 = cold, chill.Ex: Discomfort is caused if windows are opened, heat, cold, dirt and noise are offered 'open-access' to the interior.
Ex: His manner positively carried with it a chill as palpable as that now in the street.* cadena de(l) frío, la = cold chain, the.* conservación en frío = cold storage.* cuando hace frío = in the cold.* frío cortante = biting cold, pinching cold.* frío de muerte = freezing cold.* frío extremo = extreme cold.* frío glacial = freezing cold.* frío penetrante = biting cold, pinching cold.* frio polar = freezing cold.* hacer un frío de cojones = be brass monkey weather, be (so) cold (enough) to freeze the balls off/of a brass monkey.* hacer un frío que pela = be brass monkey weather, be (so) cold (enough) to freeze the balls off/of a brass monkey.* ola de frío = cold wave, cold snap.* oleada de frío = cold wave, cold snap.frío22 = cool [cooler -comp., coolest -sup.], chilly [chillier -comp., chilliest -sup.], cold [colder -comp., coldest -sup.], chilled, nippy [nippier -comp., nippiest -sup.], frosty.Ex: It is the cool and perfectly proper expression of a confident professionalism, still only faintly discernible.
Ex: A chilly, rain-soaked day can make a class unpleasantly irritable by mid-afternoon.Ex: They worked in cold, draughty, badly-lit rooms and suffered from tyrannical supervisors.Ex: This report analyses the markets for ice cream, yoghurts and chilled desserts (e.g. cheesecake, tiramisu and crème caramel) in Italy.Ex: Nippy winter weather has forced farmers in Russia to make bras for their cows to protect their udders from extreme cold.Ex: Mary, on the other hand, is a nasty piece of work who is at her best is frosty and aloof and at her worst is hostile and cruel.* agua fría = cold water.* congelado de frío = frozen to the bone, frozen to the marrow (of the bones), chilled to the bone, chilled to the marrow (of the bones).* dejar frío a Alguien = knock + Nombre + cold.* dejar frío y vacío = leave + Nombre + cold and empty.* de sangre fría = cold-blooded.* estar tieso de frío = be frozen stiff.* frente frío = cold front.* frío como el hielo = frosty.* jarro de agua fría = slap in the face.* lectura en frío = cold reading.* mano fría de, la = cold hand of, the.* maquina de componer en frío = cold-metal machine, cold-metal composing machine.* más frío que el mármol = as cold as ice.* más frío que la nieve = as cold as ice.* más frío que un témpano (de hielo) = as cold as ice.* morirse de frío = freeze to + death.* muerto de frío = frozen to the bone, frozen to the marrow (of the bones), chilled to the bone, chilled to the marrow (of the bones).* quedarse tieso de frío = be frozen stiff.* secado en frío = freeze drying.frío33 = cool-headed, unemotional.Ex: But it is obvious that modern leftist philosophers are not simply cool-headed logicians systematically analyzing the foundations of knowledge.
Ex: Australian researchers have observed that four to eight year-old boys who have an unemotional temperament are less responsive to discipline.* a sangre fría = cold-blooded.* cabeza fría = cool head.* guerra fría, la = cold war, the.* mantener la cabeza fría = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.* mirada fría = icy glare.* sangre fría = presence of mind.* * *A ‹comida/agua/motor/viento› coldel café estaba frío the coffee was cold o had got(ten) coldtengo los pies fríos my feet are coldfrío, frío, sigue buscando (en juegos) you're very cold, keep lookingdejar frío a algn: la noticia lo dejó frío (indiferente) he was quite unmoved by the news; (pasmado) he was staggered o stunned by the newsesa clase de música me deja fría that sort of music leaves me cold o does nothing for mequedarse frío to be taken abackB1 (insensible) coldes frío y calculador he's cold and calculating2(poco afectuoso, entusiasta): estuvo frío y distante conmigo he was cold and distant towards meun público que tiene fama de ser muy frío an audience with a reputation for being very unenthusiastic o unresponsivesus relaciones son más bien frías relations between them are rather cooltuvieron un recibimiento muy frío they got a very cool o frosty receptionson muy fríos con los niños they're very unaffectionate toward(s) the children3(desapasionado): para esto hay que tener una mente fría this calls for a cool headC (poco acogedor) ‹habitación› unwelcoming, cold ‹color› [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] coldfrío2A ( Meteo) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] colduna ola de frío a cold spellno deberías salir con este frío you shouldn't go out in this cold o in this cold weather¡qué frío hace! it's so cold!empiezan a emigrar con los primeros fríos they start to migrate when the weather begins to turn cold o with the first cold weatherB(sensación): tengo frío I'm coldpasamos un frío espantoso we were so coldtengo frío en los pies my feet are coldme está entrando frío I'm beginning to feel coldtomar or ( Esp) coger frío to catch coldabrígate, no vayas a tomar frío wrap up well or you'll catch colden frío: su oferta me agarró or cogió en frío her offer took me aback o took me by surpriseno le des la noticia así, en frío you can't break the news to her just like thatesto hay que discutirlo en frío this has to be discussed calmlyno darle a algn ni frío ni calor ( fam); to leave sb coldno me da ni frío ni calor it leaves me cold o doesn't really do anything for me, I can't get very excited about it* * *
Del verbo freír: ( conjugate freír)
frío es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
frió es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
freír
frío
freír ( conjugate freír) verbo transitivo
to fry
freírse verbo pronominal
to fry
frío 1,◊ fría adjetivo
1 ‹comida/agua/motor/viento› cold;
dejar frío a algn: la noticia lo dejó frío ( indiferente) he was quite unmoved by the news;
( atónito) he was staggered by the news;◊ el jazz me deja fría jazz does nothing for me
2
‹ público› unresponsive;
‹ recibimineto› cool;
frío 2 sustantivo masculino
cold;
¡qué frío hace! it's so cold!;
tener/pasar frío to be cold;
tengo frío en los pies my feet are cold;
tomar or (Esp) coger frío to catch cold
freír vtr, freírse verbo reflexivo
1 (en aceite) to fry
2 (acribillar) (con balas) to riddle somebody with bullets
(con preguntas) to bombard
frío,-a
I adjetivo
1 cold
2 (distante) cold, cool, indifferent
3 (atónito, perplejo) cuando vi la factura del teléfono me quedé frío, I was stunned when I read the telephone bill
II sustantivo masculino cold: la niña ha cogido frío, my daughter has caught cold
pasaban mucho frío, they were very cold
hacer frío (el tiempo), to be cold
tener frío (una persona), to be cold ➣ Ver nota en fresco
' frío' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adentro
- amoratada
- amoratado
- calentar
- con
- cortante
- empañar
- escalofrío
- fresca
- fresco
- fría
- gélida
- gélido
- hacer
- helada
- helado
- muerta
- muerto
- notar
- ola
- pelar
- penetrar
- penetrante
- protestar
- que
- quebrantar
- recrudecer
- recrudecerse
- sabañón
- saber
- sentir
- sudor
- temblar
- temblor
- temblorosa
- tembloroso
- tiritón
- adelantar
- aumentar
- bestial
- cerrar
- chucho
- coger
- combatir
- congelar
- cortar
- displicente
- enfriar
- entrar
- entumecerse
English:
aloof
- antisocial
- be
- bitterly
- blue
- chill
- chilly
- clammy
- clinical
- cold
- cold sweat
- cold-blooded
- cool
- crisp
- dank
- dead
- distant
- exposure
- feel
- freeze
- gather in
- grow
- insulate
- it
- keep out
- nip
- nippy
- numb
- out
- remote
- rosy
- rupture
- shelter
- shiver
- shut out
- snap
- stiff
- stone-cold
- unwelcoming
- warm
- weather
- winter
- with
- as
- for
- freezing
- mild
- shake
- stony
- sweat
* * ** * *I adj tb figcold;quedarse frío get cold; fig be astonishedII m cold;hace frío it’s cold;tener frío be cold;coger frío catch cold* * *1) : cold2) indiferente: cool, indifferentfrío nm1) : coldhace mucho frío esta noche: it's very cold tonight2) indiferencia: coldness, indifference3)tener frío : to feel coldtengo frío: I'm cold4)tomar frío resfriarse: to catch a cold* * *frío1 adj coldfrío2 n cold¿tienes frío? are you cold?
См. также в других словарях:
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