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• Cool customer [fish, hand] Нахал. НаглецDifficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Cool customer
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Общая лексика: беззастенчивый человек, наглец, нахал, невозмутимый человек -
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хладнокро́вный челове́кThe Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > a cool customer
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cool [ku:l]1. adjective• "keep in a cool place" « tenir au frais »• "store in a cool, dark place" « conserver au frais et à l'abri de la lumière »• "serve cool, not cold" « servir frais mais non glacé »b. [clothing] légerc. [colour] rafraîchissantd. ( = calm) calme• to keep or stay cool garder son calme• keep or stay cool! du calme !• as cool as you please [person] parfaitement décontractéj. ( = full) he won a cool £40,000 (inf) il a gagné la coquette somme de 40 000 livres2. nouna. fraîcheur f, frais m[+ air, wine] rafraîchir• cool it! (inf!) du calme !5. compounds( = make colder) faire refroidir ; ( = make calmer) calmer( = get cool) se rafraîchir ; ( = lose enthusiasm) perdre son enthousiasme ; ( = change one's affections) se refroidir ( towards sb à l'égard de qn, envers qn ) ; ( = become less angry) se calmer* * *[kuːl] 1.1) ( coldness) fraîcheur f2) (colloq) ( calm) sang-froid mto keep one's cool — ( stay calm) garder son sang-froid; ( not get angry) ne pas s'énerver
2.to lose one's cool — ( get angry) s'énerver; ( panic) perdre son sang-froid
1) [day, drink, water, weather] frais/fraîche; [dress] léger/-ère; [colour] froidto feel cool — [surface, wine] être frais/fraîche
it's getting cool, let's go in — il commence à faire frais, rentrons
2) ( calm) [approach, handling] calme3) ( unemotional) [manner] détaché; [logic] froid4) ( unfriendly) froidto be cool with ou towards somebody — être froid avec quelqu'un
5) ( casual) décontracté, cool (colloq)6) ( for emphasis)7) (colloq) ( sophisticated) branché (colloq)it's not cool — ça fait nul (colloq)
8) (colloq) US ( great) super! (colloq)3.transitive verb1) ( lower the temperature of) refroidir [soup, pan]; rafraîchir [wine, room]2) fig calmer [anger, ardour]4.1) ( get colder) refroidir2) ( subside) [passion] tiédir; [enthusiasm] faiblir; [friendship] se dégrader•Phrasal Verbs:- cool off••cool it! — (colloq) ne t'énerve pas!
to play it cool — (colloq) rester calme
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♦ cool /ku:l/A a.1 fresco: a cool breeze, un venticello fresco; cool cellars, cantine fresche; a cool autumn day, una fresca giornata d'autunno; It's getting cool, comincia a fare fresco3 ( di cibo liquido) fresco; freddo ( da potersi bere): a nice cool drink, una bella bibita fresca; The tea isn't cool yet, il tè non è ancora freddo4 calmo; imperturbabile; freddo: to stay cool, restare calmo; mantenere la calma; Cool and deliberate, the captain gave his orders, con fredda risolutezza il capitano diede gli ordini; to keep a cool head, saper tenere la testa a posto; avere il sangue freddo5 (fam.) spavaldo; impudente; sfrontato: I call that pretty cool!, è una bella impudenza!; ci vuole una bella faccia tosta!6 freddo, distaccato; indifferente: Jane is rather cool towards me, Jane si mostra fredda verso di me; a cool reception, un'accoglienza fredda7 (fam.) disinvolto; sicuro di sé; che ha stile; in gamba; giusto (pop.): He's a real cool guy, è uno giusto8 (fam.) che va forte; grande; figo (pop.); ganzo (pop.): They think it's cool to dress like that, pensano che sia figo vestire a quel modo; to have a real cool time, spassarsela alla grande; DIALOGO → - Discussing video games- The graphics are pretty cool, la grafica è una figata9 (fam.) – a cool …, la bellezza di…; tondo tondo: I was offered a cool ten thousand ( pounds), mi hanno offerto la bellezza di diecimila sterlineB n. [u]1 (il) fresco; frescura; freschezza: the cool of the air, la freschezza dell'aria; in the cool of the evening, al fresco della sera; to keep food in the cool, tenere cibo al fresco2 (fam.) calma; imperturbabilità; riservatezza; sangue freddo (fig.): to keep [to lose] one's cool, mantenere [perdere] la calma; to blow one's cool, perdere la testa (o le staffe)3 (mus.) jazz freddo● cool, calm and collected, calmissimo; imperturbabile □ cool bag (o cool box), borsa termica □ (fam.) cool customer, tipo freddo (o impassibile, imperturbabile) □ cool-headed, calmo; che tiene la testa a posto; imperturbabile □ cool-headedness, calma; imperturbabilità; sangue freddo □ (agric.) cool house, serra fredda □ (mus.) cool jazz, jazz freddo □ (fam.) as cool as a cucumber, imperturbabile □ (fam.) as cool as you please, con la massima imperturbabilità; fresco come una rosa; senza fare una piega (fam.) □ (fam.) to play it cool, restare calmo; non perdere la calma □ ( slang USA) I'm cool!, mi va bene!; ci sto! □ (fam. USA) Stay cool!, sta' calmo!; non agitarti!; ( anche) stammi bene! □ (fam. USA) That's cool, d'accordo; per me va bene NOTA D'USO: - fresh, cool o cold?-.(to) cool /ku:l/A v. t.2 raffreddare ( anche fig.): If you blow on the soup, it will cool it, se soffi sulla minestra, la raffredderai; to cool sb. 's enthusiasm, raffreddare l'entusiasmo di q.4 (tecn.) tenere in fresco; refrigerare5 (fis. nucl.) raffreddareB v. i.2 ( del tè, dell'entusiasmo, ecc.) raffreddarsi: Let your tea cool a little, fai raffreddare un po' il tè!● (fam.) to cool one's heels, aspettare a lungo; fare anticamera: He was kept cooling his heels for two hours, ha dovuto fare due ore di anticamera □ ( slang) to cool it, piantarla, smetterla ( di scocciare, ecc.); ( anche) calmarsi; ( anche) prendersela calma ( nel lavoro, ecc.); prendersi un periodo di riposo (o di vacanza) □ ( slang) Cool it!, piantala!; non seccare! -
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A n1 ( coldness) fraîcheur f ;2 ○ ( calm) sang-froid m ; to keep one's cool ( stay calm) garder son sang-froid ; ( not get angry) ne pas s'énerver ; to lose one's cool ( get angry) s'énerver ; ( panic) perdre son sang-froid.B adj1 [breeze, day, drink, water, weather] frais/fraîche ; [fabric, dress] léger/-ère ; [colour] froid ; it's cool today il fait frais aujourd'hui ; the fan keeps the room cool le ventilateur maintient la pièce fraîche ; to feel cool [surface, wine] être frais/fraîche ; I feel cooler now j'ai moins chaud maintenant ; your brow is cooler ton front est un peu moins chaud ; it's getting cool, let's go in il commence à faire frais, rentrons ;2 ( calm) [approach, handling] calme ; to stay cool garder son sang-froid ; to keep a cool head garder la tête froide ; keep cool! reste calme ;5 ( casual) [person] décontracté, cool ○ ; [attitude] sans gêne ; she went up to him as cool as you please and slapped him elle s'est approchée de lui totalement décontractée et l'a giflé ; he's a cool customer il n'a pas froid aux yeux ;6 ( for emphasis) a cool million dollars la coquette somme d'un million de dollars ○ ;7 ○ ( sophisticated) [clothes, car] branché ○ ; [person] branché ○ ; he thinks it's cool to smoke il pense que ça fait bien de fumer ; it's not cool to wear a tie ça fait nul ○ de porter une cravate ; cool, man ○ ! génial! ;9 ○ Mus [jazz] cool ○ inv.C vtr1 ( lower the temperature of) refroidir [soup, pan] ; rafraîchir [wine] ; [fan] rafraîchir [room] ; [air-conditioning] refroidir [building] ; to cool one's hands se rafraîchir les mains ;2 fig calmer [anger, ardour, passion].D vi2 ( subside) [passion] tiédir ; [enthusiasm] faiblir ; [friendship] se dégrader ; relations between them have cooled ils sont moins proches qu'avant ; wait until tempers have cooled attends que les esprits se calment.cool it ○ ! ( stay calm) ne t'énerve pas! ; OK guys, cool it ○ ! ( stop fighting) ça suffit les gars, on se calme ○ ! ; to play it cool ○ rester calme.■ cool down:1 ( grow cold) [engine, iron, water] refroidir ;2 fig [person, situation] se calmer ;▶ cool [sth] down refroidir [mixture] ; rafraîchir [wine] ;▶ cool [sb] down1 ( make colder) rafraîchir [person] ;2 fig calmer [person]. -
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cool [ku:l]∎ it's getting cooler in the evenings (weather) les soirées sont plus fraîches;∎ keep in a cool place tenir au frais(b) (colour → blue, green) clair(c) (calm → person, manner, voice) calme;∎ familiar keep cool! du calme!□ ;∎ to keep a cool head garder la tête froide, garder son sang-froid;∎ familiar she's a cool customer! (cheeky) elle a du culot!, elle en prend à son aise!; (self-possessed) elle a beaucoup de sang-froid!;∎ to be cool, calm and collected être d'un calme olympien;∎ to be/look as cool as a cucumber garder son sang-froid ou calme(d) (unfriendly → person, greeting, welcome) froid∎ she earned a cool million dollars last year elle a gagné la coquette somme d'un million de dollars l'année dernière;∎ I lost a cool thousand j'ai perdu mille livres bien comptées∎ Glasgow's a really cool city Glasgow est une ville hyper-branchée;∎ he still thinks it's cool to smoke il pense encore que ça fait bien de fumer∎ we had a really cool weekend on a passé un super week-end;∎ that's a cool jacket elle est cool ou super, cette veste;∎ that's cool! c'est génial!;∎ I'll be there at eight - cool! je serai là à huit heures - super!∎ is it cool to skin up in here? on peut se rouler un joint ici?;∎ it's not cool to wear jeans in that restaurant on ne peut pas entrer dans ce restaurant si on porte un jean∎ are you cool with that? ça te va?;∎ they're not cool about me smoking at home ils n'aiment pas que je fume à la maison;∎ I thought she'd be angry, but she was really cool about it je pensais qu'elle se fâcherait, mais en fait elle a été très cool2 adverb∎ play it cool! ne nous énervons pas!□3 noun(a) (coolness) fraîcheur f;∎ the cool of the evening la fraîcheur du soir∎ to keep/to lose one's cool garder/perdre son calme(air, liquid, room) rafraîchir, refroidir; (brow, feet) rafraîchir;∎ to cool sb's ardour refroidir l'ardeur de qn;∎ figurative to cool one's heels faire le pied de grue;∎ they left him to cool his heels in jail ils l'ont laissé mijoter en prison;∎ familiar cool it! du calme!□(food, liquid) (se) refroidir; (friendship etc) se refroidir; (enthusiasm, passion, temper) s'apaiser, se calmer►► cool bag glacière f;familiar Cool Britannia = formule qui tend à véhiculer l'image d'une Grande-Bretagne jeune, dynamique et tournée vers l'avenir; il s'agit d'un jeu de mots avec "Rule Britannia", chant patriotique britannique;Music cool jazz cool m∎ give him time to cool down donne-lui le temps de se calmer∎ things have cooled down between them les relations se sont refroidies entre eux(b) (of cold drink) rafraîchir -
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♦ customer /ˈkʌstəmə(r)/n.1 (comm.) cliente; ( di bar) avventore: regular customer, cliente fisso; long-standing customer, vecchio cliente; to attract new customers, attrarre nuovi clienti2 (al pl., collett.) (comm.) clientela (sing.): I call on my customers regularly, visito la mia clientela a intervalli regolari5 (fam.) individuo; tipo: a cool customer, un tipo tosto; a tough customer, un duro; A mule can be an ugly customer, a volte il mulo è una bestia intrattabile● (market.) customer care (o assistance), assistenza alla clientela □ ( banca) customer code, codice (del) cliente □ (market.) customer-driven, condizionato dalle esigenze (o dai bisogni) della clientela □ (market.) customer facing, a diretto contatto con il cliente □ (rag.) customers ledger, partitario clienti □ (market.) customer-oriented, orientato verso i desideri dei clienti (o dell'utenza); orientato al cliente □ (market.) customer service, servizio di assistenza ( ai clienti). -
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customer [ˈkʌstəmər]1. noun2. compounds* * *['kʌstəmə(r)]1) Commerce client/-e m/f‘customer services’ — ‘service m clientèle’
2) (colloq) ( person) type (colloq) ma nasty customer — un sale type (colloq)
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• Cool customer [fish, hand] Нахал. НаглецDifficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Cool fish
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• Cool customer [fish, hand] Нахал. НаглецDifficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Cool hand
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ku:l I
1. прил.
1) а) прохладный, свежий We were in the cool shadow of the mountain. ≈ Мы находились в прохладной тени гор. Syn: fresh б) легкий, нежаркий a cool dress ≈ легкое платье в) мед. жаропонижающий
2) вызывающий ощущения, сходные с ощущением прохлады а) прохладный (о цветах, красках) cool green ≈ светлозеленый б) охот. слабый( о запахе, следе) Syn: faint, weak
3) а) невозмутимый, хладнокровный;
неторопливый, спокойный( о человеке и его действиях) while she wept, and I strove to be cool ≈ пока она плакала, а я старался сохранять спокойствие in cool blood ≈ хладнокровно Syn: imperturbable, unruffled, deliberate, calm, undisturbed, unexcited, dispassionate б) муз. спокойный, неторопливый (о стиле исполнения джаза) cool jazz в) невозмутимый, спокойный (о исполнителе джазовой музыки) cool cat амер.;
разг. ≈ холодный джазист Syn: relaxed, unemotional
4) равнодушный, апатичный;
сухой, прохладный An honest hater is often a better fellow than a cool friend. ≈ Открытый враг часто лучше, чем равнодушный друг. I am rather upon cool terms with him. ≈ У меня с ним скорее прохладные отношения. Syn: indifferent, apathetic, lukewarm
5) наглый, нахальный cool customer ≈ беззастенчивый человек He certainly knew that such a request was a trifle cool. ≈ Конечно он знал, что это несколько нахальное требование. Syn: shameless, impudent, audacious
6) разг. целый, круглый (о большой сумме денег) ;
классный, атасный, клевый He had lost a cool hundred, and would no longer play. ≈ Он проиграл целую сотню и перестал играть. Cool before drinking ≈ Клево, пока пить не начали (надпись на этикетке плохого спиртного напитка)
2. сущ.
1) прохлада, свежесть Syn: coolness
2) хладнокровие, спокойствие, невозмутимость to keep one's cool ≈ сохранять невозмутимость Syn: composure, equanimity
3) амер;
сл. перемирие, передышка (между группировками, шайками и т. п.) cool, an uneasy armistice between child-gangs ≈ cool - ненадежное перемирие между подростковыми шайками
3. гл.
1) а) охлаждаться, остывать( часто cool down, редко cool off) It cools with extreme slowness. ≈ Он охлаждается чрезвычайно медленно. б) перен. остынуть, успокоиться This eccentric friendship was fast cooling. ≈ Эта странная дружба быстро угасла.
2) а) охлаждать A thunderstorm had cooled the atmosphere. ≈ Гроза принесла прохладу. б) охлаждать, утихомиривать, успокаивать( чувства) The restaurant hostess who cools out the impatient customer. ≈ Владелица ресторана, которая успокаивает нетерпеливого посетителя в) живоп. приглушать тона г) амер.;
сл. убить II сущ.;
коммер. бочонок масла (обыкн. 28 фунтов, но может содержать и другое количество) прохлада - the * of the evening вечерняя прохлада (разговорное) хладнокровие, невозмутимость - to keep one's * сохранять невозмутимый вид;
- to blow one's * выйти из себя, взорваться;
потерять самообладание холодность, неприветливость прохладный, свежий - * morning прохладное утро;
- * wind свежий ветер;
- to get * стать прохладным, остыть нежаркий - * dress легкое платье;
- * greenhouse необогреваемая теплица;
- * tankard прохладительный напиток спокойный, невозмутимый, хладнокровный - keep *! не горячись!, успокойся!;
- he is always * in the face of danger он всегда спокоен перед лицом опасности;
- he has a * head он хладнокровный человек;
- in * blood хладнокровно сухой, неприветливый, равнодушный, холодный - his manner was very * держался он весьма холодно;
- * greeting холодное приветствие дерзкий, нахальный - * behaviour наглое поведение холодный (эмоционально-усилительно) круглый - to lose a * thousand потерять целую тысячу;
- to walk a * twenty miles further пройти на целых двадцать миль дальше( разговорное) мыслящий, рассудительный высказывающийся сжато или намеком;
недоговаривающий (сленг) модный, современный отличный, первоклассный;
"на уровне" - you look real * in that new dress это новое платье чертовски тебе идет подходящий;
удовлетворительный - that's * with me это меня устраивает;
не возражаю (охота) слабый;
остывший (музыкальное) (профессионализм) исполняемый в классических ритмах;
спокойный - * jazz "холодный" джаз (профессионализм) нерадиоактивный;
не зараженный радиоактивностью > * cat хороший парень;
свойский малый;
спокойный, уравновешенный человек;
> * beggar нахал, наглец, беззастенчивый человек;
> what * cheek! какое нахальство!;
> as * as a cucumber совершенно невозмутимый, не терпящий хладнокровия (разговорное) спокойно, невозмутимо - to play it * действовать осмотрительно, не терять головы;
to come on * казаться невозмутимым, сохранять самообладание студить, охлаждать - to * one's tea остудить чай;
- the rain has *ed air после дождя стало прохладно;
- to * enthusiasm охладить энтузиазм охлаждаться, остывать - to let the horses * дать лощадям остыть;
- she is quick to get angry and slow to * она вспыльчива и неотходчива;
- his anger has *ed down его гнев остыл;
- his affection has *ed его любовь остыла (американизм) (сленг) игнорировать;
быть равнодушным;
не интересоваться( американизм) (сленг) убить, ухлопать, укокошить, пришибить( специальное) поглощать тепло > to * it сохранять спокойствие, хладнокровие;
не кипятиться;
проявлять выдержку;
держаться в стороне;
не связываться;
не ввязываться;
прохлаждаться;
валандаться;
> to * it with the neighbour's daughters болтать с соседскими дочерьми;
> to * one's heels зря или нетерпеливо дожидаться;
> to * one's coppers опохмеляться( коммерческое) бочонок масла cool дерзкий, беззастенчивый, нахальный;
a cool hand( или customer) беззастенчивый человек;
cool cheek нахальство ~ разг. круглый (о сумме) ;
a cool thousand dollars кругленькая сумма в тысячу долларов;
a cool twenty kilometres добрых двадцать километров ~ охлаждать(ся) ;
остывать (часто cool down, cool off) ~ прохлада ~ прохладный, свежий;
нежаркий;
to get cool стать прохладным;
остыть ~ равнодушный, безучастный;
сухой, неласковый, неприветливый ~ спокойный, невозмутимый;
хладнокровный;
to keep cool (one's head) сохранять спокойствие, хладнокровие;
не терять голову ~ хладнокровие cool дерзкий, беззастенчивый, нахальный;
a cool hand (или customer) беззастенчивый человек;
cool cheek нахальство ~ down охлаждать cool дерзкий, беззастенчивый, нахальный;
a cool hand (или customer) беззастенчивый человек;
cool cheek нахальство ~ разг. круглый (о сумме) ;
a cool thousand dollars кругленькая сумма в тысячу долларов;
a cool twenty kilometres добрых двадцать километров ~ разг. круглый (о сумме) ;
a cool thousand dollars кругленькая сумма в тысячу долларов;
a cool twenty kilometres добрых двадцать километров ~ прохладный, свежий;
нежаркий;
to get cool стать прохладным;
остыть ~ спокойный, невозмутимый;
хладнокровный;
to keep cool (one's head) сохранять спокойствие, хладнокровие;
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ku:l
1. adjective1) (slightly cold: cool weather.) fresco2) (calm or not excitable: He's very cool in a crisis.) tranquilo, calmado, sereno, relajado3) (not very friendly: He was very cool towards me.) frío, seco4) ((slang) great; terrific; fantastic: Wow, that's really cool!; You look cool in those jeans!) guay, ¡qué pasada!
2. verb1) (to make or become less warm: The jelly will cool better in the refrigerator; She cooled her hands in the stream.) enfriar(se)2) (to become less strong: His affection for her has cooled; Her anger cooled.) calmar(se)
3. noun(cool air or atmosphere: the cool of the evening.) fresco, relente- coolly- coolness
- cool-headed
- cool down
- keep one's cool
- lose one's cool
cool1 adj1. fresco2. tranquilodon't get excited; keep cool no te pongas nervioso; tranquilocool2 n frescor / frescuracool3 vb enfriarlet your coffee cool a bit before you drink it deja que el café se enfríe un poco antes de tomártelotr[kʊːl]1 (weather, breeze, clothes) fresco,-a; (drink) fresco,-a, frío,-a2 (unfriendly, reserved) frío,-a3 (calm) tranquilo,-a, sereno,-a■ keep cool! ¡tranquilo!■ cool, man! ¡guay, tío!5 (self-confident) impasible1 (of weather etc) fresco, frescor nombre masculino2 (calmness) calma1 (air, room) refrescar, refrigerar; (drink, food, engine) enfriar1 (air, room) refrigerarse; (drink, food, engine) enfriarse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLa cool customer un,-a fresco,-aas cool as a cucumber fresco,-a como una lechugacool it! ¡calma!, ¡tranquilo,-a!to keep one's cool mantener la calmato lose one's cool perder la calmato play it cool tomarse las cosas con calmacool bag / cool box nevera portátilcool ['ku:l] vt: refrescar, enfriarcool vi1) : refrescarse, enfriarsethe pie is cooling: el pastel se está enfriando2) : calmarse, tranquilizarsehis anger cooled: su ira se calmócool adj1) : fresco, fríocool weather: tiempo fresco2) calm: tranquilo, sereno3) aloof: frío, distantecool n1) : fresco mthe cool of the evening: el fresco de la tarde2) composure: calma f, serenidad fadj.• fresco, -a adj.• frío, -a adj.• indiferente adj.• sereno, -a adj.• tranquilo, -a adj.n.• fresco s.m.• frescor s.m.v.• enfriar v.• moderar v.• refrescar v.• refrigerar v.• resfriar v.cool*adj.• chido, -a* adj.kuːl
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adjective -er, -estit's cool outside — hace or está fresco (a)fuera
2) (reserved, hostile) <reception/behavior> fríoto be cool TO o TOWARD somebody — estar* frío con alguien
3)a) ( calm) sereno, tranquilokeep cool! — tranquilo!, no te pongas nervioso
cool, calm and collected — (set phrase) tranquilo y sereno
to play it cool — (colloq) tomarse las cosas con calma
b) ( unperturbed) impasible4) (sl) (trendy, laid-back)5) ( with numbers) (colloq)
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1) ( low temperature)in the cool of the evening — por la tarde cuando está or hace fresco
2) u ( composure) calma fto keep/lose one's cool — mantener*/perder* la calma
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transitive verb \<\<air/room\>\> refrigerar; \<\<engine/food/enthusiasm\>\> enfriar*to cool somebody's temper — apaciguar* a alguien
to cool it — (colloq)
cool it, you two! we don't want any fights in here — ya está bien, que aquí no queremos peleas
cool it! he's watching us! — (AmE) disimula, que nos está mirando
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vi \<\<air/room\>\> refrigerarse; \<\<engine/food/enthusiasm\>\> enfriarse*to cool TOWARD somebody/something — (AmE) perder* el entusiasmo por alguien/algo
Phrasal Verbs:- cool off[kuːl]1. ADJ(compar cooler) (superl coolest)1) (=not hot) [air, room, skin, drink] frescoit's getting or turning cooler — está empezando a refrescar
it's nice and cool in here — aquí dentro hace fresquito or se está fresquito
it helps you to keep cool — [food, drink] refresca; [clothing, fan] ayuda a mantenerse fresco
2) (=light, comfortable) [dress, fabric] fresco3) (=pale) [colour, shade, blue] fresco4) (=calm) [person, manner, action, tone] serenohis cool handling of the situation — el aplomo con el que or la sangre fría con la que manejó la situación
cool, calm and collected — tranquilo y con dominio de sí mismo
to keep or stay cool — no perder la calma
keep cool! — ¡tranquilo!
to play it cool * — tomárselo con calma, hacer como si nada
did you see the cool way he asked me to do it? — ¿viste la frescura con la que me pidió que lo hiciese?
he's a cool customer * — es un fresco, es un caradura
we paid a cool £200,000 for that house * — pagamos la friolera de 200.000 libras por esa casa
- be as cool as a cucumber6) (=distant, unenthusiastic) [person, response] fríoa cool welcome or reception — un recibimiento frío
relations were cool but polite — la relación era fría or distante pero correcta
to be cool towards or with sb — mostrarse frío con algn, tratar a algn con frialdad
7) ** (=trendy, stylish) [object, person] guay (Sp) **hey, (that's really) cool! — ¡ala, qué guay! **, ¡ala, cómo mola! (Sp) **
8) ** (=acceptable)don't worry, it's cool — tranqui, no pasa nada *
he's cool — es un tipo legal (Sp) *
2. N1) (=low temperature) frescor m2) (=calm)to keep/lose one's cool * — no perder/perder la calma
3. VT1) [+ brow, room] refrescar; [+ engine] refrigerar; [+ hot food or drink] dejar enfriar; [+ wine, soft drink] poner a enfriar- cool one's heels2) (=dampen) [+ emotions, feelings] enfriarcool it! * — ¡tranquilo!
4. VIthe room had cooled considerably — la habitación estaba mucho más fresca, ahora hacía bastante más fresco en la habitación
2) (=abate) [feeling, emotion] enfriarse5.CPD- cool off* * *[kuːl]
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adjective -er, -estit's cool outside — hace or está fresco (a)fuera
2) (reserved, hostile) <reception/behavior> fríoto be cool TO o TOWARD somebody — estar* frío con alguien
3)a) ( calm) sereno, tranquilokeep cool! — tranquilo!, no te pongas nervioso
cool, calm and collected — (set phrase) tranquilo y sereno
to play it cool — (colloq) tomarse las cosas con calma
b) ( unperturbed) impasible4) (sl) (trendy, laid-back)5) ( with numbers) (colloq)
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1) ( low temperature)in the cool of the evening — por la tarde cuando está or hace fresco
2) u ( composure) calma fto keep/lose one's cool — mantener*/perder* la calma
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transitive verb \<\<air/room\>\> refrigerar; \<\<engine/food/enthusiasm\>\> enfriar*to cool somebody's temper — apaciguar* a alguien
to cool it — (colloq)
cool it, you two! we don't want any fights in here — ya está bien, que aquí no queremos peleas
cool it! he's watching us! — (AmE) disimula, que nos está mirando
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vi \<\<air/room\>\> refrigerarse; \<\<engine/food/enthusiasm\>\> enfriarse*to cool TOWARD somebody/something — (AmE) perder* el entusiasmo por alguien/algo
Phrasal Verbs:- cool off
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