as cold as ice

   xoлoдный кaк лёд, лeдянoй

    Again his voice had the strange bravado and the strange pathos; but his hand was as cold as ice (J. Galsworthy). 'I am afraid I must disappoint you. I am not coming home.' 'I see,' Hubert's voice was cold as ice (A. J. Cronin)

helado,-a

קר כקרח

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◙ חרקכ רק◄

ijskoud

auksts kā ledus

iskall

A a.

1 freddo: cold climates, climi freddi; cold drinks, bibite fredde; cold supper, cena fredda; a cold shower, una doccia fredda; The tea is cold, il tè è freddo (o si è raffreddato); It's cold outside, fa freddo fuori; It's freezing cold!, si gela!; to get (o to go) cold, diventare freddo; raffreddarsi NOTA D'USO: - fresh, cool o cold?-

2 che ha (o che sente) freddo: to feel cold, avere freddo; I went cold with fear, sono raggelato di paura; la paura mi ha raggelato

3 freddo; senza vivacità; senza calore: cold light, una luce fredda

4 freddo, indifferente; distaccato: His idea left me cold, la sua idea mi ha lasciato freddo

5 freddo; gelido; scostante: a cold reception, un'accoglienza fredda

6 freddo; lucido

7 gelido; raggelante; tetro: They had a cold realization of their fate, hanno avuto la raggelante consapevolezza del loro destino

8 (med.) frigido

9 ( di traccia, ecc.) vecchio; debole; semicancellato; difficile da seguire: a cold scent, una traccia vecchia; to go cold, perdersi

10 (fam., anche out cold) svenuto; privo di sensi: The boxer was knocked cold, il pugile ricevette un colpo che lo mandò a terra privo di sensi

11 freddo; morto

12 (mil., miss.: di ordigno nucleare, ecc.) disinnescato; non innescato

13 (metall.) a freddo: cold drawing, trafilatura a freddo

14 (nel gioco di indovinare o cercare qc.) – You're still cold, sei lontano; non ci sei; acqua… acqua

B avv. (fam.)

1 completamente; del tutto: to stop cold, bloccarsi; arrestarsi di botto

2 recisamente: to refuse cold, rifiutare recisamente

3 senza preparazione; senza prove; senza allenamento; a freddo: I took the test cold, ho fatto l'esame senza aver aperto un libro

4 alla perfezione; a menadito

C n.

1 freddo: The cold was biting, il freddo era pungente; to go out in the cold, uscire al freddo; intense cold, freddo intenso

2 (med.) raffreddore; infreddatura: to catch (a) cold, prendere un raffreddore (o un'infreddatura); raffreddarsi; a bad cold, un forte (o un brutto) raffreddore; a slight cold, un lieve raffreddore; Have you got a cold?, hai il raffreddore?; sei raffreddato?; I've got a cold coming on, mi sta venendo il raffreddore; heavy cold, forte raffreddore; (fam.) a stinking cold, un terribile raffreddore; a cold in the head [in the chest], un raffreddore di testa [di petto]

● cold blast, corrente d'aria fredda ( negli altiforni) □ cold-blooded, ( di animale) a sangue freddo, eterotermo; (fig.) freddo, insensibile; spietato, (fatto) a sangue freddo: a cold-blooded murder, un assassinio a sangue freddo □ cold-bloodedness, (zool.) eterotermia; (fig.) insensibilità; spietatezza □ (comput.) cold boot, avvio a freddo □ (market.) cold call ► cold call □ (fam. USA) cold cash, contanti □ (mecc.) cold chisel, tagliolo a freddo □ (fam.) cold comfort, una magra consolazione □ cold colours, colori freddi □ ( cosmesi) cold cream, cold cream, crema emolliente □ cold cuts, carni arrostite fredde affettate □ (metall.) cold-drawing, stiramento a freddo □ (fig. fam.) cold feet, paura; panico; fifa (fam.): to get cold feet, spaventarsi e tirarsi indietro; essere preso dal panico e rinunciare; rinunciare per fifa □ (fig.) cold fish, individuo freddo, scostante □ (agric.) cold frame, miniserra ( per pianticelle) □ (meteor.) cold front, fronte freddo □ (fis.) cold fusion, fusione fredda □ cold-hearted, freddo; indifferente; insensibile; arido □ cold-heartedness, freddezza ( d'animo, ecc.); indifferenza; insensibilità; aridità □ cold news, notizie vecchie □ (fam.) a cold one, una birra ghiacciata □ cold pack, (med.) impacco freddo; (ind.) inscatolamento a freddo □ (metall.) cold rolling, laminazione a freddo □ cold saw, sega ad attrito; sega a freddo □ cold shoulder, spalla di montone arrostito, servita fredda; = to give the cold shoulder ► sotto □ (fig.) freddezza ostentata, scortesia □ cold shower, doccia fredda □ cold snap, brusco calo di temperatura; breve ondata di freddo □ (med.) cold sore, herpes semplice ( sulle labbra); febbre (pop.) NOTA D'USO: - herpes o cold sore?- □ (autom.) cold start, partenza a (motore) freddo □ (mil.) cold steel, arma bianca, armi bianche □ cold storage, conservazione in cella frigorifera: in cold storage, in cella frigorifera; (fig., di progetto, ecc.) (messo) da parte, accantonato, in naftalina □ cold store, cella frigorifera; magazzino frigorifero □ (med.) cold surgery, chirurgia di routine □ cold sweat, sudore freddo: to break out in a cold sweat, cominciare a sudare freddo □ cold table, tavola dei piatti freddi; buffet freddo □ (fam. USA) cold turkey, interruzione improvvisa ( dell'assunzione di una droga pesante); ( per estens., anche fig.) crisi da astinenza; (avv.) ( USA) di botto, di colpo, senza preavviso: to go cold turkey, smettere di colpo di drogarsi; (fig. scherz.) abbandonare di colpo ( un'abitudine radicata) □ (tipogr.) cold type composition, cold type □ (stor.) cold war, guerra fredda □ ( USA) cold warrior, fautore della guerra fredda □ cold wave, (meteor.) = cold snap ► sopra; ( dei capelli) permanente a freddo □ cold wrap, bendaggio freddo ( trattamento estetico) □ (fam.) as cold as charity, gelido □ as cold as ice, freddo come il ghiaccio □ (fig.) to catch cold, perdere soldi in un affare; restare scottato □ (fam.) to come in from the cold, ricomparire; riemergere; tornare dall'esilio (fig.) □ to give sb. the cold shoulder, essere freddo con q.; trattare q. con freddezza □ in cold blood, a sangue freddo; a freddo □ in the cold light of day, a mente fredda; a una valutazione oggettiva □ to leave sb. cold, lasciare q. indifferente: That leaves me cold, non mi fa né caldo né freddo □ (fig. fam.) out in the cold, in disparte; ignorato; non considerato; escluso: to leave out in the cold, lasciare in disparte; ignorare; non prendere in considerazione; escludere □ (fig.) to throw (o to pour) cold water on, gettare acqua fredda su; scoraggiare, raffreddare l'entusiasmo di □ (prov.) Cold hands, warm heart, mani fredde, cuore caldo

cold [kəʊld]

1. adjective

   a. froid

• it's a cold morning il fait froid ce matin

• I am cold j'ai froid

• my feet are cold j'ai froid aux pieds

• to get cold feet about doing sth hésiter à faire qch

• to get cold [weather, room] se refroidir ; [food] refroidir ; [person] commencer à avoir froid

• that brought him out in a cold sweat cela lui a donné des sueurs froides

• to pour cold water on [+ optimism] tempérer

• he poured cold water on my idea sa réaction devant mon idée m'a refroidi

• a cold reception un accueil froid

• to be cold to sb se montrer froid envers qn

• that leaves me cold (inf) cela me laisse froid

• in cold blood de sang-froid

• he's a cold fish! (inf) qu'est-ce qu'il est froid !

   b. ( = unconscious) (inf) to be out cold être dans les pommes (inf)

• it knocked him out cold ça l'a mis KO

2. noun

   a. (in temperature) froid m

• don't go out in this cold! ne sors pas par ce froid !

• to be left out in the cold (figurative) rester en plan (inf)

   b. ( = illness) rhume m

• cold in the head rhume de cerveau

• a bad cold un mauvais rhume

• to have a cold être enrhumé

• to get a cold s'enrhumer

3. compounds

► cold-blooded adjective [animal] à sang froid ; [person] insensible ; [murder, attack] commis de sang-froid

► cold call noun (on phone) appel m de démarchage ; ( = visit) démarchage m (à domicile)

► cold calling noun (on phone) démarchage m téléphonique ; ( = visit) démarchage m à domicile

► cold front noun front m froid

► cold-hearted adjective impitoyable

► cold shoulder (inf) noun

• to give sb the cold shoulder snober qn ► cold snap noun vague f de froid (de courte durée)

► cold sore noun bouton m de fièvre

► cold storage noun

• to put into cold storage [+ food] mettre en chambre froide ; [+ idea, book, scheme] mettre de côté ► cold store noun entrepôt m frigorifique

► cold turkey (inf) noun

• to go cold turkey ( = stop) arrêter la drogue d'un seul coup ; ( = suffer withdrawal symptoms) être en manque ► the cold war noun la guerre froide

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1) [U] ( chilliness) froid m

2) [C] Medicine rhume m

1) ( chilly) froid; fig [colour, light] froid

2) ( unemotional) [manner, logic] froid

3) ( unconscious)

1) (colloq) ( without preparation) [speak, perform] à froid (colloq)

2) US ( thoroughly) [learn, know] par cœur

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cold [kəʊld]

1 adjective

(a) (body, object, food etc) froid;

∎ I'm cold j'ai froid;

∎ her hands are cold elle a les mains froides;

∎ my feet are cold j'ai froid aux pieds;

∎ he's getting cold il commence à avoir froid;

∎ eat it before it gets cold mangez avant que cela refroidisse;

∎ figurative the trail was cold toute trace avait disparu;

∎ her answer was cold comfort to us sa réponse ne nous a pas réconfortés;

∎ is it over here? - no, you're getting colder (in children's game) est-ce par ici? - non, tu refroidis;

∎ figurative she poured cold water on our plans sa réaction à l'égard de nos projets nous a refroidis;

∎ to be as cold as ice (thing) être froid comme de la glace; (room) être glacial; (person) être glacé jusqu'aux os;

∎ figurative to get or to have cold feet avoir la trouille;

∎ familiar he's a cold fish c'est un pisse-froid;

∎ familiar to give sb the cold shoulder snober qn;

∎ proverb cold hands, warm heart mains froides, cœur chaud

(b) (weather) froid;

∎ it's cold il fait froid;

∎ it will be cold today il va faire froid aujourd'hui;

∎ it's freezing cold il fait un froid de loup ou de canard;

∎ it's getting colder la température baisse

(c) (unfeeling) froid, indifférent; (objective) froid, objectif; (unfriendly) froid, peu aimable;

∎ to be cold towards sb se montrer froid envers qn;

∎ the play left me cold la pièce ne m'a fait ni chaud ni froid, la pièce m'a laissé froid;

∎ to have a cold heart avoir un cœur de pierre;

∎ in cold blood de sang-froid;

∎ he murdered them in cold blood il les a assassinés de sang-froid

(d) (unconscious)

∎ she was out cold elle était sans connaissance;

∎ he knocked him (out) cold il l'a mis KO

(e) (colour) froid

2 noun

(a) (cold weather, lack of heat) froid m;

∎ in this bitter cold par ce froid intense;

∎ the cold doesn't bother him il ne craint pas le froid, il n'est pas frileux;

∎ to feel the cold être frileux;

∎ come in out of the cold entrez vous mettre au chaud;

∎ figurative to come in from the cold rentrer en grâce;

∎ figurative the newcomer was left out in the cold personne ne s'est occupé du nouveau venu

(b) Medicine rhume m;

∎ to have a or Scottish the cold être enrhumé;

∎ to catch a or Scottish the cold s'enrhumer, attraper un rhume;

∎ a cold in the chest/in the head un rhume de poitrine/de cerveau;

∎ a bad cold un mauvais rhume

3 adverb

(a) (without preparation) à froid;

∎ she had to play the piece cold elle a dû jouer le morceau sans avoir répété;

∎ Medicine to operate cold opérer à froid

(b) American familiar (absolutely)

∎ she turned me down cold elle m'a dit non carrément^□ ;

∎ he knows his subject cold il connait son sujet à fond^□

►► cold buffet buffet m froid;

Marketing cold call visite f à froid; (on phone) appel m à froid;

Technology cold chisel ciseau m à froid;

cold cream crème f de beauté, cold-cream m;

American Cookery cold cuts (gen) viandes fpl froides; (on menu) assiette f anglaise;

cold drink boisson f fraîche;

Horticulture cold frame châssis m de couches (pour plantes);

Meteorology cold front front m froid;

Physics cold fusion fusion f à froid;

Technology cold riveting rivure f à froid;

cold room chambre f froide ou frigorifique;

Marketing cold selling vente f à froid;

cold snap vague f de froid;

cold sore bouton m de fièvre, French Canadian feu m sauvage;

Cars & Computing cold start, cold starting démarrage m à froid;

Cars cold start protection protection f de démarrage à froid;

cold steel arme f blanche;

cold storage conservation f par le froid;

∎ to put sth into cold storage (food) mettre qch en chambre froide; (furs) mettre qch en garde; figurative mettre qch en attente;

cold storage dock dock m frigorifique;

cold store (room) chambre f froide ou frigorifique; (warehouse) entrepôt m frigorifique;

cold supper dîner m froid;

cold sweat sueur f froide;

∎ to be in a cold sweat about sth avoir des sueurs froides au sujet de qch;

∎ familiar just thinking about my exams brings me out in a cold sweat rien que de penser à mes examens, j'en ai des sueurs froides;

cold tap robinet m d'eau froide;

familiar drugs slang cold turkey (drugs withdrawal) manque m;

∎ to go cold turkey décrocher d'un seul coup;

∎ to be cold turkey être en manque;

Politics cold war guerre f froide;

Politics cold warrior partisan m de la guerre froide;

cold wave vague f de froid

✾ Book ✾ Film 'In Cold Blood' Capote, Kaplan 'De sang-froid'

cold

A n

1 ¢ ( chilliness) froid m ; to feel the cold être sensible au froid, être frileux/-euse ; to be out in the cold lit être dehors dans le froid ; to come in from ou out of the cold lit se mettre à l'abri du froid ; fig rentrer en grâce ; to be left out in the cold fig être isolé ; he was trembling with cold il grelottait de froid ;

2 ∁ Med rhume m ; to have a cold être enrhumé, avoir un rhume ; to catch ou get a cold attraper un rhume ; a bad cold un gros rhume ; a cold in the head un rhume de cerveau.

B adj

1 ( chilly) froid ; fig [colour, light] froid ; to be ou feel cold [person] avoir froid ; the room was ou felt cold il faisait froid dans la pièce ; the wind is ou feels cold le vent est froid ; it's cold outside il fait froid dehors ; it's ou the weather's cold il fait froid ; it's ou the weather's getting colder le temps se refroidit ; to go cold [food, tea, water] se refroidir ; don't let the baby get cold ne laisse pas le bébé prendre froid ; to keep sth cold tenir [qch] au frais [food] ;

2 ( unemotional) [expression, manner, smile, heart, logic etc] froid ; to be cold to ou towards sb être froid avec qn ; to leave sb cold laisser qn froid ; pop music/golf leaves me cold la musique pop/le golf me laisse froid ;

3 ( not recent) [news] déjà dépassé ; the trail has gone cold la piste s'est effacée ;

4 ( unconscious) to be out cold être sans connaissance ; to knock ou lay sb out cold assommer qn, mettre qn KO ○.

C adv

1 ○ ( without preparation) [speak, perform] à froid ○ ;

2 US ( thoroughly) [learn, know] par cœur ; to turn sb down cold envoyer qn promener ○.

cold hands, warm heart mains froides, cœur chaud ; to have ou get cold feet avoir les jetons ○ ; in cold blood de sang-froid ; my blood runs cold fig mon sang se fige ; in the cold light of day à tête reposée ; to be as cold as ice [person, part of body] être gelé ; [room] être glacial ; to pour ou throw cold water on sth descendre qch en flammes ○ ; you're getting colder! Games tu refroidis!

cold [kəυld]

1. a

1) холо́дный;

to be ( или to feel) cold зя́бнуть, мёрзнуть

;

I am cold мне хо́лодно

;

as cold as ice ( или as stone, as a key) холо́дный как лёд ( или ка́мень)

;

cold steel ( или iron) arms холо́дное ору́жие

;

2) безуча́стный, равноду́шный;

music leaves him cold му́зыка его́ не волну́ет

;

3) неприве́тливый;

cold greeting холо́дный приём; сде́ржанное приве́тствие

;

4) удруча́ющий;

5) мёртвый; разг. потеря́вший созна́ние

6) фриги́дный

7) сла́бый;

cold scent едва́ заме́тный след

;

cold comfort сла́бое утеше́ние

;

8) тех. неде́йствующий

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cold war холо́дная война́

;

cold feet тру́сость

;

cold deck краплёные ка́рты

;

cold truth жесто́кая пра́вда

;

to throw cold water (on a plan, proposal, etc.) охлажда́ть пыл, отрезвля́ть, обескура́живать (кого-л.)

;

а) холо́дный как лёд;

б) бессерде́чный, чёрствый, бесчу́вственный

2. n

1) хо́лод;

to be dead with cold промёрзнуть до косте́й

;

а) выставля́ть на хо́лод;

б) трети́ровать, ока́зывать холо́дный приём;

в) оставля́ть в дурака́х

2) просту́да;

to catch ( или to take) cold простуди́ться

;

cold in the head на́сморк

;

cold in the chest гриппо́зное состоя́ние

;

◊

to be in the cold остава́ться в одино́честве

1) no pl. Eis, das

2) (Brit.): (ice cream) [Speise]eis, das; Eiscreme, die

1) (cool with ice) [mit Eis] kühlen

2) glasieren [Kuchen]

- academic.ru/88015/ice_over">ice over

- ice up

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1) (frozen water: The pond is covered with ice.) das Eis

2) (an ice-cream: chocolate ice-cream. Three ices, please.) das Eis

3) ((American) a fruit-flavoured frozen dessert usually made without milk and cream: lemon ice(s).)

- icing

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I. n no pl

1. (frozen water) Eis nt; (ice cubes) Eis nt, Eiswürfel m

my hands are like \ice meine Hände sind eiskalt

2. BRIT (ice cream) Eis nt, Eiscreme f, Glace f SCHWEIZ

3. AM ( fam) Diamant[en] m[pl]

▶ to break the \ice das Eis zum Schmelzen bringen

▶ sth cuts no \ice with sb etw lässt jdn ziemlich kalt

▶ to put sth on \ice etw auf Eis legen

▶ to be treading [or skating] on thin \ice sich akk auf dünnem Eis bewegen

II. vt

1. FOOD

▪ to \ice sth etw glasieren [o mit einer Glasur überziehen

2. SPORT

to \ice the puck den Puck glatt ans andere Ende schlagen

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1. n

1) Eis nt; (on roads) (Glatt)eis nt

2) (Brit: ice cream) (Speise)eis nt, Eiskrem f

3) no pl (US sl = diamond) Klunker m (inf)

2. vt

1) (= make cold) (mit Eis) kühlen; (= freeze) tiefkühlen

2) cake glasieren, mit Zuckerguss überziehen

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ice [aıs]

A s

1. Eis n (auch Spielfläche beim Eishockey):

(as) cold as ice eiskalt (a. fig);

breaking up of the ice Eisgang m;

broken ice Eisstücke pl;

be on ice umg

a) auf Eis liegen,

b) eingefroren sein (diplomatische Beziehungen etc);

be (skating) on thin ice fig sich auf dünnes Eis begeben haben;

break the ice fig

a) das Eis brechen,

b) den Anfang machen;

cut no ice (with) umg keinen Eindruck machen (auf akk), nicht ziehen (bei) umg;

keep on ice umg in Reserve halten, aufheben;

a) kalt stellen,

b) umg auf Eis legen,

c) umg diplomatische Beziehungen etc einfrieren;

he was sent off the ice (Eishockey) er wurde vom Eis gestellt

2. a) US Fruchteis n

b) Br → ice cream

3. → icing 5

4. fig (eisige) Kälte (im Benehmen):

5. US sl Klunker f/m, Klunker(n) pl (beide umg) (Diamant[en])

6. US sl (an die Polizei gezahltes) Schutzgeld

B v/t

1. mit Eis bedecken oder überziehen:

be iced up ( oder over) zugefroren oder vereist sein

2. in Eis verwandeln, gefrieren lassen

3. Getränke etc mit oder in Eis kühlen

4. GASTR mit Zuckerguss überziehen, glasieren

5. umg

a) auf Eis legen

b) einen Sieg etc sicherstellen

6. US umg kaltmachen (umbringen)

7. ice out US umg (gesellschaftlich) kaltstellen

C v/i

1. gefrieren

2. meist ice up ( oder over)

a) zufrieren,

b) vereisen

3. ice out auftauen (Gewässer)

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1) no pl. Eis, das

2) (Brit.): (ice cream) [Speise]eis, das; Eiscreme, die

1) (cool with ice) [mit Eis] kühlen

2) glasieren [Kuchen]

- ice over

- ice up

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Eis nur sing. n.