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[ku:l] 1. adjective1) (slightly cold: cool weather.) fresco2) (calm or not excitable: He's very cool in a crisis.) calmo3) (not very friendly: He was very cool towards me.) frio4) ((slang) great; terrific; fantastic: Wow, that's really cool!; You look cool in those jeans!)2. verb1) (to make or become less warm: The jelly will cool better in the refrigerator; She cooled her hands in the stream.) arrefecer2) (to become less strong: His affection for her has cooled; Her anger cooled.) esfriar3. noun(cool air or atmosphere: the cool of the evening.) friagem- coolly- coolness
- cool-headed
- cool down
- keep one's cool
- lose one's cool* * *[ku:l] n 1 frescura, fresca, frescor. 2 lugar fresco. let’s sit in the cool! / vamos nos sentar num lugar fresco! 3 falta de entusiasmo, indiferença. 4 pose, compostura. • vt+vi 1 esfriar, resfriar, refrigerar. 2 resfriar-se, ficar frio. 3 acalmar(-se), moderar(-se). • adj 1 frio. 2 fresco. keep in a cool place! / guarde em lugar fresco! 3 calmo, tranqüilo, impassível, moderado, ponderado. 4 indiferente, apático. 5 arrojado, impudente, afrontoso. 6 sl excelente, "legal". • adv de modo distanciado, sem envolvimento. cool as a cucumber fig frio, de sangue-frio, calmo. keep your breath to cool your porridge! poupe sua saliva, porque suas palavras não estão surtindo efeito! they cooled their heels fig ficaram esperando. to cool down acalmar-se.
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