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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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