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1 cold-blooded
adjective1) wechselwarm [Tier]; kaltblütig (selten)cold-blooded animals — Kaltblüter Pl.; wechselwarme Tiere
2) (callous) kaltblütig [Person, Mord]* * *1) (having blood (like that of a fish) which takes the same temperature as the surroundings of the body: cold-blooded creatures.) kaltblütig2) (cruel and unfeeling: cold-blooded murder.) kaltblütig* * *cold-blood·ed[ˌkəʊldˈblʌdɪd, AM ˌkoʊld-]1. (ectothermic) kaltblütig\cold-blooded animal Kaltblüter m2. (extremely evil) kaltblütig, unbarmherzig* * *cold-blooded adj (adv cold-bloodedly)1. ZOOL kaltblütig:cold-blooded animal Kaltblüter m2. figa) kaltblütig, gefühllosb) kaltblütig (begangen) (Mord etc)3. umg kälteempfindlich:be cold-blooded auch leicht frieren* * *adjective1) wechselwarm [Tier]; kaltblütig (selten)cold-blooded animals — Kaltblüter Pl.; wechselwarme Tiere
2) (callous) kaltblütig [Person, Mord] -
2 cold-blooded
cold-blood·ed adj1) ( ectothermic) kaltblütig;\cold-blooded animal Kaltblüter m2) ( extremely evil) kaltblütig, unbarmherzig
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ectothermic — ec·to·ther·mic … English syllables
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