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cold [kəʊld]1. adjectivea. froid• to pour cold water on [+ optimism] tempérer• he's a cold fish! (inf) qu'est-ce qu'il est froid !2. nouna. (in temperature) froid m• don't go out in this cold! ne sors pas par ce froid !b. ( = illness) rhume m3. compounds► cold-blooded adjective [animal] à sang froid ; [person] insensible ; [murder, attack] commis de sang-froid• to put into cold storage [+ food] mettre en chambre froide ; [+ idea, book, scheme] mettre de côté ► cold store noun entrepôt m frigorifique• 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* * *[kəʊld] 1.1) [U] ( chilliness) froid mto feel the cold — être sensible au froid, être frileux/-euse
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
2) [C] Medicine rhume m2.to have a cold — être enrhumé, avoir un rhume
1) ( chilly) froid; fig [colour, light] froidto be ou feel cold — [person] avoir froid
it's ou the weather's cold — il fait froid
to go cold — [food, water] se refroidir
to keep something cold — tenir [quelque chose] au frais [food]
2) ( unemotional) [manner, logic] froidto be cold to ou towards somebody — être froid avec quelqu'un
3) ( unconscious)3.to knock somebody out cold — assommer quelqu'un, mettre quelqu'un KO (colloq)
1) (colloq) ( without preparation) [speak, perform] à froid (colloq)2) US ( thoroughly) [learn, know] par cœur••to have ou get cold feet — avoir les jetons (colloq)
to be as cold as ice — [feet] être gelé; [room] être glacial
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cold [kəʊld](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∎ 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∎ 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∎ she was out cold elle était sans connaissance;∎ he knocked him (out) cold il l'a mis KO2 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∎ 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 rhume3 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∎ 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;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 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 -
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cold call sales ventes f pl par approche directe;cold calling approche f directe(c) cold storage conservation f par le froid;∎ to put sth into cold storage mettre qch en chambre froide;cold storage dock dock m frigorifique;cold store entrepôt m frigorifique
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