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col meaning in French

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col [cols] (dip between mountain peaks)
noun
[UK: kɒl]
[US: kɒl]

col◼◼◼nom {m}

col legno (the strings must be struck with the wood of the bow)
adverb

col legno◼◼◼adverbe

cola (drink)
noun
[UK: ˈkəʊ.lə]
[US: ˈkoʊ.lə]

coca◼◼◼nom {m}The cola made my tongue tingle. = Le coca cola me picota la langue.

cola noun
[UK: ˈkəʊ.lə]
[US: ˈkoʊ.lə]

coca◼◼◼nom {m}The cola made my tongue tingle. = Le coca cola me picota la langue.

colander [colanders] (a bowl-shaped kitchen utensil with holes in it used for draining food such as pasta)
noun
[UK: ˈkʌ.lən.də(r)]
[US: ˈkʌ.lən.dər]

passoire◼◼◼nom {f}Drain the pasta into the colander. = Égouttez les pâtes dans la passoire.

colchicine [colchicines] (alkaloid)
noun

colchicine◼◼◼nom {f}

Colchis (ancient region and kingdom)
proper noun

Colchis◼◼◼nom {f}

cold [colds] (low temperature)
noun
[UK: kəʊld]
[US: koʊld]

froid◼◼◼nom {m}Yanni is cold. = Yanni a froid.

cold [colds] (illness)
noun
[UK: kəʊld]
[US: koʊld]

rhume◼◼◻nom {m}

cold [colder, coldest] (of a person)
adjective
[UK: kəʊld]
[US: koʊld]

(to be cold) [idiom in French; there is no translation for the adjective alone]adjectif

cold [colder, coldest] (of the weather)
adjective
[UK: kəʊld]
[US: koʊld]

(to be cold) [idiom in French; there is no translation for the adjective alone]adjectif

cold-blooded (lacking emotion or compunction)
adjective
[UK: kəʊld ˈblʌ.dɪd]
[US: koʊld ˈblʌ.dɪd]

impitoyable◼◼◼adjectif

cold boot verb

démarrage à froid◼◼◼verbe
{m}

cold brew coffee noun

café infusé à froid◼◼◼nom

cold chain noun

chaîne du froid◼◼◼nom {f}

cold cream (emulsion of water and certain fats)
noun
[UK: ˈkəʊld.ˈkriːm]
[US: ˈkəʊld.ˈkriːm]

cérat de Galiennom {m}

cold day in Hell (an event that will never happen)
noun
[UK: kəʊld deɪ ɪn hel]
[US: koʊld ˈdeɪ ɪn ˈhel]

quand les poules auront des dents (when hens have teeth)◼◼◼nom

aux calendes grecquesnom

semaine des quatre jeudis (week with four Thursdays)nom

à la Saint-Glinglinnom

cold drop (Cold drop)
noun

goutte froidenom

cold fish (heartless individual)
noun

pissefroidnom {m} nom {f}

cold front (leading edge of an advancing mass of cold air)
noun
[UK: kəʊld frʌnt]
[US: koʊld ˈfrənt]

front froid◼◼◼nom {m}

cold fusion (hypothetical form of nuclear fusion)
noun

fusion froide◼◼◼nom {f}

cold hands, warm heart (having cold hands is an indication of warmheartedness)
phrase

chaudes amoursphrase

froides mainsphrase

cold snap noun
[UK: kəʊld snæp]
[US: koʊld ˈsnæp]

vague de froid◼◼◼nom {f}

coup de froid◼◼◻nom {m}

cold sore [cold sores] (small bump on the lips)
noun
[UK: kəʊld sɔː(r)]
[US: koʊld ˈsɔːr]

bouton de fièvre◼◼◼nom {m}

cold storage (refrigerated storage)
noun
[UK: kəʊld ˈstɔː.rɪdʒ]
[US: koʊld ˈstɔː.rədʒ]

chambre froide◼◼◼nom {f}

cold sweat (perspiration which feels chilly)
noun
[UK: kəʊld swet]
[US: koʊld ˈswet]

sueur froide◼◼◼nom {f}

cold turkey (symptoms of withdrawal)
noun
[UK: kəʊld ˈtɜːk.i]
[US: koʊld ˈtɝːk.i]

manque◼◼◼nom {m}

cold turkey (abruptly)
adverb
[UK: kəʊld ˈtɜːk.i]
[US: koʊld ˈtɝːk.i]

d'un seul coup◼◼◻adverbe

brutalement◼◻◻adverbe

d'un coup d'un seuladverbe

cold war (a period of hostile relations)
noun
[UK: kəʊld wɔː(r)]
[US: koʊld ˈwɔːr]

guerre froide◼◼◼nom {f}

Cold War (period of hostility short of open war between the Soviet Bloc and the Western powers, 1945–1991)
proper noun
[UK: kəʊld wɔː(r)]
[US: koʊld ˈwɔːr]

Guerre froide◼◼◼nom {f}

cold wave noun
[UK: kəʊld weɪv]
[US: koʊld ˈweɪv]

vague de froid◼◼◼nom

cold weapon (weapon that does not use fire)
noun

arme blanche◼◼◼nom {f}

coldly (in a cold or uncaring manner)
adverb
[UK: ˈkəʊld.li]
[US: ˈkoʊld.li]

froidement◼◼◼adverbe

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