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cold meaning in French

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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

coldness (limited enthusiasm or affection)
noun
[UK: ˈkəʊld.nəs]
[US: ˈkoʊld.nəs]

froideur◼◼◼nom {f}

coldness (the relative lack of heat)
noun
[UK: ˈkəʊld.nəs]
[US: ˈkoʊld.nəs]

froideur◼◼◼nom {f}

froid◼◼◼nom {m}

coldness (the sensation)
noun
[UK: ˈkəʊld.nəs]
[US: ˈkoʊld.nəs]

froid◼◼◼nom {m}

a cold day in July (an event that will never happen)
noun

quand les poules auront des dentsnom

semaine des quatre jeudisnom {f}

à la Saint-Glinglinnom

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