C1verb · transitive · common

chill

chill · chills · chilled · chilling

охолонути, охолодити, остигати

остудить, успокоиться, остыть

abkühlen, abschrecken

To lower the temperature of somethingTo lower the temperature of something; to cool.

US/tʃˈɪl/

» I was chilled to the bone.

Der Schreck fuhr mir in die Glieder.

Я продрог до костей.

Я промерз до костей.

Meaning

8 senses

(transitive)To lower the temperature of something; to cool.
Chill before serving.
abkühlen
make cool or cooler
(intransitive)To become cold.
In the wind he chilled quickly.
abkühlen
(transitive)To harden a metal surface by sudden cooling.
abkühlen, abschrecken
(intransitive)To become hard by rapid cooling.
abkühlen, abschrecken
(intransitive, slang)To relax; to lie back; to take things easy.
Chill, man, we've got a whole week to do it; no sense in getting worked up.
The new gym teacher really has to chill or he's gonna blow a gasket.
relaxen, chillen, abschalten
чілитиčilyty
(intransitive, slang)To "hang", hang out; to spend time with another person or group.
Hey, we should chill this weekend.
He likes to chill with his friends on Saturdays.
(intransitive, slang)To smoke marijuana.
On Friday night do you wanna chill?
(figuratively, transitive)To discourage, depress.
Censorship chills public discourse.
depress or discourage

Examples

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I was chilled to the bone.
ruЯ продрог до костей.
deDer Schreck fuhr mir in die Glieder.
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A chill ran down my spine.
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That was a bone-chilling experience.
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I want to chill the wine more.
deIch möchte den Wein besser kühlen.
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I need to find people to chill with.
deIch muss Leute finden, mit denen ich chillen kann.
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Translations

7 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

to relax, lie back:

Deutsch

By meaning 3

to lower the temperature of something; to cool:

to harden a metal surface by sudden cooling:

to relax, lie back:

Origin

From Middle English chillen, from Old English ċilian (“to be cold”), from Proto-West Germa

From Middle English chillen, from Old English ċilian (“to be cold”), from Proto-West Germanic *kilēn (“to be cold”). Cognate with Middle Dutch killen (“to be cold”), Dutch killen (“to be cold, shiver”).

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