cold comfort
cold comfort · cold comforts
слабое утешение
schwacher Trost
Much less reassurance, consolation, aid, or pleasure than one needs or desiresMuch less reassurance, consolation, aid, or pleasure than one needs or desires.
» That's cold comfort.
Das ist ein schwacher Trost.
Это слабое утешение.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, idiomatic, uncountable)Much less reassurance, consolation, aid, or pleasure than one needs or desires.
schwacher Trost
сла́бое утеше́ниеsláboje utešénije
More definitions
- very limited consolation or empathy
Examples
1 sentencesThat's cold comfort.
ruЭто слабое утешение.
deDas ist ein schwacher Trost.
Translations
2 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
much less reassurance, consolation, aid, or pleasure than one needs or desires:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
much less reassurance, consolation, aid, or pleasure than one needs or desires:
Origin
Popularized by William Shakespeare in The Taming of the Shrew, see quotations.Popularized by William Shakespeare in The Taming of the Shrew, see quotations.
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Forms
plural: cold comforts| Singular | cold comfort |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable