cold
Having a low temperatureHaving a low temperature.
» I want something cold to drink.
Ich möchte etwas Kaltes trinken.
Я хочу выпить чего-нибудь холодного.
Мне хочется выпить чего-нибудь холодного.
Я хочу випити чогось прохолодного.
Я хочу випити чогось холодного.
Meaning
22 sensesHaving a low temperature.
A cold wind whistled through the trees.
kalt, koid
холо́дныйxolódnyj, студёныйstudjónyj
холо́днийxolódnyj, зи́мнийzýmnyj
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
Causing the air to be cold.
The forecast is that it will be very cold today.
Feeling the sensation of coldness, especially to the point of discomfort.
She was so cold she was shivering.
Unfriendly; emotionally distant or unfeeling.
She shot me a cold glance before turning her back.
kaltherzig
холо́дныйxolódnyj, неприве́тливыйneprivétlivyj
холо́днийxolódnyj
Chilled, filled with an uncomfortable sense of fear, dread, or alarm.
Dispassionate; not prejudiced or partisan; impartial.
Let's look at this tomorrow with a cold head.
He's a nice guy, but the cold facts say we should fire him.
Completely unprepared; without introduction.
He was assigned cold calls for the first three months.
kalt
непригото́вленныйneprigotóvlennyj
Unconscious or deeply asleep; deprived of the metaphorical heat associated with life or consciousness.
I knocked him out cold.
After one more beer he passed out cold.
(usually)Perfectly, exactly, completely; by heart; down pat.
Practice your music scales until you know them cold.
Try both these maneuvers until you have them cold and can do them in the dark without thinking.
(usually)Cornered; done for.
With that receipt, we have them cold for fraud.
Criminal interrogation. Initially they will dream up explanations faster than you could ever do so, but when they become fatigued, often they will acknowledge that you have them cold.
(slang)Cool, impressive.
Affecting the sense of smell (as of hunting dogs) only feebly; having lost its odour.
a cold scent
Examples
4792 sentencesI want something cold to drink.
Я хочу випити чогось прохолодного.
ruЯ хочу выпить чего-нибудь холодного.
deIch möchte etwas Kaltes trinken.
I want to drink something cold.
Я хочу випити чогось прохолодного.
ruЯ хочу выпить чего-нибудь холодного.
deIch möchte etwas Kaltes trinken.
It was a very cold winter.
Це була дуже холодна зима.
ruЗима была очень холодная.
deEs war ein sehr kalter Winter.
This beer is not cold enough.
Це пиво недостатньо холодне.
ruЭто пиво недостаточно холодное.
It was very cold this morning.
Сьогодні зранку було дуже холодно.
ruБыло очень холодно утром.
deEs war sehr kalt heute Morgen.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English cold, from Anglian Old English cald. The West Saxon form, ċeInherited from Middle English cold, from Anglian Old English cald. The West Saxon form, ċeald (“cold”), survived as early Middle English cheald, cheld, or chald. Both descended from Proto-West Germanic *kald, from Proto-Germanic *kaldaz (“cold”), a participle form of *kalaną (“to be cold, to freeze”), from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to be cold, to freeze”).
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Forms
colder, coldestSynonyms
175 synonyms- without compunction or human feeling:cold-bloodedinhumaninsensate
- sexually unresponsive:frigid
- lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new:staledustymoth-eaten
Antonyms
20 antonymsWord family
159 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A2Health and the body — Because the lesson uses it
- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
12 patterns- caught a cold
- had a cold
- was very cold
- a bad cold
- getting cold
- cold weather
- cold to drink
- a cold day
- something cold to
- bad cold
- with a cold
- cold water