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noun
- A condition of low temperature.
- Come in, out of the .
- (medicine) A common, usually harmless, viral illness, usually with congestion of the nasal passages and sometimes fever.
- I caught a miserable and had to stay home for a week.
Translations: - Dutch: verkoudheid(nl)f
- French: rhume(fr)f
- German: Verkí¼hlung(de, Erkí¤ltung, f, (qualifier, Austrian) t-, de)f
- Italian: influenza(it, raffreddore, m, {{t+, it)f
- Spanish: gripa(es, constipado, m, f(es, gripe), {{t+, es)f
adjective
- (context, of a thing) having a low temperature.
- A wind whistled through the trees.
- (context, of the weather) causing the air to be cold.
- The forecast is that it will be very today.
- (context, of a person or animal) feeling the sensation of coldness, especially to the point of discomfort.
- She was so she was shivering.
- Unfriendly, emotionally distant or unfeeling.
- She shot me a glance before turning her back.
- Completely unprepared.
- The speaker went in and floundered for a topic.
Translations: - Dutch: onvoorbereid(nl)
- French: froid(fr)f
- German: jemand kalt erwischen
- Italian: freddo(it)m
- Spanish: frío(es)m
Etymology: (term, cald, lang=ang)
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