cold

1 عمومی:: زكام‌، سرما، سردشدن‌ یا كردن‌، سرماخوردگی‌

شبکه مترجمین ایران

2 ورزش و تربیت بدنی:: سرد, سرد

کتاب اصول و فنون ماهیگیری ورزشی تالیف عبدالعلی یزدانی

1 general:: cold cold + NOUN cold weather • More cold weather is expected later this week. a cold night/day • It was a cold night with a starlit sky. a cold winter • A cold winter will increase oil consumption. a cold wind • A cold wind was blowing from the north. a cold spell (= a period of cold weather, especially a short one ) • We’re currently going through a bit of a cold spell. a cold snap (= a short period of very cold weather ) • There had been a sudden cold snap just after Christmas. adverbs freezing/icy cold • Take your gloves – it’s freezing cold out there. bitterly cold (= very cold ) • The winter of 1921 was bitterly cold. unusually/exceptionally cold • a period of unusually cold weather quite/pretty cold • It’s going to be quite cold today. cold out/outside • It’s too cold out – I’m staying at home. verbs become cold ( also get cold informal ) • In my country, it never really gets cold. turn/grow cold (= become cold, especially suddenly ) • The birds fly south before the weather turns cold. cold 2 verbs have (got) a cold • She’s staying at home today because she’s got a cold. be getting a cold (= be starting to have a cold ) • I think I might be getting a cold. catch a cold (= start to have one ) • I caught a cold and had to miss the match. come down with a cold ( also go down with a cold British English ) informal (= catch one ) • A lot of people go down with colds at this time of year. be suffering from a cold formal (= have one ) • He was suffering from a cold and not his usual energetic self. suffer from colds formal (= have colds ) • Some people suffer from more colds than others. ADJECTIVES/NOUN + cold a bad cold • If you have a bad cold, just stay in bed. a nasty cold ( also a heavy cold British English ) (= a bad one ) • He sounded as if he had a heavy cold. a streaming cold British English (= in which a lot of liquid comes from your nose ) • You shouldn’t go to work if you’ve got a streaming cold. a slight cold • It’s only a slight cold – I’ll be fine tomorrow. a chest cold (= affecting your chest ) • He’s coughing all the time with a bad chest cold. a head cold (= affecting your nose and head ) • A bad head cold can sometimes feel like flu. the common cold formal • There are hundreds of viruses that cause the common cold.

transnet.ir

2 general:: In addition to the idioms beginning with COLD, Also see BLOW HOT AND COLD; CATCH COLD; COME IN FROM THE COLD; IN A COLD SWEAT; IN COLD BLOOD; IN COLD STORAGE; IN THE COLD LIGHT OF DAY; KNOCK OUT (COLD); LEAVE ONE COLD; MAKE ONE'S BLOOD RUN COLD; OUT COLD; OUT IN THE COLD; POUR COLD WATER ON; STONE COLD; STOP COLD.

American Heritage Idioms

3 general:: adj. chilled: They wanted a cold glass of water. noun nasal congestion: He had a bad cold. adj. indifferent: He was cold to the idea.

Simple Definitions

4 general::   noun lack of heat; low temperature ADJ. biting, bitter, extreme, freezing VERB + COLD feel I don't feel the cold as badly as many people. | keep out The house has double glazing to keep out the cold. | be blue with, be numb with My hands were blue with cold. PREP. against the ~ We were well wrapped up against the cold. | out in the ~ He stood out in the cold and waited. (figurative) When the coalition was formed the Liberals were left out in the cold (= were not invited to join it). common illness ADJ. bad, heavy, nasty She won her match despite suffering from a heavy cold. | slight | common When will they find a cure for the common cold? | chest, head VERB + COLD have, nurse, suffer from Jim stayed at home because he was nursing a cold. | catch, go down with, take I must have caught a cold on the bus. If you stay out in the rain you'll catch cold! He took cold, developed pneumonia, and that was the end of him.ILLNESS,   adj. not hot or warm VERBS be, feel, look, seem | become, get, grow, turn As evening fell it got very cold. The room grew cold. In January it turned very cold. | make sb/sth The rain overnight had made the water cold. | keep sth Use ice to keep the drinks cold. ADV. bitterly, extremely, freezing, ice-, icy, terribly, very It's bitterly cold outside. There was a freezing cold wind. an ice-cold beer | fairly, quite, rather not cooked/having become cold after cooking VERBS be | get, go Your dinner's getting cold. I'm afraid the coffee's gone cold. | eat sth, serve sth Bake in the oven for twenty minutes. Serve hot or cold. ADV. stone This soup is stone cold!

Oxford Collocations Dictionary

5 general:: person cold used especially when you feel uncomfortable: • I’m cold – can I borrow a sweater? cool a little cold, especially in a way that feels comfortable: • The air-conditioning keeps everyone cool. freezing (cold) spoken very cold and very uncomfortable: • You look absolutely freezing! shivery cold and unable to stop shivering, especially because you are ill: • I felt shivery and had a headache. weather cold used especially when you feel uncomfortable: • It gets very cold here in the winter. cool a little cold, often in a way that feels comfortable: • It’s very hot in the day, but cooler at night. • a nice cool breeze chilly a little cold, but not very cold, in a way that feels rather uncomfortable: • a chilly autumn day • It’s a bit chilly. freezing (cold) spoken very cold and very uncomfortable: • It’s freezing outside. bitterly cold very cold and very uncomfortable: • It can be bitterly cold in the mountains. icy (cold) very cold, especially when the temperature is below zero: • The wind was icy cold. crisp cold, dry, and clear, in a way that seems pleasant: • I love these crisp autumn mornings. frosty in frosty weather, the ground is covered in a frozen white powder: • It was a bright frosty morning. arctic extremely cold and unpleasant, with snow and ice: • He would not survive for long in the arctic conditions. • arctic weather room cold used especially when you feel uncomfortable: • It’s cold in here. cool a little cold, especially in a way that feels comfortable: • Let’s go inside where it’s cool. freezing (cold) spoken very cold: • I had to sleep in a freezing cold room. draughty British English , drafty American English with cold air blowing in from outside, in a way that feels uncomfortable: • Old houses can be very draughty. food, liquid, or something you touch cold • The water’s too cold for swimming. • a cold stone floor cool a little cold, especially in a way that seems pleasant: • a nice cool drink • cool white sheets freezing (cold) very cold: • His friends pulled him from the freezing water. chilled food and drinks that are chilled have been deliberately made cold: • a bottle of chilled champagne frozen kept at a temperature which is below zero: • frozen peas

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