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cold (EN)
adjectiu, nom, adverbi

adjectiu “cold”

cold, comp. colder, sup. coldest
  1. fred
    She sipped her coffee only to find it had gone cold.
  2. fred (que refreda l'entorn)
    Bundle up before you go outside; the cold wind is biting today.
  3. fred (sentint manca de calor)
    After forgetting his coat, Tom felt incredibly cold in the brisk winter air.
  4. fred (en comportament o actitud)
    His handshake was cold and perfunctory, devoid of any warmth or friendliness.
  5. fred (sense amabilitat o simpatia)
    When he fired her just before Christmas without any warning, everyone thought it was a really cold thing to do.
  6. fred (sense que l'emoció afecti el judici)
    She gave a cold analysis of the facts, without letting her emotions interfere.
  7. fred (sense coneixement o preparació prèvia)
    She walked into the meeting cold, having received no agenda or background information.
  8. fred (sense estar despert o conscient)
    After the powerful sedative took effect, she was out cold on the hospital bed.
  9. fred (en el sentit de "cas fred", resolt i completament conegut)
    Before the interview, she rehearsed her presentation until she had it down cold.
  10. fred (enxampat en l'acte o demostrat culpable)
    When the hidden camera footage surfaced, we had the thief cold.
  11. fred (lluny de la resposta o ubicació correcta)
    As you moved away from the hidden teddy bear, I said, "You're getting colder, go back the other way!"
  12. fred (amb un to blau o fresc)
    The artist's use of cold blues and greens gave the winter landscape painting a chilling, almost frosty atmosphere.
  13. fred (poc accedit o utilitzat)
    The company moved the colder customer data to cheaper, less frequently accessed servers to optimize storage costs.

nom “cold”

singular cold, plural colds o invariable
  1. fred (l'estat de ser en un lloc o condició amb poca calor)
    After playing in the snow, the children huddled by the fireplace to escape the bitter cold.
  2. fred (situació d'abandonament o exclusió)
    After the company's restructure, many long-time employees found themselves in the cold, with no prospects within the firm.
  3. refredat
    After playing in the rain, Jenny developed a cold and couldn't stop sneezing all day.

adverbi “cold”

cold (more/most)
  1. en fred
    The pasta was served cold, straight from the fridge.
  2. en fred (sense preparació prèvia)
    She decided to audition cold, without even glancing at the script beforehand.