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cold (EN)
adjetivo, sustantivo, adverbio

adjetivo “cold”

cold, comp. colder, sup. coldest
  1. frío
    She sipped her coffee only to find it had gone cold.
  2. frío
    Bundle up before you go outside; the cold wind is biting today.
  3. frío
    After forgetting his coat, Tom felt incredibly cold in the brisk winter air.
  4. frío (en comportamiento o actitud)
    His handshake was cold and perfunctory, devoid of any warmth or friendliness.
  5. frío (sin compasión o simpatía)
    When he fired her just before Christmas without any warning, everyone thought it was a really cold thing to do.
  6. frío (sin emoción que afecte el juicio)
    She gave a cold analysis of the facts, without letting her emotions interfere.
  7. frío (sin conocimiento previo o preparación)
    She walked into the meeting cold, having received no agenda or background information.
  8. frío (sin estar consciente o alerta)
    After the powerful sedative took effect, she was out cold on the hospital bed.
  9. frío (en el sentido de conocer algo completamente)
    Before the interview, she rehearsed her presentation until she had it down cold.
  10. frío (sorprendido en el acto o demostrado culpable)
    When the hidden camera footage surfaced, we had the thief cold.
  11. frío (lejos de la respuesta correcta o ubicación)
    As you moved away from the hidden teddy bear, I said, "You're getting colder, go back the other way!"
  12. frío (con un matiz azul o tono fresco)
    The artist's use of cold blues and greens gave the winter landscape painting a chilling, almost frosty atmosphere.
  13. frío (poco accedido o utilizado)
    The company moved the colder customer data to cheaper, less frequently accessed servers to optimize storage costs.

sustantivo “cold”

sing. cold, pl. colds o no contable
  1. el frío
    After playing in the snow, the children huddled by the fireplace to escape the bitter cold.
  2. el frío (en el sentido de abandono o exclusión)
    After the company's restructure, many long-time employees found themselves in the cold, with no prospects within the firm.
  3. el resfriado
    After playing in the rain, Jenny developed a cold and couldn't stop sneezing all day.

adverbio “cold”

cold (more/most)
  1. en frío
    The pasta was served cold, straight from the fridge.
  2. en frío (sin preparación previa)
    She decided to audition cold, without even glancing at the script beforehand.