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cold (EN)
bijvoeglijk naamwoord, zelfstandig naamwoord, bijwoord

bijvoeglijk naamwoord “cold”

cold, comp. colder, sup. coldest
  1. koud
    She sipped her coffee only to find it had gone cold.
  2. koud
    Bundle up before you go outside; the cold wind is biting today.
  3. koud
    After forgetting his coat, Tom felt incredibly cold in the brisk winter air.
  4. kil
    His handshake was cold and perfunctory, devoid of any warmth or friendliness.
  5. harteloos
    When he fired her just before Christmas without any warning, everyone thought it was a really cold thing to do.
  6. koel (zonder emotie)
    She gave a cold analysis of the facts, without letting her emotions interfere.
  7. onvoorbereid
    She walked into the meeting cold, having received no agenda or background information.
  8. bewusteloos
    After the powerful sedative took effect, she was out cold on the hospital bed.
  9. door en door (figuurlijk voor kennis)
    Before the interview, she rehearsed her presentation until she had it down cold.
  10. op heterdaad
    When the hidden camera footage surfaced, we had the thief cold.
  11. verkeerd (in de context van een gok of antwoord)
    As you moved away from the hidden teddy bear, I said, "You're getting colder, go back the other way!"
  12. koel (van kleur)
    The artist's use of cold blues and greens gave the winter landscape painting a chilling, almost frosty atmosphere.
  13. in onbruik
    The company moved the colder customer data to cheaper, less frequently accessed servers to optimize storage costs.

zelfstandig naamwoord “cold”

enkelvoud cold, meervoud colds of ontelbaar
  1. kou
    After playing in the snow, the children huddled by the fireplace to escape the bitter cold.
  2. koude (figuurlijk voor verwaarlozing of uitsluiting)
    After the company's restructure, many long-time employees found themselves in the cold, with no prospects within the firm.
  3. verkoudheid
    After playing in the rain, Jenny developed a cold and couldn't stop sneezing all day.

bijwoord “cold”

cold (more/most)
  1. koud (bijvoorbeeld koud serveren)
    The pasta was served cold, straight from the fridge.
  2. onvoorbereid
    She decided to audition cold, without even glancing at the script beforehand.