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cold (EN)
adjektiv, substantiv, adverb

adjektiv “cold”

cold, komp. colder, superl. coldest
  1. kald
    She sipped her coffee only to find it had gone cold.
  2. kjølig
    Bundle up before you go outside; the cold wind is biting today.
  3. frossen
    After forgetting his coat, Tom felt incredibly cold in the brisk winter air.
  4. kald (i betydningen følelsesmessig distansert)
    His handshake was cold and perfunctory, devoid of any warmth or friendliness.
  5. hjerteløs
    When he fired her just before Christmas without any warning, everyone thought it was a really cold thing to do.
  6. upartisk
    She gave a cold analysis of the facts, without letting her emotions interfere.
  7. uforberedt
    She walked into the meeting cold, having received no agenda or background information.
  8. bevisstløs
    After the powerful sedative took effect, she was out cold on the hospital bed.
  9. kald (i betydningen godt kjent, brukes sjelden på denne måten på norsk)
    Before the interview, she rehearsed her presentation until she had it down cold.
  10. tatt på fersken
    When the hidden camera footage surfaced, we had the thief cold.
  11. langt unna
    As you moved away from the hidden teddy bear, I said, "You're getting colder, go back the other way!"
  12. kald (i betydningen farge, kan også bruke "kjølig" for å beskrive farger)
    The artist's use of cold blues and greens gave the winter landscape painting a chilling, almost frosty atmosphere.
  13. lite brukt
    The company moved the colder customer data to cheaper, less frequently accessed servers to optimize storage costs.

substantiv “cold”

entall cold, flertall colds eller utellelig
  1. kulde
    After playing in the snow, the children huddled by the fireplace to escape the bitter cold.
  2. kulde (i betydningen sosial utestengelse eller forsømmelse)
    After the company's restructure, many long-time employees found themselves in the cold, with no prospects within the firm.
  3. forkjølelse
    After playing in the rain, Jenny developed a cold and couldn't stop sneezing all day.

adverb “cold”

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