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cold (EN)
adjetivo, substantivo, advérbio

adjetivo “cold”

cold, comp. colder, sup. coldest
  1. frio
    She sipped her coffee only to find it had gone cold.
  2. frio
    Bundle up before you go outside; the cold wind is biting today.
  3. com frio (sentindo falta de calor)
    After forgetting his coat, Tom felt incredibly cold in the brisk winter air.
  4. frio (no comportamento ou atitude)
    His handshake was cold and perfunctory, devoid of any warmth or friendliness.
  5. frio (sem gentileza ou simpatia)
    When he fired her just before Christmas without any warning, everyone thought it was a really cold thing to do.
  6. frio (sem emoção afetando o julgamento)
    She gave a cold analysis of the facts, without letting her emotions interfere.
  7. frio (sem conhecimento ou preparação prévia)
    She walked into the meeting cold, having received no agenda or background information.
  8. frio (não consciente ou alerta)
    After the powerful sedative took effect, she was out cold on the hospital bed.
  9. frio (conhecido completamente e minuciosamente)
    Before the interview, she rehearsed her presentation until she had it down cold.
  10. frio (pego em flagrante ou comprovadamente culpado)
    When the hidden camera footage surfaced, we had the thief cold.
  11. frio (distante da resposta ou localização correta)
    As you moved away from the hidden teddy bear, I said, "You're getting colder, go back the other way!"
  12. frio (com uma tonalidade azulada ou fria)
    The artist's use of cold blues and greens gave the winter landscape painting a chilling, almost frosty atmosphere.
  13. frio (pouco acessado ou usado)
    The company moved the colder customer data to cheaper, less frequently accessed servers to optimize storage costs.

substantivo “cold”

sing. cold, pl. colds ou incontável
  1. frio (o estado de estar em um lugar ou condição com pouco calor)
    After playing in the snow, the children huddled by the fireplace to escape the bitter cold.
  2. frio (uma situação de negligência ou exclusão)
    After the company's restructure, many long-time employees found themselves in the cold, with no prospects within the firm.
  3. resfriado
    After playing in the rain, Jenny developed a cold and couldn't stop sneezing all day.

advérbio “cold”

cold (more/most)
  1. friamente (feito a uma temperatura que não é quente)
    The pasta was served cold, straight from the fridge.
  2. friamente (realizado sem qualquer preparação prévia)
    She decided to audition cold, without even glancing at the script beforehand.