cold

kalt

Mit niedriger Temperatur oder mit dem Gefühl, mehr Wärme zu brauchen.

In einfachem Englisch: Having a low temperature, or feeling that you need more warmth.

• The water is cold.
• My hands were cold after the walk.
• Is it colder outside today?

Synonyme: chilly

Gegenteile: hot, warm

Häufige Wendungen: cold water, cold weather, feel cold

kühl, abweisend

Zeigt anderen Menschen wenig Freundlichkeit, Herzlichkeit oder Interesse.

In einfachem Englisch: Showing little kindness, warmth, or interest in other people.

• His reply was cold.
• She gave me a cold smile.
• Why are you so cold to him?

So benutzt man es: cold to someone (She was cold to her new neighbour.)

Synonyme: unfriendly, distant

Gegenteile: friendly, warm

Häufige Wendungen: cold reply, cold welcome, cold to someone

ängstlich, unsicher

In „cold feet“: wegen eines Vorhabens nervös werden und es lieber nicht ausführen wollen.

In einfachem Englisch: In “cold feet,” feeling nervous about a plan and wanting to avoid carrying it out.

• I got cold feet before the interview.
• She has cold feet about moving abroad.
• Did he get cold feet and cancel the wedding?

So benutzt man es: get cold feet about something (He got cold feet about buying the house.)

Häufige Wendungen: get cold feet, have cold feet

abweisend, kühl

In „cold shoulder“: jemandem absichtlich ein Gespräch oder freundliche Zuwendung verweigern.

In einfachem Englisch: In “cold shoulder,” a deliberate refusal to speak to someone or show them friendliness.

• She gave me the cold shoulder.
• He got the cold shoulder from his old friends.
• Why are you giving Sam the cold shoulder?

So benutzt man es: give someone the cold shoulder (My colleagues gave me the cold shoulder.)

Häufige Wendungen: the cold shoulder, give the cold shoulder

bewusstlos

In „out cold“: völlig bewusstlos sein oder tief schlafen.

In einfachem Englisch: In “out cold,” completely unconscious or deeply asleep.

• He was out cold on the sofa.
• The punch knocked her out cold.
• After the long journey, we were all out cold.

So benutzt man es: be out cold (After the fall, he was out cold.)

Synonyme: unconscious

Gegenteile: conscious

Häufige Wendungen: out cold, knock someone out cold

abrupt, schlagartig

In „stop cold“: plötzlich und vollständig zum Stillstand kommen, ohne weiterzumachen.

In einfachem Englisch: In “stop cold,” suddenly and completely, without continuing any further.

• The loud crash stopped me cold.
• Her question stopped him cold in the doorway.
• The engine stopped cold halfway up the hill.

Häufige Wendungen: stop cold, halt cold

Erkältung

Eine häufige leichte Krankheit mit laufender Nase, manchmal auch Halsschmerzen oder Husten.

In einfachem Englisch: A common mild illness that makes your nose run and may cause a sore throat or cough.

• I have a cold.
• She caught a cold at school.
• His cold lasted nearly a week.

Häufige Wendungen: catch a cold, have a cold, bad cold

Kälte

Niedrige Temperaturen oder Wetter, bei dem man warme Kleidung braucht.

In einfachem Englisch: Low temperatures or weather that makes you need warm clothes.

• Come inside, out of the cold.
• These gloves protect your hands from the cold.
• The plants died in the extreme cold.

Synonyme: chill

Gegenteile: heat

Häufige Wendungen: in the cold, out of the cold, extreme cold