cold

frío

Que tiene poca temperatura, o que describe a quien siente que necesita más calor.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Sinónimos: chilly

Antónimos: hot, warm

Expresiones frecuentes: cold water, cold weather, feel cold

frío, distante

Que muestra poca amabilidad, afecto o interés hacia otras personas.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Cómo se usa: cold to someone (She was cold to her new neighbour.)

Sinónimos: unfriendly, distant

Antónimos: friendly, warm

Expresiones frecuentes: cold reply, cold welcome, cold to someone

inseguro, temeroso

En «cold feet», describe el miedo ante un plan que hace querer evitar llevarlo a cabo.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Cómo se usa: get cold feet about something (He got cold feet about buying the house.)

Expresiones frecuentes: get cold feet, have cold feet

frío, indiferente

En «cold shoulder», indica negarse deliberadamente a hablar con alguien o tratarlo con amabilidad.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Cómo se usa: give someone the cold shoulder (My colleagues gave me the cold shoulder.)

Expresiones frecuentes: the cold shoulder, give the cold shoulder

inconsciente

En «out cold», indica estar completamente inconsciente o profundamente dormido.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: be out cold (After the fall, he was out cold.)

Sinónimos: unconscious

Antónimos: conscious

Expresiones frecuentes: out cold, knock someone out cold

en seco, de golpe

En «stop cold», indica detenerse de repente y por completo, sin continuar.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Expresiones frecuentes: stop cold, halt cold

resfriado, catarro

Enfermedad leve y común que causa secreción nasal y a veces dolor de garganta o tos.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Expresiones frecuentes: catch a cold, have a cold, bad cold

frío

Temperatura baja o tiempo que hace necesario llevar ropa de abrigo.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: chill

Antónimos: heat

Expresiones frecuentes: in the cold, out of the cold, extreme cold