cool

frais

Un peu froid, souvent de façon agréable.

En anglais simple : A little cold, often in a pleasant way.

• The water feels cool.
• We enjoyed a cool evening outside.
• Keep the drinks cool until lunch.

Synonymes : chilly

Contraires : warm

Expressions courantes : cool water, cool breeze, keep something cool

génial, super

Dans la langue familière, bon, agréable ou acceptable.

En anglais simple : Good, enjoyable, or acceptable.

• That is a cool bike.
• Your plan sounds cool.
• Are you cool with leaving early?

Comment l'utiliser : be cool with something (I am cool with that plan.)

Synonymes : great, good, okay

Contraires : bad

Expressions courantes : cool idea, sounds cool, cool with something

cool, branché

Admiré parce qu’on paraît sûr de soi, élégant ou intéressant.

En anglais simple : Admired because you seem confident, stylish, or interesting.

• Everyone thinks her brother is cool.
• He wanted to look cool at school.
• The coolest kids sat together.

Synonymes : stylish, fashionable

Contraires : uncool

Expressions courantes : cool kid, cool person, cool crowd

calme, impassible

Qui reste calme et maîtrise ses émotions dans une situation difficile.

En anglais simple : Calm and able to control your feelings in a difficult situation.

• Try to stay cool.
• She kept a cool head during the emergency.
• His cool reply surprised everyone.

Synonymes : calm, composed

Contraires : agitated, emotional

Expressions courantes : stay cool, cool head, cool under pressure

frais, léger

Qui aide à avoir moins chaud, comme un vêtement léger.

En anglais simple : Helping you feel less hot.

• Choose cool clothing for the trip.
• This cool cotton shirt feels comfortable in summer.
• She wore a cool linen dress.

Expressions courantes : cool clothing, cool cotton, cool summer dress

fraîcheur

Température de l’air agréablement basse, surtout après la chaleur.

En anglais simple : Pleasantly low air temperature, especially after heat.

• We rested in the cool of the garden.
• They walked in the cool of evening.
• The morning cool soon gave way to heat.

Synonymes : coolness

Contraires : heat

Expressions courantes : cool of evening, cool of morning, in the cool

refroidir

Faire baisser la température de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To make something less hot.

• Ice will cool the drink.
• The fan cooled the room.
• Let us cool the soup before serving it.

Comment l'utiliser : cool something down (Open the window to cool the room down.)

Synonymes : chill

Contraires : heat, warm

Expressions courantes : cool something down, cool something off, cool the room

refroidir

Devenir moins chaud.

En anglais simple : To become less hot.

• Wait for the tea to cool.
• The cake cooled on the table.
• The air cools quickly after sunset.

Synonymes : chill

Contraires : heat up, warm

Expressions courantes : cool down, cool off, allow to cool, let something cool