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| bad cold n | (severe cold virus) | βαρύ κρύωμα επίθ + ουσ ουδ |
| | She's home with a bad cold. |
| bitter cold n | (weather: freezing) | τσουχτερό κρύο επίθ + ουσ ουδ |
| | | διαπεραστικό κρύο επίθ + ουσ ουδ |
| | The older she gets, the less she can tolerate the bitter cold. |
| bitterly cold adj | (intensely cold) | κρύος, παγωμένος επίθ |
| | You need very warm clothing to survive the bitterly cold weather in the Arctic. |
| blow hot and cold v expr | figurative (waver, vacillate) (μεταφορικά, καθομιλουμένη) | είμαι μία κρύο μία ζέστη έκφρ |
| | | αλλάζω στάση ρ μ + ουσ θηλ |
catch a cold,
catch cold,
take a cold v expr | (contract cold virus) | αρπάζω κρύωμα έκφρ |
| | | κρυολογώ ρ αμ |
| | If you go out in this rain without a coat you're liable to catch a cold. |
catch your death,
catch your death of cold v expr | informal (catch a bad cold) | κρυολογώ άσχημα, κρυώνω άσχημα ρ αμ + επίρ |
| | | κολλάω άσχημο κρύωμα έκφρ |
| cold as ice adj | (very cold) | παγωμένος, παγερός επίθ |
| | The sodas from the vendor on the beach were as cold as ice. |
| cold brew n | (coffee made with cool water) | καφές κρύας εκχύλισης φρ ως ουσ αρσ |
| | | καφές cold brew φρ ως ουσ αρσ |
| cold brew adj | (coffee: made with cool water) | κρύας εκχύλισης φρ ως επίθ |
| | | cold brew επίθ άκλ |
| cold call n | (unsolicited sales visit or phone call) (δια ζώσης) | επίσκεψη χωρίς πρόσκληση φρ ως ουσ θηλ |
| | | επίσκεψη χωρίς προειδοποίηση φρ ως ουσ θηλ |
| | (στο τηλέφωνο) | απροειδοποίητο τηλεφώνημα επίθ + ουσ ουδ |
| | I got my start in sales by making door-to-door cold calls. |
| cold calling n | (making unsolicited sales calls) (για προσέλκυση πελατών) | απροειδοποίητα τηλεφωνήματα, απροειδοποίητα τηλέφωνα φρ ως ουσ ουδ πλ |
| | Do you prefer to make your sales contacts by cold calling or direct mail? |
| cold case n | (unsolved police investigation) | παγωμένη υπόθεση επίθ + ουσ θηλ |
| | (ζαργκόν ή καθομιλουμένη) | cold case ουσ θηλ άκλ |
| cold case n | (refrigerated display unit) | ψυχόμενη βιτρίνα επίθ + ουσ θηλ |
| | | βιτρίνα με ψύξη φρ ως ουσ θηλ |
| cold cash n | (currency) | νόμισμα, χρήμα ουσ ουδ |
| | Davis paid the workers in cold cash. |
| cold comfort n | (small, ineffective consolation) | ψευτοπαρηγοριά ουσ θηλ |
| | The pension, though not insubstantial, was cold comfort to the widow of such a loving husband. |
cold cream,
cold-cream n | (skincare product) | cold cream ουσ θηλ άκλ |
| | Her only bad habit was putting cold cream on her face before coming to bed. |
| cold cuts npl | chiefly US (meat served cold) | αλλαντικά ουσ ουδ πλ |
| | The buffet included a selection of cold cuts. |
| cold feet n | (loss of courage) | άγχος ουσ ουδ |
| | Everyone gets nervous before their wedding; it's just cold feet. |
| cold fish n | figurative, informal (person: unfriendly) (αργκό) | κρυόκωλος ουσ αρσ |
| | She's such a cold fish that she wouldn't even talk to me when I said hello. |
| cold front n | (cool air pushing forward) (μετεωρολογία) | ψυχρό μέτωπο ουσ ουδ |
| | The weather will get nasty due to the cold front pushing in from the North. |
| cold heart n | figurative (lack of compassion) (μεταφορικά) | αναλγησία, απονιά ουσ θηλ |
| | She had a cold heart and nothing I could say or do would melt it. |
| cold meat n | US (meat: cooked, sliced) | αλλαντικά ουσ ουδ πλ |
| | What do you want in your sandwich: cheese, or cold meat? |
| | Τι θέλεις να έχει το σάντουιτς σου: τυρί ή αλλαντικά; |
| cold pack n | (ice pack, compress) | κομπρέσα με πάγο ουσ θηλ |
| | After getting hit in the eye, I put a cold pack on it to prevent swelling. |
| cold reading n | (psychic's technique) | ψυχρή ανάγνωση επίθ + ουσ θηλ |
| cold-shoulder [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative, informal (snub) | περιφρονώ ρ μ |
| | (καθομιλουμένη) | σνομπάρω ρ μ |
| | The villagers cold-shouldered the newcomer from the capital. |
| cold shower n | (shower: in cold water) (κυριολεκτικά) | κρύο ντους ουσ ουδ |
| | After the soccer game, I went home and took a cold shower. |
| cold shower n | figurative (reception: unenthusiastic) (μεταφορικά) | ψυχρή υποδοχή,ψυχρολουσία ουσ θηλ |
| cold snap n | (period: cold weather) | ξέσπασμα κακοκαιρίας έκφρ |
| | The recent cold snap killed my tomato plants. |
| cold sore n | (herpes on lip) (παθολογία) | έρπης ουσ αρσ |
| | I never kiss anyone with a cold sore. |
| cold spell n | (period of cold weather) | ψυχρή περίοδος ουσ θηλ |
| | After the heat wave there was a cold spell, much to everyone's relief |
| cold storage n | (keeping [sth] chilled) | αποθήκευση υπό ψύξη φρ ως ουσ θηλ |
| cold storage n | figurative (suspension of activity) | αναβολή επ' αόριστον φρ ως ουσ θηλ |
| cold store n | (refrigerated compartment) (όχι οικιακό) | ψυγείο ουσ ουδ |
| cold store [sth] vtr | (keep in cold storage) | διατηρώ κτ στο ψυγείο έκφρ |
| | | συντηρώ κτ στο ψυγείο έκφρ |
| cold supper n | (meal: salad, buffet) | κρύο δείπνο επίθ + ουσ ουδ |
| cold sweat n | (from fear, illness) | κρύος ιδρώτας επίθ + ουσ αρσ |
| cold tablet n | (pill for relief of common cold) | χάπι κατά του κρυολογήματος, χάπι για το κρυολόγημα, χάπι για το κρύωμα περίφρ |
| cold turkey n | (leftover turkey meat served cold) (κυριολεκτικά) | κρύα γαλοπούλα ουσ θηλ |
| | Since Christmas we have been eating cold turkey sandwiches every day. |
| cold turkey n | figurative (sudden withdrawal from [sth] addictive) (μεταφορικά) | απεξάρτηση χωρίς φάρμακα, κόψιμο μαχαίρι έκφρ |
| | Some people believe that cold turkey is the only way to beat addiction. |
| cold turkey adv | (abruptly, without support) (καθομιλουμένη) | μια κι έξω, μπαμ και κάτω έκφρ |
| | | απότομα επίρ |
| | He quit smoking, and he did it cold turkey. |
| | Έκοψε το κάπνισμα και το έκανε μια κι έξω. |
| cold turkey adj | (abrupt and sudden) | απότομος επίθ |
| | | μια και έξω φρ ως επίρ |
| | Cold turkey withdrawal from any drug is very difficult. |
| | Η απότομη διακοπή των οποιουδήποτε είδους ναρκωτικών είναι πολύ δύσκολη. |
| the Cold War n | (hostility: Soviet Union and West) | Ψυχρός Πόλεμος ουσ αρσ |
| | Many people were believed to be spies during the Cold War. |
| cold war n | (hostility short of armed warfare) | Ψυχρός Πόλεμος φρ ως ουσ αρσ |
| cold war n | figurative (on-going veiled antagonism) (μεταφορικά: κεκαλυμμένος ανταγωνισμός) | ψυχρός πόλεμος φρ ως ουσ αρσ |
| cold water n | (water: not hot) (κυριολεκτικά) | κρύο νερό ουσ ουδ |
| | The football team poured cold water on the coach's head. |
| cold wave n | (period of extremely cold weather) | κύμα ψύχους, κύμα παγωνιάς ουσ ουδ |
| | The weather bureau forecast a cold wave. |
| cold wave n | (hairdressing: type of perm) (κομμωτική) | τεχνική για μπούκλες |
| cold weather n | (chilly conditions) | κρύο, ψύχος ουσ ουδ |
| Σχόλιο: A hyphen is used when the term is a modifier. |
| | We are going north, so prepare for cold weather! |
cold weather,
cold-weather n as adj | (for chilly conditions) | για το κρύο περίφρ |
cold-blooded,
also US: coldblooded adj | (animal) | ψυχρόαιμος επίθ |
| Σχόλιο: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
| | Cold-blooded animals can't regulate their body heat like warm-blooded animals do. |
cold-blooded,
also US: coldblooded adj | figurative (person: emotionless) | ασυγκίνητος, ψύχραιμος επίθ |
| | (μεταφορικά) | ψυχρός επίθ |
| Σχόλιο: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
| | They say the convict is a cold-blooded killer. |
cold-blooded,
also US: coldblooded adj | figurative (act: cruel, showing no mercy) (μεταφορικά) | ανηλεής, βάναυσος επίθ |
| Σχόλιο: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
| | The massacre was a cold-blooded, ruthless act. |
| cold-bloodedly adv | (cruelly, without mercy) | εν ψυχρώ φρ ως επίρ |
| | | ψυχρά επίρ |
| | The man was jailed for life for cold-bloodedly killing two innocent people. |
| cold-call [sb]⇒ vtr | (make unsolicited sales visit or phone call) (δια ζώσης) | κάνω απροειδοποίητη επίσκεψη έκφρ |
| | (τηλέφωνο) | κάνω απροειδοποίητα τηλεφωνήματα, κάνω απροειδοποίητα τηλέφωνα έκφρ |
| | (καθομιλουμένη) | παίρνω κπ στην ψύχρα έκφρ |
| Σχόλιο: Δεν υπάρχει ακριβής αντιστοιχία. Παρατίθενται ορισμένες εναλλακτικές. |
| | He cold-called all the people on his contact list. |
cold,
hard cash n | figurative (making money) | χρήματα, λεφτά ουσ ουδ πλ |
| | (μειωτικό, καθομιλουμένη) | παραδάκι ουσ ουδ |
| | He didn't care about performing a service; all he cared about was cold, hard cash. |
cold,
hard cash n | (money, not credit) | μετρητά ουσ ουδ πλ |
| | (καθομιλουμένη, μεταφορικά) | ρευστό επίθ ως ουσ ουδ |
| | I'll sell you this bike, but you have to pay me in cold, hard cash. |
| | Θα σου πουλήσω αυτό το ποδήλατο, αλλά θα πρέπει να με πληρώσεις μόνο σε μετρητά. |
coldhearted (US),
cold-hearted (UK) adj | (lacking compassion) | άπονος, ανάλγητος επίθ |
| | | σκληρός επίθ |
| | The way they went in and grabbed their mother's stuff seemed pretty cold-hearted. |
| come in from the cold v expr | figurative (no longer be in exile) | επιστρέφω ρ αμ |
| common cold n | (cold virus) (ιός) | κοινό κρυολόγημα ουσ ουδ |
| | There's no cure for the common cold. |
| freezing cold n | (sub-zero temperatures) | θερμοκρασία υπό το μηδέν ουσ θηλ |
| Σχόλιο: συχνά στον πληθυντικό: θερμοκρασίες υπό το μηδέν |
| | All my delicate plants died last night in the freezing cold. |
| freezing cold adj | figurative (extremely cold) (μεταφορικά) | κρύος, παγωμένος επίθ |
| | She may have a warm heart but on the outside she's freezing cold. |
| get cold feet v expr | figurative, informal (abandon [sth] due to anxiety) | αγχώνομαι ρ αμ |
| | (αργκό) | φρικάρω ρ αμ |
| | He was starting to get cold feet about the wedding. |
| give [sb] the cold shoulder v expr | figurative, informal (snub) (ανεπίσημο) | σνομπάρω ρ μ |
| | | αποφεύγω ρ μ |
| | (αργκό, μεταφορικά) | γράφω ρ μ |
| | After the incident, they all gave her the cold shoulder. |
| go cold v expr | (sports: be unable to score) | δεν καταφέρνω να σκοράρω έκφρ |
| | (καθομιλουμένη: ποδόσφαιρο) | είμαι χασογκόλης έκφρ |
| go cold turkey v expr | (addiction: quit abruptly) (μεταφορικά) | κόβω κτ μαχαίρι έκφρ |
| | | κόβω κτ μια και έξω έκφρ |
| | The addict decided the only way to break his habit was to go cold turkey. |
| grow cold vi + adj | (weather) | κάνει κρύο έκφρ απρ |
| | | κρυώνω ρ αμ |
| | (σε μια περιοχή) | βάζει κρύο έκφρ απρ |
| | After nightfall, the desert really grows cold. |
| | Όταν νυχτώσει κάνει πολύ κρύο στην έρημο. |
| grow cold vi + adj | figurative (feelings) (μεταφορικά) | ψυχραίνομαι, κρυώνω ρ αμ |
| | | χάνω το ενδιαφέρον μου περίφρ |
| | Selena's love for Eric had grown cold. |
| have a cold v expr | (be suffering from the cold virus) | είμαι κρυωμένος έκφρ |
| | I don't feel like going out today because I have a cold. |
have cold feet,
have got cold feet v expr | figurative, informal (abandon [sth] due to anxiety) | αγχώνομαι ρ αμ |
| | | έχω δεύτερες σκέψεις έκφρ |
have [sth] down cold,
also US: have [sth] down pat v expr | US, informal (know, understand [sth] completely) | ξέρω κτ πολύ καλά περίφρ |
| | (καθομιλουμένη) | ξέρω κτ απ' έξω κι ανακατωτά έκφρ |
| | (μτφ, καθομ: αντιλαμβάνομαι) | πιάνω ρ μ |
| | She scored 100% on her Spanish test because she had the conjugations down cold. |
| have [sb] down cold v expr | US, informal (understand [sb]'s character) (καθομιλουμένη) | ξέρω κπ απ' έξω κι ανακατωτά έκφρ |
| | (ανεπίσημο, μτφ: αντιλαμβάνομαι) | ψυχολογώ, πιάνω ρ μ |
| head cold n | (viral infection) | κρύωμα ουσ ουδ |
| | | κρυολόγημα ουσ ουδ |
| ice-cold adj | (extremely cold to touch) | παγωμένος επίθ |
| | (καθομιλουμένη, μεταφορικά) | παγάκι ουσ ως επίθ |
| ice-cold adj | (without emotion) (μεταφορικά) | κρύος, ψυχρός, παγωμένος επίθ |
| in cold blood adv | figurative (without emotion) | εν ψυχρώ φρ ως επίρ |
| | The gunman killed his victim in cold blood. |
| in cold storage adv | (refrigerated) | στο ψυγείο περίφρ |
| | Meat will go bad if not kept in cold storage. |
| in cold storage adv | figurative (saved, postponed) (μεταφορικά) | στον πάγο έκφρ |
| | Let's keep that idea in cold storage until we have the capital to develop it. |
in the cold,
out in the cold adv | (outside, exposed to cold weather) (κυριολεκτικά) | στο κρύο, έξω έκφρ |
| | The hikers were caught in the cold during the early snow storm. |
in the cold,
out in the cold adv | figurative (excluded) (μεταφορικά) | στα κρύα του λουτρού, εκτός, στην απ'έξω έκφρ |
| | He was left feeling out in the cold when his friends went to the pub without him. |
| in the cold light of day expr | figurative (objectively, dispassionately) | αν το δούμε ψύχραιμα έκφρ |
| | | με ψύχραιμη ματιά έκφρ |
| intense cold n | (extremely cold conditions) | δριμύ κρύο, παγωνιά έκφρ |
| | The intense cold numbed their limbs and paralyzed them. |
| leave [sb] out in the cold v expr | figurative, often passive (neglect, ignore) | παραμελώ ρ μ |
| out cold adj | informal (unconscious) | αναίσθητος επίθ |
| | | λιπόθυμος επίθ |
| sensitive to the cold adj | (quick to feel cold) | ευαίσθητος στο κρύο έκφρ |
| | Alessandro is very sensitive to the cold so he always wears a pullover. |
| sensitive to the cold adj | (affected by the cold) | ευαίσθητος στο κρύο έκφρ |
| | Those plants are sensitive to the cold: you should take them inside when it gets chilly. |
stone cold,
stone-cold adj | figurative (completely cold) | παγωμένος επίθ |
| Σχόλιο: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | Emil didn't tell his wife he'd be late home, and his dinner was stone cold by the time he finally got in. |
stone cold,
stone-cold adj | figurative, informal (total, utter) | απόλυτος επίθ |
| | | εντελώς επίρ |
| | This song is a stone-cold classic! |
| throw cold water on [sth] v expr | figurative (be discouraging) | χαλάω ρ μ |
| | (ενθουσιασμό) | μειώνω ρ μ |
| | (ελπίδες, όνειρα) | ματαιώνω ρ μ |
| | (αργκό, μεταφορικά) | ακυρώνω ρ μ |
| | They threw cold water on her plan. |