| Traduceri suplimentare |
| cold adj | figurative (unfriendly) | neprietenos adj. |
| | | distant adj. |
| | While he is cold in public, those who know him understand that he is still a nice person. |
| | Deși e neprietenos în public, cine îl cunoaște știe că e o persoană foarte caldă. |
| | Deși e distant în public, cine îl cunoaște știe că e o persoană foarte caldă. |
| cold adj | figurative (indifferent) | indiferent adj. |
| | My boss was cold to my idea of a new product line. |
| | Șeful meu a fost indiferent la ideea mea cu o nouă linie de produse. |
| cold adj | (dead) | mort adj. |
| | When the police arrived, they discovered two cold bodies. |
| | Când a ajuns poliția, au găsit două cadavre. |
| cold adj | informal (out cold: unconscious) | inconștient adj. |
| | | fără cunoștință loc.adj. |
| | The boxer was knocked cold and the match was stopped. |
| | După ce a fost lovit la cap, jucătorul a stat inconștient timp de 5 minute. |
| cold adj | figurative (rational, unemotional) | obiectiv adj. |
| | | imparțial adj. |
| | The judge's cold reasoning followed the law but enraged the victim's family. |
| | Raționamentul obiectiv al judecătorului respecta legea, dar îi înfuriase pe membrii familiei. |
| | Raționamentul imparțial al judecătorului respecta legea, dar îi înfuriase pe membrii familiei. |
| cold adj | figurative (sexually: frigid) | frigid adj. |
| | | neinteresat adj. |
| | He wanted to make love to her, but found her very cold. |
| | Voia să facă dragoste cu ea, dar o găsea frigidă. |
| | Voia să facă dragoste cu ea, dar o găsea neinteresată. |
| cold adj | figurative (far from target) | pe dinafară loc.adj. |
| | | aiurea adj. |
| | His guesses at the answer continued to be cold. He really had no idea. |
| | Încercările lui de răspuns erau în continuare pe dinafară. Nu avea nicio idee. |
| | Încercările lui de răspuns erau în continuare aiurea. Nu avea nicio idee. |
| cold adj | figurative (unprepared) | nepregătit adj. |
| | He's not ready to go into the game. He's still cold. |
| | Nu poate încă participa la joc, e nepregătit. |
| cold adv | (unprepared) | pe nepregătite loc.adv. |
| | | fără știre loc.adv. |
| | When the star player was injured, his backup went in cold. He had no time to get ready. |
| | Când vedeta a fost rănită, înlocuitorul ei a intrat în joc pe nepregătite. Nu avusese timp să se încălzească. |
| | Când vedeta a fost rănită, înlocuitorul ei a intrat în joc fără știre. Nu avusese timp să se încălzească. |
| cold adv | (unintroduced) | pe neanunțate loc.adv. |
| | | pe nepusă masă loc.adv. |
| | The salesman was given no leads, and had to call potential customers cold. |
| | Reprezentantului de vânzări nu i se dăduseră indicii, așa că a trebuit să sune potențialii clienți pe neanunțate. |
| cold adv | US (completely) | de tot loc.adv. |
| | | pe loc loc.adv. |
| | He stopped cold after seeing the body. |
| | S-a oprit de tot, după ce a văzut cadavrul. |
Forme compuse:
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| bad cold n | (severe cold virus) | răceală gravă s.f. |
| | She's home with a bad cold. |
| bitter cold n | (weather: freezing) | ger crâncen s.n. |
| | The older she gets, the less she can tolerate the bitter cold. |
| bitterly cold adj | (intensely cold) (vreme) | foarte rece adj. |
| | You need very warm clothing to survive the bitterly cold weather in the Arctic. |
catch a cold,
catch cold,
take a cold v expr | (contract cold virus) | a lua gripă loc.vb. |
| | If you go out in this rain without a coat you're liable to catch a cold. |
| cold as ice adj | (very cold) | rece ca gheața adj. |
| | The sodas from the vendor on the beach were as cold as ice. |
| cold call n | (unsolicited sales visit or phone call) | vânzări din ușă în ușă s.f.pl. |
| | | ofertă nesolicitată s.f. |
| | I got my start in sales by making door-to-door cold calls. |
| cold calling n | (making unsolicited sales calls) | vânzări din ușă în ușă s.f.pl. |
| | | abordarea la telefon a unui potențial client s.f. |
| | Do you prefer to make your sales contacts by cold calling or direct mail? |
| cold cash n | (currency) | bani peșin s.m.pl. |
| | | în numerar loc.adv. |
| | Davis paid the workers in cold cash. |
| cold comfort n | (small, ineffective consolation) | slabă consolare s.f. |
| | The pension, though not insubstantial, was cold comfort to the widow of such a loving husband. |
cold cream,
cold-cream n | (skincare product) (cremă de înfrumusețare) | ceratul lui Galen s.n. |
| | (cremă de față) | emulsie pentru față s.f. |
| | | ceară de albine purificată s.f. |
| | Her only bad habit was putting cold cream on her face before coming to bed. |
| cold cuts npl | chiefly US (meat served cold) | mezeluri s.n.pl. |
| | The buffet included a selection of cold cuts. |
| cold feet n | (loss of courage) | lașitate s.f. |
| | | frică s.f. |
| | | pierdere a curajului s.f. |
| | Everyone gets nervous before their wedding; it's just cold feet. |
| cold fish n | figurative, informal (person: unfriendly) (figurat: persoană rece și distantă) | sloi de gheață s.n. |
| | 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) | front de aer rece s.n. |
| | The weather will get nasty due to the cold front pushing in from the North. |
| cold heart n | figurative (lack of compassion) | inimă de piatră expr. |
| | She had a cold heart and nothing I could say or do would melt it. |
| cold meat n | US (meat: cooked, sliced) | mezeluri s.n.pl. |
| | What do you want in your sandwich: cheese, or cold meat? |
| cold pack n | (ice pack, compress) | compresă rece s.f. |
| | After getting hit in the eye, I put a cold pack on it to prevent swelling. |
| cold-shoulder [sb]⇒ vtr | informal, figurative (snub) | a întoarce spatele cuiva loc.vb. |
| cold shower n | (shower: in cold water) | duș rece s.n. |
| | After the soccer game, I went home and took a cold shower. |
| cold shower n | figurative (reception: unenthusiastic) | primire rece s.f. |
| cold snap n | (period: cold weather) | vreme rece s.f. |
| | The recent cold snap killed my tomato plants. |
| cold sore n | (herpes on lip) | herpes s.n. |
| | I never kiss anyone with a cold sore. |
| cold spell n | (period of cold weather) | vreme rece s.f. |
| | After the heat wave there was a cold spell, much to everyone's relief |
| cold turkey n | (leftover turkey meat served cold) (folosite la sandviș) | resturi de friptură de curcan s.n. |
| | Since Christmas we have been eating cold turkey sandwiches every day. |
| cold turkey n | figurative (sudden withdrawal from [sth] addictive) | renunțare subită s.f. |
| | | lăsat baltă, spălat al putinei s.n. |
| | Some people believe that cold turkey is the only way to beat addiction. |
| cold turkey adv | (abruptly, without support) | brusc adv. |
| | He quit smoking, and he did it cold turkey. |
| cold turkey adj | (abrupt and sudden) | subit, brusc adj. |
| | Cold turkey withdrawal from any drug is very difficult. |
| the Cold War n | (hostility: Soviet Union and West) | Războiul rece s.n. |
| | Many people were believed to be spies during the Cold War. |
| cold war n | (hostility short of armed warfare) | război rece s.n. |
| | | luptă fără arme s.f. |
| cold war n | figurative (on-going veiled antagonism) (figurat) | război rece, conflict de lungă durată s.n. |
| cold water n | (water: not hot) | apă rece s.f. |
| | The football team poured cold water on the coach's head. |
| cold wave n | (period of extremely cold weather) | val de aer rece s.n. |
| | The weather bureau forecast a cold wave. |
| cold weather n | (chilly conditions) | vreme rece s.f. |
| | | frig s.n. |
| Notă: 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) | vreme rece s.f. |
cold-blooded,
also US: coldblooded adj | (animal) (despre animale) | cu sânge rece loc.adj. |
| Notă: 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) (persoane) | cu sânge rece loc.adj. |
| | | impasibil adj. |
| Notă: 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) (act) | cu sânge rece loc.adj. |
| | | crud, nemilos adj. |
| Notă: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
| | The massacre was a cold-blooded, ruthless act. |
cold,
hard cash n | figurative (making money) (figurat) | mălai s.n. |
| | | banu' grup expr. |
| | | bani gheață s.m.pl. |
| | He didn't care about performing a service; all he cared about was cold, hard cash. |
cold,
hard cash n | (money, not credit) | bani peșin, bani gheață s.m.pl. |
| | I'll sell you this bike, but you have to pay me in cold, hard cash. |
coldhearted (US),
cold-hearted (UK) adj | (lacking compassion) (persoane) | cu sânge rece adj. |
| | | impasibil, insensibil adj. |
| | The way they went in and grabbed their mother's stuff seemed pretty cold-hearted. |
| common cold n | (cold virus) | răceală s.f. |
| | There's no cure for the common cold. |
| freezing cold n | (sub-zero temperatures) | ger cumplit s.n. |
| | All my delicate plants died last night in the freezing cold. |
| freezing cold adj | figurative (extremely cold) | extrem de rece adj. |
| | 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) | a se panica vb.reflex. |
| | | a i se face frică loc.vb. |
| | | a-i încolți o îndoială expr.vb. |
| | He was starting to get cold feet about the wedding. |
| give [sb] the cold shoulder v expr | figurative, informal (snub) | a trata cu răceală expr.vb. |
| | | a se purta distant cu cineva expr.vb. |
| | After the incident, they all gave her the cold shoulder. |
| grow cold vi + adj | (weather) | a se răci vb.reflex. |
| | After nightfall, the desert really grows cold. |
| grow cold vi + adj | figurative (feelings) (relații) | a se răci vb.reflex. |
| | Selena's love for Eric had grown cold. |
| have a cold v expr | (be suffering from the cold virus) | a avea o răceală loc.vb. |
| | I don't feel like going out today because I have a cold. |
have [sth] down cold,
also US: have [sth] down pat v expr | US, informal (know, understand [sth] completely) | a cunoaște ca-n palmă expr.vb. |
| | | a ști pe de rost loc.vb. |
| | 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) | a ști ca pe sine vb.tranz. |
| | | a ști pe dinafară loc.vb. |
| in cold blood adv | figurative (without emotion) | cu sânge rece loc.adv. |
| | The gunman killed his victim in cold blood. |
| in cold storage adv | (refrigerated) (păstrat, depozitat) | la rece loc.adv. |
| | Meat will go bad if not kept in cold storage. |
| in cold storage adv | figurative (saved, postponed) | la păstrat loc.adv. |
| | | de rezervă, pe tușă loc.adv. |
| | | pe lista de așteptare expr. |
| | Let's keep that idea in cold storage until we have the capital to develop it. |
| in the cold adv | literal (outside, exposed to cold weather) | în frig adv. |
| | The hikers were caught in the cold during the early snow storm. |
in the cold,
out in the cold adv | figurative (excluded) | pe dinafară loc.adv. |
| | | dat la o parte loc.adv. |
| | | exclus adj. |
| | He was left feeling out in the cold when his friends went to the pub without him. |
| intense cold n | (extremely cold conditions) | frig cumplit s.n. |
| | The intense cold numbed their limbs and paralyzed them. |
| sensitive to the cold adj | (quick to feel cold) | sensibil la frig adj. |
| | Alessandro is very sensitive to the cold so he always wears a pullover. |
| sensitive to the cold adj | (affected by the cold) | sensibil la frig adj. |
| | Those plants are sensitive to the cold: you should take them inside when it gets chilly. |