coolest in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for coolest in the English»French Dictionary

I.cool [Brit kuːl, Am kul] N

1. cool (coldness):

cool

fraîcheur f

2. cool (calm):

cool inf

sang-froid m

to keep one's cool (stay calm)

garder son sang-froid

to keep one's cool (not get angry)

ne pas s'énerver

to lose one's cool (get angry)

s'énerver

to lose one's cool (panic)

perdre son sang-froid

II.cool [Brit kuːl, Am kul] ADJ

1. cool:

cool breeze, day, drink, water, weather

frais/fraîche

cool fabric, dress

léger/-ère

cool colour

froid

it's cool today

il fait frais aujourd'hui

the fan keeps the room cool

le ventilateur maintient la pièce fraîche

to feel cool surface, wine:

être frais/fraîche

I feel cooler now

j'ai moins chaud maintenant

your brow is cooler

ton front est un peu moins chaud

it's getting cool, let's go in

il commence à faire frais, rentrons

2. cool (calm):

cool approach, handling

calme

to stay cool

garder son sang-froid

to keep a cool head

garder la tête froide

keep cool!

reste calme

3. cool (unemotional):

cool manner

détaché

cool logic, reasoning, response

froid

4. cool (unfriendly):

cool reception, welcome

froid

to be cool with or towards sb

être froid avec qn

5. cool (casual):

cool

décontracté, cool inf

she went up to him as cool as you please and slapped him

elle s'est approchée de lui totalement décontractée et l'a giflé

he's a cool customer

il n'a pas froid aux yeux

6. cool (for emphasis):

a cool million dollars

la coquette somme d'un million de dollars inf

7. cool (sophisticated) inf:

cool clothes, car

branché inf

cool person

branché inf

he thinks it's cool to smoke

il pense que ça fait bien de fumer

it's not cool to wear a tie

ça fait nul de porter une cravate inf

cool, man inf!

génial!

8. cool Am (great) inf:

that's a cool idea!

c'est une super idée! inf

that's cool!

super! inf

9. cool inf MUS:

cool jazz

cool inf

III.cool [Brit kuːl, Am kul] VB trans

1. cool (lower the temperature of):

cool soup, pan

refroidir

cool wine

rafraîchir

cool fan: room

rafraîchir

cool air-conditioning: building

refroidir

to cool one's hands

se rafraîchir les mains

2. cool fig anger, ardour, passion:

cool

calmer

IV.cool [Brit kuːl, Am kul] VB intr

1. cool (get colder):

cool air, iron, soup, water:

refroidir

to leave sth to cool

laisser qc refroidir

2. cool (subside):

cool passion:

tiédir

cool enthusiasm:

faiblir

cool friendship:

se dégrader

relations between them have cooled

ils sont moins proches qu'avant

wait until tempers have cooled

attends que les esprits se calment

V.-cooled COMP

air-/water-cooled TECH

à refroidissement à air/eau

VI.cool [Brit kuːl, Am kul]

cool it inf! (stay calm)

ne t'énerve pas!

OK guys, cool it inf! (stop fighting)

ça suffit les gars, on se calme! inf

to play it cool inf

rester calme

I.cool down VB [Brit kuːl -, Am kul -] (cool down)

1. cool down (grow cold):

cool down engine, iron, water:

refroidir

2. cool down fig person, situation:

cool down

se calmer

II.cool down VB [Brit kuːl -, Am kul -] (cool [sth] down)

cool down mixture

refroidir

cool down wine

rafraîchir

III.cool down VB [Brit kuːl -, Am kul -] (cool [sb] down)

1. cool down (make colder):

cool down person

rafraîchir

2. cool down fig person:

cool down

calmer

cool box N Brit

cool box

glacière f

cool bag N Brit

cool bag

sac m isotherme

cool off VB [Brit kuːl -, Am kul -]

cool off (get colder)

se rafraîchir

cool off (calm down) fig person:

se calmer

cool-headed [Brit, Am ˌkulˈhɛdəd] ADJ

cool-headed person

qui garde la tête froide

cool-headed decision, approach

réfléchi

pre-cool [Brit priːˈkuːl] VB trans

pre-cool

préréfrigérer

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enticingly cool

d'une fraîcheur tentante

Translations for coolest in the French»English Dictionary

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décontract

cool inf

attiédir (refroidir) liquide

to cool

attiédir amour, désir

to cool

s'attiédir (se refroidir)

to cool down

s'attiédir ardeur, enthousiasme:

to cool down, to wane

coolest in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for coolest in the English»French Dictionary

I.cool [ku:l] ADJ

1. cool (slightly cold):

cool

frais(fraîche)

2. cool (calm):

cool

tranquille

cool inf

cool

to keep a cool head

garder la tête froide

3. cool (unfriendly, cold):

cool

froid(e)

cool welcome

glacial(e)

4. cool (fresh):

cool color

froid(e)

5. cool inf (fashionable):

cool

cool

Phrases:

cool as a cucumber

tranquille

II.cool [ku:l] INTERJ inf

cool

cool!

III.cool [ku:l] N no pl

1. cool (coolness):

cool

fraîcheur f

2. cool (calm):

cool

sang-froid m

to keep one's cool

garder son calme

IV.cool [ku:l] VB intr

cool

se refroidir

V.cool [ku:l] VB trans

1. cool (make cold):

cool

refroidir

2. cool inf:

cool it!

reste cool!

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to be cool as a cucumber inf

être d'un calme imperturbable

Translations for coolest in the French»English Dictionary

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cool

cool

super cool

really cool

calmos

cool it!

fraîchir air, temps

to turn cool

fraîchir eau

to cool

glacière

cool-box Brit

refroidir

to cool down

refroidir (devenir plus froid) moteur, aliment

to cool down

mettre qc à refroidir

to leave sth to cool down

se refroidir (devenir plus froid) chose

to cool off

accueillir qc avec froideur

to give sth a cool reception

à la fraîche (le matin)

in the cool of the early morning

à la fraîche (le soir)

in the cool of the evening

tiédir

to cool down

tiédir

to cool down

coolest Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to maintain one's cool Am inf

garder son calme

to keep a cool head

garder la tête froide

cool as a cucumber

tranquille

to be cool as a cucumber inf

être d'un calme imperturbable

to keep a cool head

garder la tête froide

to leave sth to cool down

mettre qc à refroidir

in the cool of the early morning

à la fraîche (le matin)

in the cool of the evening

à la fraîche (le soir)

to give sth a cool reception

accueillir qc avec froideur

to give sb a warm/cool reception

faire bonne/grise mine à qn