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I. cold [kəʊld, Am koʊld] ADJ

1. cold (not warm):

cold
kalt <kälter, am kältesten>
a nice cold beer
cold food
as cold as ice
bitterly cold
to be [or feel]cold
frieren <friert, fror, gefroren>
I'm cold
to get cold
to go cold
COMPUT cold boot [or start]
Kaltstart m <-(e)s, -s>
cold standby
Cold-Standby-System nt

2. cold fig (not friendly):

cold
kalt <kälter, am kältesten>
cold

3. cold (unprepared, unannounced):

cold

4. cold:

cold call of insurance salesman

Phrases:

to pour [or throw]cold water on sth

II. cold [kəʊld, Am koʊld] N

1. cold (low temperature):

cold
Kälte f <->
to be blue with cold
to shiver with cold

2. cold MED:

cold (illness)
Erkältung f <-, -en>
cold (runny nose)
Schnupfen m <-s, ->
to get a stinking [or streaming]cold Brit, Aus inf
to catch [or get] a cold
to have a cold

Phrases:

to leave sb/sth out in the cold
jdn/etw im Regen stehen lassen inf
OpenDict entry

cold ADV

to have sth down cold Am inf
to have sth down cold Am inf
OpenDict entry

cold ADJ

ˈchest cold N

chest cold
chest cold
Bronchitis f <-, Bronchitiden>

ˈcold bag N Brit

cold bag
Kühltasche f <-, -n>

cold-blood·ed [ˌkəʊldˈblʌdɪd, Am ˌkoʊld-] ADJ

1. cold-blooded (ectothermic):

cold-blooded
Kaltblüter m <-s, ->

2. cold-blooded (extremely evil):

cold-blooded
cold-blooded

cold-ˈblood·ed·ly ADV

ˈcold call N

cold call
Anmache f <-> inf
cold call ECON

cold ˈcom·fort N

cold comfort

ˈcold cream N

cold cream

ˈcold cuts N pl

cold cuts
Aufschnitt m <-(e)s> kein pl

ˈcold-eyed ADJ

cold ˈfish N pej

Eisblock m <-(e)s, -blöcke> fig
Brummbär m inf
Griesgram m <-(e)s, -e> pej