cold fish in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for cold fish in the English»Italian Dictionary

cold fish [ˌkəʊldˈfɪʃ] N inf, pej

cold fish

persona f fredda, insensibile

Translations for cold fish in the English»Italian Dictionary

he's a cold fish inf

è un tipo freddo

Translations for cold fish in the Italian»English Dictionary

sei un insensibile!

you are a cold fish! inf, pej

Translations for cold fish in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.fish¹ <pl fish, fishes> [Brit fɪʃ, Am fɪʃ] N

1. fish ZOOL:

fish

pesce m

to catch a fish

prendere un pesce

freshwater, saltwater or sea fish

pesce d'acqua dolce, di mare

2. fish before n:

fish (of fish) course, bone, glue

di pesce

fish (for fish) knife, fork

da pesce

3. fish FOOD:

fish U

pesce m

to eat, cook fish

mangiare, cucinare (il) pesce

wet fish

= pesce fresco, conservato in salamoia o sotto sale in contrapposizione a quello essiccato, surgelato o congelato

4. fish ASTROL:

the Fishes

i Pesci

II.fish¹ [Brit fɪʃ, Am fɪʃ] VB trans

fish waters, river:

fish

pescare in

III.fish¹ [Brit fɪʃ, Am fɪʃ] VB intr

1. fish:

fish

pescare

to fish for trout, cod

pescare trote, merluzzi

2. fish (test for response) fig:

“why did he ask me that?” - “he was just fishing!”

“perché me l'ha chiesto?” - “voleva farti parlare”

to fish for information

cercare informazioni

to fish for compliments

andare in cerca di complimenti

IV.fish¹ [Brit fɪʃ, Am fɪʃ]

to be neither fish nor fowl (nor good red herring)

non essere né carne né pesce

to be like a fish out of water

essere or sentirsi come un pesce fuor d'acqua

to drink like a fish inf

bere come una spugna

to have other fish to fry inf

avere cose più importanti da fare

he's a queer fish inf

è un tipo strano

he's a cold fish inf

è un tipo freddo

there are plenty more fish in the sea

morto un papa se ne fa un altro

I.fish² [Brit fɪʃ, Am fɪʃ] N

fish

lapazza f

II.fish² [Brit fɪʃ, Am fɪʃ] VB trans

1. fish:

fish

lapazzare

2. fish MECH:

fish

unire con un giunto a ganasce

I.cold [Brit kəʊld, Am koʊld] ADJ

1. cold (chilly):

cold

freddo

cold fig colour, light

freddo

to be or feel cold person:

avere, sentire freddo

the room was or felt cold

la stanza era fredda or faceva freddo nella stanza

the wind is or feels cold

il vento è freddo

it's cold outside

fa freddo fuori

it's or the weather's cold

fa freddo, il tempo è freddo

it's or the weather's getting colder

si sta facendo freddo

to go cold food, tea, water:

diventare freddo or raffreddarsi

don't let the baby get cold

non fare prendere freddo al bambino

to keep sth cold food

tenere al fresco

2. cold (unemotional):

cold expression, manner, smile, heart, logic etc.

freddo

to be cold to or towards sb

essere freddo con or nei confronti di qn

to leave sb cold

lasciare freddo qn or non fare né caldo né freddo a qn

pop music, football leaves me cold

la musica pop, il calcio mi lascia (del tutto) indifferente

3. cold (not recent):

cold news

vecchio

the trail has gone cold

la pista è quasi cancellata

4. cold (unconscious):

to be out cold

essere privo di sensi

to knock or lay sb out cold

mettere KO qn

II.cold [Brit kəʊld, Am koʊld] N

1. cold U (chilliness):

cold

freddo m

to feel the cold

patire il freddo or essere freddoloso

to be out in the cold

essere fuori al freddo

to come in from or out of the cold fig

essere preso in considerazione

to be left out in the cold fig

essere lasciato in disparte or essere ignorato, trascurato

he was trembling with cold

tremava per il freddo

2. cold C MED:

cold

raffreddore m

to have a cold

avere il raffreddore or essere raffreddato

to catch or get a cold

prendere un raffreddore or raffreddarsi

a bad cold

un brutto or forte raffreddore

a cold in the head

un raffreddore di testa

III.cold [Brit kəʊld, Am koʊld] ADV

1. cold (without preparation):

cold inf

senza preparazione, a freddo

cold speak, perform

a braccio, improvvisando

2. cold Am (thoroughly):

cold

completamente

cold learn, know

a memoria

to turn sb down cold

mandare qn a spasso

IV.cold [Brit kəʊld, Am koʊld]

cold hands, warm heart

mani fredde, cuore caldo

to have or get cold feet

avere fifa

in cold blood

a sangue freddo

my blood runs cold

mi si gela il sangue

in the cold light of day

a mente fredda

to be as cold as ice person:

essere freddo come il ghiaccio

to be as cold as ice part of body:

essere ghiacciato

to be as cold as ice room:

essere gelido

to pour or throw cold water on sth

raffreddare qc

you're getting colder! (in guessing games)

acqua… acqua…

cold fish in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cold fish in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.fish <-(es)> [fɪʃ] N

1. fish ZOOL:

fish

pesce m

2. fish FOOD:

fish

pesce m

Phrases:

to be a big fish in a small pond

essere importante o potente solo perchè gli altri non sono validi avversari

there are plenty more fish in the sea

morto un papa se ne fa un altro

(like) a fish out of water

(come) un pesce fuor d'acqua

to have bigger fish to fry

avere cose più importanti da fare

an odd fish

un tipo strano

II.fish [fɪʃ] VB intr

fish

pescare

to fish for information

andare a caccia di informazioni

to fish for compliments

andare in cerca di complimenti

III.fish [fɪʃ] VB trans

fish

pescare

I.cold [koʊld] ADJ

cold

freddo, -a

to be cold person

avere freddo

to go cold soup, coffee

raffreddarsi

to get cold person

infreddolirsi

it's bitterly cold

fa un freddo cane

Phrases:

to leave sb cold

non fare né caldo né freddo a qu

II.cold [koʊld] N

1. cold METEO:

the cold

il freddo m

2. cold MED:

cold

raffreddore m

to catch a cold

prendere il raffreddore

to have a cold

avere il raffreddore

Phrases:

to leave sb out in the cold

lasciare qu in disparte

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Yeah, he was a really cold fish.

entertainment.ie

He's a cold fish and would certainly never show any mercy towards us were the roles to be reversed.

blogs.telegraph.co.uk

And she gave him the cold fish-eye.

www.huffingtonpost.com

You're a cold fish in bed.

www.huffingtonpost.ca

It means cold fishes can snuggle down under the cosier side, while their hot-blooded partners who regularly throw off the covers can choose the lighter option.

www.dailymail.co.uk

He's a bit of a cold fish.

www.telegraph.co.uk

I started to feel like the mean one, the cold fish girlfriend with the lovely expressive guy.

www.theglobeandmail.com

He comes off looking like something between a cold fish and a smutty peacock.

www.torontosun.com

I mean, talk about three cold fish!

hereandnow.wbur.org

My mom can be a bit of a cold fish.

www.winnipegfreepress.com