Translations for cold comfort in the English»Spanish Dictionary

to be cold comfort

no servir de consuelo

Translations for cold comfort in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.comfort [Am ˈkəmfərt, Brit ˈkʌmfət] N

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1.2. comfort C (sth pleasant, luxury):

comfort

comodidad f

all the comforts of a modern home

todas las comodidades or todo el confort del hogar moderno

she likes her home comforts

le gusta estar rodeada de comodidades

2. comfort U (mental):

comfort

consuelo m

words of comfort

palabras fpl de consuelo

to give comfort to sb

consolar or reconfortar a alguien

to give aid and comfort to terrorists (in US)

cooperar con terroristas

he was a great comfort to me when my mother died

me sirvió de mucho consuelo cuando murió mi madre

it's a comfort to know that you're there

es reconfortante or un consuelo saber que estás ahí

it is small comfort to me to know that …

poco me consuela saber que …

to take comfort from sth

consolarse con algo

you can take comfort from the fact that you're not the only one

puedes consolarte pensando que no eres el único

too close for comfort

peligrosamente cerca

to be cold comfort

no servir de consuelo

II.comfort [Am ˈkəmfərt, Brit ˈkʌmfət] VB trans

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I.cold [Am koʊld, Brit kəʊld] ADJ

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3. cold (unconscious) → out

II.cold [Am koʊld, Brit kəʊld] N

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1. cold U (low temperature):

cold

frío m

to shiver with cold

temblar de frío

these plants have suffered in the cold

estas plantas han sufrido con el frío

you shouldn't go out in the cold

no deberías salir con el frío que hace

come in out of the cold

entra, que hace frío

to feel the cold

ser friolento

to feel the cold

ser friolero Spain

to feel the cold

sentir el frío

to be left out in the cold

quedarse al margen

to leave sb out in the cold

dejar a alguien al margen

2. cold C MED:

cold

resfriado m

cold

catarro m

cold

constipado m Spain

cold

resfrío m CSur

to have a cold

estar resfriado

I've got a chest cold

tengo el pecho congestionado or cargado

I've got a chest cold

estoy acatarrado

I've got a head cold

estoy resfriado

to catch a cold

resfriarse

to catch a cold

coger un resfriado Spain

to catch a cold

agarrarse un resfrío CSur

to give sb one's cold inf

contagiarle el resfriado a alguien

to give sb one's cold inf

pegarle el resfriado a alguien inf

III.cold [Am koʊld, Brit kəʊld] ADV as intensifier

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I.out [Am aʊt, Brit aʊt] ADV out often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (come out, keep out, knock out, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (come, keep, knock, etc).

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1.1. out (outside):

out

fuera

out

afuera esp LatAm

is the cat in or out?

¿el gato está (a)dentro or (a)fuera?

is he still in the bathroom? — no, he's out

¿está todavía en el baño? — no, ya ha salido

all the books on Dickens are out

todos los libros sobre Dickens están prestados

the jury is still out

el jurado todavía está deliberando

the jury's out on which will prove to be the right formula

está por ver(se) cuál será la fórmula correcta

1.2. out (not at home, work):

she's out; can I take a message?

no está ¿quiere dejar un recado?

he's out to or at lunch

ha salido a comer

tell him I'm out

dile que no estoy

I was out most of the day

estuve (a)fuera casi todo el día

we haven't had a night out for months

hace meses que no salimos de noche

they had a day out in York

pasaron un día en York

to eat or form dine out

comer fuera

to eat or form dine out

comer afuera esp LatAm

you must get out and about more

tienes que salir más

it was some weeks before he was out and about again

pasaron semanas antes de que pudiera reanudar sus actividades

3.2. out (outstretched, projecting):

the dog had its tongue out

el perro tenía la lengua fuera

the dog had its tongue out

el perro tenía la lengua afuera esp LatAm

arms out, legs together

brazos extendidos, piernas juntas

4.1. out (ejected, dismissed):

any more foul language and she's out!

¡otra palabrota más y se va or la echo!

he couldn't get the tenants out

no pudo echar a los inquilinos

4.2. out (from hospital, jail):

he's been out for a month now

ya hace un mes que salió

4.3. out (out of office):

the socialists will be out next time

los socialistas van a perder las próximas elecciones

Jones out!

¡fuera Jones!

5.1. out (displayed, not put away):

are the plates out yet?

¿están puestos ya los platos?

he left his toys out all over the room

dejó los juguetes tirados por la habitación

5.2. out (in blossom):

out

en flor

6.1. out (revealed, in the open):

once the news was out, she left the country

en cuanto se supo la noticia, se fue del país

word was out that …

corría el rumor de que …

out with it! who stole the documents?

¡dilo ya! ¿quién robó los documentos?

6.3. out (in existence) inf:

it's the fastest car out

es el coche más rápido que hay (en el mercado)

8. out (clearly, loudly):

he read out the names of the winners

leyó (en voz alta) los nombres de los ganadores

he said it out loud

lo dijo en voz alta

9. out (in horseracing, athletics):

it's Kirk's second time out this season

es la segunda vez que Kirk corre esta temporada

10. out (end of message):

out RADIO, TELEC

fuera

II.out [Am aʊt, Brit aʊt] ADJ

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1.1. out pred (extinguished):

to be out fire/light/pipe:

estar apagado

1.3. out pred (not functioning):

our telephone is out

no nos funciona el teléfono

2.1. out pred (at an end):

before the day/month/year/summer is out

antes de que acabe el día/mes/año/verano

school's out Brit

han terminado las clases

2.2. out pred (out of fashion):

out

pasado de moda

sideburns are out

las patillas están pasadas de moda or ya no se llevan

2.3. out pred (out of the question) inf:

smoking in the bedrooms is absolutely out

ni hablar de fumar en los dormitorios inf

smoking in the bedrooms is absolutely out

está terminantemente prohibido fumar en los dormitorios

3.1. out SPORTS (eliminated):

to be out

quedar out or fuera

to be out team:

quedar eliminado

3.2. out SPORTS (unable to play) pred:

she's out with a broken ankle

no puede jugar porque tiene el tobillo roto

3.3. out SPORTS (outside limit):

out pred

fuera

it was out

cayó or fue fuera

out! (call by line-judge or umpire)

¡out!

5. out (without, out of) inf pred:

coffee? sorry, I'm completely out

¿café? lo siento, no me queda ni gota inf

6. out homosexual:

out

declarado

III.out [Am aʊt, Brit aʊt] PREP

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IV.out [Am aʊt, Brit aʊt] N

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1.1. out (in baseball):

out

out m

out

hombre m fuera

1.2. out (escape) Am:

out inf

escapatoria f

he's looking for an out

está buscando una escapatoria

2.1. out Am <outs, pl >:

to be on the outs with sb

estar enemistado con alguien

2.2. out Am <outs, pl > (those not in power):

the outs

los partidos de la oposición

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out

revelar la homosexualidad de

blow² [Am bloʊ, Brit bləʊ] N

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I.blow¹ <pt blew, pp blown> [Am bloʊ, Brit bləʊ] VB trans

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1. blow (propel):

blow

soplar

she blew the ash onto the floor

sopló y echó la ceniza al suelo

stop blowing smoke into my face!

¡no me eches el humo a la cara!

a gust blew the door shut

una ráfaga de viento cerró la puerta de golpe

the helicopter blew a cloud of dust into the air

el helicóptero levantó una nube de polvo

her hat was blown off

se le voló el sombrero

they let the wind blow them along

se dejaron llevar por el viento

the wind blew the roof off the kiosk

el viento le arrancó el techo al quiosco

the plane was blown off course

el viento sacó el avión de su curso

look what the wind's blown in!

¡mira quién ha aparecido!

2.1. blow (make by blowing):

blow glass

soplar

to blow bubbles

hacer pompas de jabón

2.2. blow (clear):

blow egg

vaciar (soplando)

to blow one's nose

sonarse la nariz

2.3. blow (play):

blow note

tocar

blow signal

dar

the referee blew the whistle

el árbitro tocó or hizo sonar el silbato or pito

to blow one's own trumpet or Am horn

darse bombo

to blow one's own trumpet or Am horn

echarse or tirarse flores

he doesn't need anyone else to blow his trumpet for him

no tiene abuela or se le ha muerto la abuela inf, hum

he doesn't need anyone else to blow his trumpet for him

no necesita quien lo alabe, se alaba solo

3.1. blow (smash):

blow bridge/safe

volar

blow bridge/safe

hacer saltar

the car was blown to pieces

el coche voló en pedazos

to blow a hole in sth

hacer un agujero en algo

to blow sb's head off

volarle la tapa de los sesos a alguien

to blow sth sky high or out of the water this blows his theory sky high

esto echa por tierra su teoría

if this goes off, we'll be blown sky high

como explote, saltamos por los aires

to blow sth wide open

poner algo al descubierto

to blow sth wide open

destapar algo inf

3.2. blow (burn out):

blow fuse

fundir

blow fuse

hacer saltar

blow fuse

quemar

4.1. blow inf (squander):

blow money

despilfarrar

blow money

tirar

to blow sth on sth he'd blown the money on a cruise

había despilfarrado el dinero en un crucero

to blow sth on sth he'd blown the money on a cruise

se había pulido el dinero en un crucero Spain inf

to blow sth on sth he'd blown the money on a cruise

se había patinado la plata en un crucero RioPl inf

4.2. blow inf (spoil):

I blew the oral test

la pifié inf or vulg sl la cagué en el oral

I blew the oral test

la regué en el oral Mex inf

5. blow (leave):

blow esp Am sl, dated

largarse de inf

6. blow < pp blowed> (curse) Brit inf:

blow me if she didn't make the same mistake!

¿y no va y se equivoca otra vez?

blow this! let's take a cab!

¡al diablo con esto! tomemos un taxi inf

oh, blow your principles!

¡mira, guárdate tus principios!

I'll be blowed if I'll apologize!

¡ya pueden esperar sentados a que pida perdón! inf

7. blow (perform fellatio):

blow esp Am vulg sl

chupar vulg sl

blow esp Am vulg sl

mamar vulg sl

II.blow¹ <pt blew, pp blown> [Am bloʊ, Brit bləʊ] VB intr

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1.3. blow whale:

blow

bufar

4.1. blow (burn out):

blow fuse:

fundirse

blow fuse:

saltar

blow fuse:

quemarse

4.2. blow (burst):

blow gasket:

reventarse

5. blow (leave, go):

blow esp Am sl, dated

largarse inf

III.blow¹ [Am bloʊ, Brit bləʊ] N

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2. blow (gale):

blow

vendaval m

to go for a blow Brit inf

salir a tomar (el) aire or el fresco

Translations for cold comfort in the English»Spanish Dictionary

cold comfort N

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cold comfort

poco consuelo m

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I.comfort [ˈkʌmfət, Am -fɚt] N

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1. comfort (comfortable feeling):

comfort

comodidad f

2. comfort (consolation):

comfort

consuelo m

to be a comfort to sb

ser un consuelo para alguien

3. comfort (pleasurable things in life):

comfort

bienestar m

the comforts of life

las cosas agradables de la vida

II.comfort [ˈkʌmfət, Am -fɚt] VB trans

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comfort

consolar

I.cold [kəʊld, Am koʊld] ADJ

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Phrases:

to leave sb cold

dejar frío a alguien

II.cold [kəʊld, Am koʊld] N

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1. cold METEO:

the cold

el frío

Phrases:

to leave sb out in the cold

dejar a alguien al margen

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But his current success will be cold comfort if carbon emissions don't abate and the sea undergoes catastrophic change. grist.org

Perhaps, they soiled their pants in their cold comfort and humungous trepidation. www.ghanaweb.com

Cold comfort for a family torn apart by evil more than a decade ago. www.gladstoneobserver.com.au

Cold comfort on your flight this week, perhaps. theconversation.com

That's a good outcome for one investor but cold comfort to the other 1200 owed about $120m. www.stuff.co.nz

That's cold comfort to tourism operators who know that things are safe. lucire.com

That's cold comfort for those who want this to take their game online. www.kotaku.com.au

The charges are cold comfort to the families, many of whom have moved on or tried to adopt through other avenues. www.theglobeandmail.com

Cold comfort, yes, but such measures are meant for the safety of our streets. www.ottawasun.com

The use of a school bus to get there, however, seemed to be cold comfort to the municipality against the loss of their school. en.wikipedia.org

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Translations for cold comfort in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Translations for cold comfort in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.comfort [Am ˈkəmfərt, Brit ˈkʌmfət] N

1.1. comfort U (physical, material):

1.2. comfort C (sth pleasant, luxury):

2. comfort U (mental):

II.comfort [Am ˈkəmfərt, Brit ˈkʌmfət] VB trans

I.cold [Am koʊld, Brit kəʊld] ADJ

1. cold water/weather/drink:

2.1. cold (unfriendly, unenthusiastic):

2.2. cold (impersonal):

3. cold (unconscious) → out

4. cold (without preparation):

II.cold [Am koʊld, Brit kəʊld] N

1. cold U (low temperature):

2. cold C MED:

III.cold [Am koʊld, Brit kəʊld] ADV as intensifier

See also out, blow2, blow1

I.out [Am aʊt, Brit aʊt] ADV out often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (come out, keep out, knock out, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (come, keep, knock, etc).

1.1. out (outside):

1.2. out (not at home, work):

2. out (removed):

3.1. out (indicating movement, direction):

3.2. out (outstretched, projecting):

4.1. out (ejected, dismissed):

4.2. out (from hospital, jail):

4.3. out (out of office):

5.1. out (displayed, not put away):

5.2. out (in blossom):

5.3. out (shining):

6.1. out (revealed, in the open):

6.2. out (published, produced):

6.3. out (in existence) inf:

7. out (indicating distance):

8. out (clearly, loudly):

9. out (in horseracing, athletics):

10. out (end of message):

11. out in phrases:

II.out [Am aʊt, Brit aʊt] ADJ

1.1. out pred (extinguished):

1.2. out pred (unconscious):

1.3. out pred (not functioning):

2.1. out pred (at an end):

2.2. out pred (out of fashion):

2.3. out pred (out of the question) inf:

3.1. out SPORTS (eliminated):

3.2. out SPORTS (unable to play) pred:

3.3. out SPORTS (outside limit):

4. out (inaccurate) pred:

5. out (without, out of) inf pred:

6. out homosexual:

III.out [Am aʊt, Brit aʊt] PREP

IV.out [Am aʊt, Brit aʊt] N

1.1. out (in baseball):

1.2. out (escape) Am:

2.1. out Am <outs, pl >:

2.2. out Am <outs, pl > (those not in power):

V.out [Am aʊt, Brit aʊt] VB trans

blow2 [Am bloʊ, Brit bləʊ] N

1. blow (stroke):

2. blow (shock, setback):

I.blow1 <pt blew, pp blown> [Am bloʊ, Brit bləʊ] VB trans

1. blow (propel):

2.1. blow (make by blowing):

2.2. blow (clear):

2.3. blow (play):

3.1. blow (smash):

3.2. blow (burn out):

3.3. blow (burst):

4.1. blow inf (squander):

4.2. blow inf (spoil):

5. blow (leave):

6. blow < pp blowed> (curse) Brit inf:

7. blow (perform fellatio):

II.blow1 <pt blew, pp blown> [Am bloʊ, Brit bləʊ] VB intr

1.1. blow wind:

1.2. blow person:

1.3. blow whale:

2. blow (be driven by wind):

See also out, blow², blow¹

blow² [Am bloʊ, Brit bləʊ] N

I.blow¹ <pt blew, pp blown> [Am bloʊ, Brit bləʊ] VB trans

II.blow¹ <pt blew, pp blown> [Am bloʊ, Brit bləʊ] VB intr

III.blow¹ [Am bloʊ, Brit bləʊ] N