cold
gb/kˈoʊld/ us/kˈoʊld/
A1
Αγγλικά
~ 2500
hideg, megfázás, nátha, rideg, távolságtartó, zárkózott, felkészülés nélkül, bemelegítés nélkül, próba nélkül, halott, kihűlt
A1
1
hideg
A1
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[something] is cold
The water in the lake was too cold to swim in.
A tó vize túl hideg volt az úszáshoz.
It's cold outside, so wear a jacket.
Kint hideg van, úgyhogy vegyél fel kabátot.
She held the cold metal rail and shivered.
The soup has gone cold; let's reheat it.
Cold winds blew across the valley.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
The water is cold.
Hideg a víz.
Today is very cold.
Ma nagyon hideg van.
My hands are cold.
This drink is cold.
The room is cold.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'cold' with 'cool', but 'cool' is milder and often pleasant, while 'cold' usually feels uncomfortable.
Σημασία
Having a low temperature
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
cold weather
|cold drink
|cold water
|cold wind
|cold day
Συνώνυμα
chilly (Slightly informal; often suggests an unpleasant coolness.)
Αντώνυμα
hot (Describes something with a high temperature.)
Θέματα
weather
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
Ορισμός
Having a temperature that is not warm or hot.
Having a temperature noticeably lower than that of the human body or the surrounding environment.
ΟΥΣΙΑΣΤΙΚΌ
A2
2
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
have/get a cold
I can't come to work today because I have a bad cold.
Ma nem tudok bemenni dolgozni, mert csúnyán meg vagyok fázva.
She caught a cold after walking home in the rain.
Megfázott, miután hazasétált az esőben.
It usually takes about a week to get over a cold.
The common cold spreads easily among children.
Drinking water can help when you have a cold.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
I have a cold.
Meg vagyok fázva.
He got a cold last week.
Múlt héten megfázott.
She caught a cold at school.
My sister has a bad cold.
Cold is common in winter.
Συχνό λάθος:
Some learners confuse 'cold' (illness) with 'cold' (temperature). Context usually makes the meaning clear.
Σημασία
Mild viral illness
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
catch a cold
|have a cold
|get over a cold
|common cold
Συνώνυμα
head cold (Specifies that the symptoms are in the head area; informal.)
Αντώνυμα
good health (The absence of illness or disease.)
Θέματα
health
|daily life
|body
|daily_life
Ορισμός
A sickness that makes your nose run and your throat hurt.
A common viral infection affecting the nose and throat, causing symptoms such as a runny nose, sneezing, and sore throat.
B1
3
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[someone] is cold to [someone]
He gave me a cold stare and walked away.
Rideg pillantást vetett rám, majd elsétált.
Her voice was cold and formal during the meeting.
A megbeszélésen a hangja rideg és hivatalos volt.
Despite the warm welcome from others, he remained cold toward her.
She spoke in a cold tone that made him uncomfortable.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
He is cold to me.
Ridegen viselkedik velem.
Her voice is cold.
Rideg a hangja.
They are cold to strangers.
The teacher was cold today.
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse this with 'cool' meaning 'calm'. Here, 'cold' suggests unfriendliness, not composure.
Σημασία
Unfriendly or unemotional
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
cold look
|cold voice
|cold manner
Συνώνυμα
aloof (More formal; emphasizes emotional distance.)
Αντώνυμα
warm (Describes someone showing kindness and friendliness.)
Θέματα
emotions
|social
|relationships
Ορισμός
Not friendly and not showing feelings.
Showing no friendliness, affection, or sympathy; emotionally distant.
B2
4
He was asked to speak cold, without any notes.
Azt kérték tőle, hogy felkészülés és jegyzetek nélkül beszéljen.
The actor had to perform the scene cold after reading it once.
A színésznek egyszeri olvasás után, próba nélkül kellett eljátszania a jelenetet.
I had to answer the question cold, without time to think.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
I had to sing cold.
Bemelegítés nélkül kellett énekelnem.
She answered the question cold.
Felkészülés nélkül válaszolt a kérdésre.
He started the job cold.
Σημασία
Without preparation or warning
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
cold call
|cold start
Συνώνυμα
unprepared (General term meaning lacking preparation; not as idiomatic.)
Αντώνυμα
prepared (Ready for something in advance.)
Θέματα
daily life
|core_vocabulary
Ορισμός
Happening without time to get ready.
Done suddenly and without any preparation or warm-up.
B2
5
They found the man lying cold on the floor.
A férfit holtan, kihűlve találták meg a padlón.
The animal was already cold when they discovered it.
Az állat már halott volt, és kihűlt, mire rátaláltak.
His hand was cold in hers, and she knew he was gone.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
The body was cold.
A holttest már kihűlt.
His hand is cold and still.
A keze hideg és mozdulatlan.
The bird is cold and dead.
Σημασία
Dead, lacking warmth of life
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
stone-cold dead
Συνώνυμα
lifeless (Focuses on absence of life, not specifically temperature.)
Αντώνυμα
alive (Living, not dead.)
Θέματα
death
|health
|body
Ορισμός
Dead, with no warmth in the body.
Having lost all body heat and signs of life; dead.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
cold
IPA
GB/kˈoʊld/
US/kˈoʊld/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
cold (1 συλλαβή)
Stress on 1st syllable (cold)
Τύποι λέξης
Adjective
- Base: cold
- Comparative: colder
- Superlative: coldest
Noun
- Base: cold
- Plural: cold, colds
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Εκφράσεις
catch a cold
1/kˈæt͡ʃ ə kˈoʊld/
fixed phrase
Become ill with a cold
To get sick with a common illness that makes your nose run and your throat hurt.
Παραδείγματα
- If you stay out in the rain too long, you might catch a cold.
- She caught a cold from her coworker last week.
cold call
1/kˈoʊld kˈɔl/
fixed phrase
Unsolicited sales phone call
To phone someone you do not know to sell something or ask for something.
Παραδείγματα
- Salespeople often make dozens of cold calls each day.
- I received a cold call about switching my internet provider.
left out in the cold
1/lˈɛft ˈaʊt ˈɪn ðə kˈoʊld/
idiom
Excluded from participation or benefit
Not included in something; ignored by others.
Παραδείγματα
- She felt left out in the cold when her friends didn't invite her to the party.
- Small businesses are often left out in the cold by new government policies.
stone-cold
1/stˈoʊn kˈoʊld/
fixed phrase
Completely without warmth or heat
Very, very cold; having no heat at all.
Παραδείγματα
- By the time we ate, the pizza was stone-cold.
- The water from the tap was stone-cold in winter.
in cold blood
1/ˈɪn kˈoʊld blˈʌd/
idiom
deliberately and without emotion (esp. killing)
To do something bad on purpose and without feeling sorry, especially killing someone.
Παραδείγματα
- The victim was murdered in cold blood.
- The crime was committed in cold blood.
- He shot them in cold blood.
- He killed them in cold blood after planning it for weeks.
- He killed the animal in cold blood.
in cold blood
2/ˈɪn kˈoʊld blˈʌd/
idiom
Deliberately and without mercy (often killing)
To do something on purpose without feeling sorry, usually something very bad like killing someone.
Παραδείγματα
- The crime was committed in cold blood.
- He murdered them in cold blood.