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cool [kuːl] adj 1. moderately cold a cool day 2. comfortably free of heat a cool room 3. producing a pleasant feeling of coldness a cool shirt 4. able to conceal emotion; calm a cool head 5. lacking in enthusiasm, affection, cordiality, etc. a cool welcome 6. calmly audacious or impudent 7. Informal (esp of numbers, sums of money, etc.) without exaggeration; actual a cool ten thousand 8. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours) (of a colour) having violet, blue, or green predominating; cold 9. (Music) (of jazz) characteristic of the late 1940s and early 1950s, economical and rhythmically relaxed 10. Informal sophisticated or elegant, esp in an unruffled way 11. Informal excellent; marvellous adv Not standard in a cool manner; coolly n 1. coolness the cool of the evening 2. Slang calmness; composure (esp in the phrases keep or lose one's cool) 3. Slang unruffled elegance or sophistication vb
1. (usually foll by down or off) to make or become cooler 2. (usually foll by down or off) to lessen the intensity of (anger or excitement) or (of anger or excitement) to become less intense; calm down cool it (usually imperative) Slang to calm down; take it easy cool one's heels to wait or be kept waiting See also cool out [Old English cōl; related to Old Norse kōlna, Old High German kuoli; see cold, chill] coolingly adv coolingness n coolish adj coolly adv coolness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
cool adjective 1. cold, chilled, chilling, refreshing, chilly, nippy, QL (S.M.S.) I felt a current of cool air. cold warm, sunny, lukewarm, tepid, moderately hot 2. calm, together (slang), collected, relaxed, composed, laid-back (informal), serene, sedate, self-controlled, placid, level-headed, dispassionate, unfazed (informal), unruffled, unemotional, self-possessed, imperturbable, unexcited, QL (S.M.S.) He was marvellously cool, smiling as if nothing had happened. calm troubled, excited, nervous, tense, agitated, impassioned, delirious, perturbed, twitchy (informal), overwrought, antsy (informal) 3. unfriendly, reserved, distant, indifferent, aloof, lukewarm, unconcerned, uninterested, frigid, unresponsive, offhand, unenthusiastic, uncommunicative, unwelcoming, standoffish, QL (S.M.S.) People found him too cool, aloof and arrogant. unfriendly warm, friendly, outgoing, responsive, receptive, amiable, cordial, sociable, chummy (informal) 4. unenthusiastic, indifferent, lukewarm, uninterested, apathetic, unresponsive, unwelcoming, QL (S.M.S.) The idea met with a cool response. 5. (Informal) fashionable, with it (informal), hip (slang), stylish, trendy (Brit. informal), chic, up-to-date, urbane, up-to-the-minute, voguish (informal), trendsetting, QL (S.M.S.) He was trying to be really cool and trendy. 6. impudent, bold, cheeky, audacious, brazen, shameless, presumptuous, impertinent, QL (S.M.S.) He displayed a cool disregard for the rules. 7. excellent, good, mean (slang), great, choice, brilliant, cracking (Brit. informal), crucial (slang), outstanding, superb, superior, first-class, mega (slang), dope (slang), world-class, admirable, first-rate, def (slang), superlative, top-notch (informal), brill (informal), bodacious (slang, chiefly U.S.), boffo (slang), bitchin' (U.S. slang), chillin' (U.S. slang), QL (S.M.S.) this summer's coolest film verb 2. make cool, freeze, chill, refrigerate, cool off Huge fans are used to cool the factory. make cool heat (up), warm (up), thaw, reheat, take the chill off 3. calm (down), lessen, abate Within a few minutes their tempers had cooled. 4. calm (down), quiet, calm (down), moderate, temper, lessen, dampen, allay, abate, assuage His strange behaviour had cooled her passion. noun 2. (Slang) calmness, control, temper, composure, self-control, poise, self-discipline, self-possession, QL (S.M.S.) She kept her cool and managed to get herself out of the situation. Translations cool [kuːl] A. ADJ (cooler (compar) (coolest (superl))) 1. (= not hot) [air, room, skin, drink] → fresco it was a cool day → el día estaba fresco it's getting or turning cooler → está empezando a refrescar it's nice and cool in here → aquí dentro hace fresquito or se está fresquito "keep in a cool place" → guardar en un lugar fresco it helps you to keep cool [food, drink] → refresca; [clothing, fan] → ayuda a mantenerse fresco 2. (= light, comfortable) [dress, fabric] → fresco 3. (= pale) [colour, shade, blue] → fresco 4. (= calm) [person, manner, action, tone] → sereno his cool handling of the situation → el aplomo con el que or la sangre fría con la que manejó la situación cool, calm and collected → tranquilo y con dominio de sí mismo to keep or stay cool → no perder la calma keep cool! → ¡tranquilo! to keep a cool head → no perder la calma to play it cool → tomárselo con calma, hacer como si nada 5. (pej) (= audacious) [behaviour] → fresco, descarado did you see the cool way he asked me to do it? → ¿viste la frescura con la que me pidió que lo hiciese? as cool as you please → más fresco que una lechuga he's a cool customer → es un fresco, es un caradura we paid a cool £200,000 for that house → pagamos la friolera de 200.000 libras por esa casa to be as cool as a cucumber → estar más fresco que una lechuga 6. (= distant, unenthusiastic) [person, response] → frío a cool welcome or reception → un recibimiento frío relations were cool but polite → la relación era fría or distante pero correcta to be cool towards or with sb → mostrarse frío con algn, tratar a algn con frialdad B. N C. VT 1. [+ brow, room] → refrescar; [+ engine] → refrigerar; [+ hot food or drink] → dejar enfriar; [+ wine, soft drink] → poner a enfriar to cool one's heels → esperar impaciente D. VI cool down B. VI + ADV 1. (= become colder) [object] → enfriarse; [person] → refrescarse, tener menos calor cool [ˈkuːl] adj [place] → frais*(fraîche); [drink] → frais*(fraîche) to keep sth cool → garder qch au frais, conserver qch au frais [clothes, fabric] → léger/ère (= not afraid) → calme to stay cool → garder son calme He stayed cool → Il a gardé son calme. to play it cool → rester calme (= unfriendly) → froid(e) (= impertinent) → effronté(e) vt (= reduce temperature of) → rafraîchir, refroidir cool it! (= calm down) → du calme! vi → rafraîchir, refroidir n to keep one's cool (= remain calm) → garder son sang-froid to lose one's cool → piquer sa crise cool down vi (= get colder) → refroidir (= get calmer) [person, situation] → se calmer cool adj (+er) water, weather, drink → kühl; clothes → luftig, leicht; serve cool → kalt or (gut) gekühlt servieren; it’s nice to slip into something cool → es ist angenehm, in etwas Luftiges or Leichtes schlüpfen zu können; “keep in a cool place” → „kühl aufbewahren“ (= calm, unperturbed) person, manner → besonnen; voice → kühl; to keep cool, to keep a cool head → einen kühlen Kopf behalten; keep cool! → reg dich nicht auf!, (nur) ruhig Blut!; as cool as you please → mit kühler Gelassenheit, in aller Seelenruhe (= audacious) → kaltblütig, unverfroren (pej), → kaltschnäuzig (inf); as cool as you please → mit größter Unverfrorenheit (pej), → seelenruhig; that was very cool of him → da hat er sich ein starkes Stück geleistet; a cool customer (inf) → ein cooler Typ (inf) (= unenthusiastic, unfriendly) greeting, reception, look → kühl; to be cool to(wards) somebody → sich jdm gegenüber kühl verhalten; play it cool! → immer mit der Ruhe!; she decided to play it cool → sie entschied sich, ganz auf kühl zu machen n (lit, fig) → Kühle f; in the cool of the evening → in der Abendkühle; to keep something in the cool → etw kühl aufbewahren (inf) keep your cool! → reg dich nicht auf!, immer mit der Ruhe!; to lose one’s cool → durchdrehen (inf); he doesn’t have the cool to be a TV announcer → er hat nicht die Nerven für einen Fernsehansager vt vi (lit, fig) → abkühlen; (anger) → verrauchen, sich legen; (enthusiasm, interest) → nachlassen; he has cooled toward(s) her → er ist ihr gegenüber kühler geworden cool: cool bag n → Kühltasche f cool box n → Kühlbox f cool [kuːl] 1. adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) (gen) → fresco/a; (drink) → freddo/a; (dress) → fresco/a, leggero/a; (calm) → calmo/a; (unenthusiastic, unfriendly) → freddo/a; (impertinent) → sfacciato/a it's cool (weather) → fa fresco to keep sth cool or in a cool place → tenere qc in fresco or al fresco to be cool towards sb → essere freddo/a con qn to keep cool → mantenersi fresco/a (fig) → conservare la calma keep cool! → calma! play it cool! → fa' finta di niente! to be as cool as a cucumber (fig) → essere imperturbabile, conservare il sangue freddo he's a pretty cool customer (fam) → ha un gran sangue freddo (pej) → ha una bella faccia tosta that was very cool of you! (fam) → che sangue freddo! we paid a cool £90,000 for that house (fam) → abbiamo pagato la bellezza di 90.000 sterline per quella casa 2. n in the cool of the evening → nella frescura serale to keep sth in the cool → tenere qc al fresco to keep one's cool (fam) → conservare la calma to lose one's cool (fam) → perdere la calma or le staffe 3. vt (air) → rinfrescare, raffreddare; (food) → raffreddare; (engine) → far raffreddare cool it! (fam) → calmati! to cool one's heels (fam) → aspettare (a lungo) 4. vi (air, liquid) → raffreddarsi cool down 1. vi + adv → raffreddarsi (fig) (person, situation) → calmarsi 2. vt + adv → far raffreddare (fig) → calmare cool off vi + adv (become less angry) → calmarsi; (lose enthusiasm, become less affectionate) → diventare più freddo/a cool [kuːl] 1. adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) (gen) → fresco/a; (drink) → freddo/a; (dress) → fresco/a, leggero/a; (calm) → calmo/a; (unenthusiastic, unfriendly) → freddo/a; (impertinent) → sfacciato/a it's cool (weather) → fa fresco to keep sth cool or in a cool place → tenere qc in fresco or al fresco to be cool towards sb → essere freddo/a con qn to keep cool → mantenersi fresco/a (fig) → conservare la calma keep cool! → calma! play it cool! → fa' finta di niente! to be as cool as a cucumber (fig) → essere imperturbabile, conservare il sangue freddo he's a pretty cool customer (fam) → ha un gran sangue freddo (pej) → ha una bella faccia tosta that was very cool of you! (fam) → che sangue freddo! we paid a cool £90,000 for that house (fam) → abbiamo pagato la bellezza di 90.000 sterline per quella casa 2. n in the cool of the evening → nella frescura serale to keep sth in the cool → tenere qc al fresco to keep one's cool (fam) → conservare la calma to lose one's cool (fam) → perdere la calma or le staffe 3. vt (air) → rinfrescare, raffreddare; (food) → raffreddare; (engine) → far raffreddare cool it! (fam) → calmati! to cool one's heels (fam) → aspettare (a lungo) 4. vi (air, liquid) → raffreddarsi cool down 1. vi + adv → raffreddarsi (fig) (person, situation) → calmarsi 2. vt + adv → far raffreddare (fig) → calmare adj cool [kuːl] 1 slightly cold cool weather. koel مُعْـتَـدِل البُـرودَه (про)хладен chladný kølig kühl δροσερός fresco jahe خنک viileä frais קָרִיר शीतल, ठंडा svjež, prohladan hűvös sejuk svalur fresco 涼しい 서늘한 vėsus vēss; dzestrs dingin koel kjølig, sval chłodny fresco răcoros прохладный studený svež svež sval, kylig เย็น serin 涼的 холоднуватий, прохолодний هلكا ٹھنڈا، نیم سرد mát 凉的 2 calm or not excitable He's very cool in a crisis. kalm هـادئ، رابِط الجـأْش спокоен klidný kold; fattet kühl ψύχραιμος tranquilo, calmado, sereno, relajado rahulik خونسرد و آرام rauhallinen calme קַר רוּח शांत miran, staložen higgadt tenang rólegur, kaldur calmo 冷静な 침착한 ramus, šaltakraujiškas mierīgs; nosvērts tenang kalm rolig, fattet, kald og rolig spokojny calmo calm невозмутимый pokojný miren miran lugn, kall สงบเยือกเย็น sakin, soğukkanlı 冷靜的 спокійний, холоднокровний ٹھنڈے دل ودماغ کا bình tĩnh 冷静的 3 not very friendly He was very cool towards me. koel, kil فاتِـر ، غـيْـر وُدّي، فَـظ хладен chladný kold; kølig kühl ψυχρός, μη φιλικός frío, seco jahe سرد؛ غیر صمیمانه viileä froid קָרִיר रूखा, उदासीन bezobrazan közömbös dingin fálegur, kuldalegur freddo 冷淡な 냉정한 abejingas, šaltas nelaipns bersikap dingin koel kjølig, uvennlig obojętny frio rece неприветливый chladný hladen hladan kall, kylig, kallsinnig เย็นชา soğuk 冷淡的 неласкавий; непривітний سرد مهر lãnh đạm 冷淡的 4 (slang) great; terrific; fantastic Wow, that's really cool!; You look cool in those jeans! koel, kief رائِـع (في العاميّـه) екстра úžasný, skvělý smart; lækker; checket; cool cool εξαίρετος, καταπληκτικός (λαϊκ.) guay, ¡qué pasada! lahe, šeff خیلی خوب؛ جالب cool מַגנִיב शानदार mir, spokojnost szuper, állati jó hebat fantastico, favoloso すてきな 멋있는 nuostabus, šaunus foršs, kruts hebat te gek, uitstekend kul, tøff świetny классно!, супер! skvelý, úžasný, fantastický kul, super super häftig, cool เจ๋ง mükemmel, şahane (俚)很好,太棒了 чудовий, першокласний شاندار، بهت اچها tuyệt vời (俚)好,棒极了 v 1 to make or become less warm The jelly will cool better in the refrigerator; She cooled her hands in the stream. verkoel, verkil يُـبَـرِّد охладявам (се) ochladit (se) blive kold; køle; afkøle abkühlen κρυώνω, δροσίζω enfriar(se) jahutama, jahtuma خنک کردن یا شدن viilentää, jäähtyä refroidir לְקַרֵר ठण्डा करना ohladiti, postati hladan (le)hűt mendinginkan kæla raffreddare 冷やす 식다 (at)vės(in)ti, atšal(dy)ti atvēsināt; atdzesēt; atdzist sejuk afkoelen (av)kjøle(s), kjølne chłodzić (się), stygnąć arrefecer a (se) răci охлаждать(ся) ochladiť (sa) (o)hladiti (se) rashladiti kyla[] av, svalka ทำให้เย็นลง serinle(t)mek 使冷卻 охолоджувати(ся) ٹھنڈا هونا يا كرنا làm nguội đi 使冷却 2 to become less strong His affection for her has cooled; Her anger cooled. afkoel يَـبْـرُد، يَـهـدَأ успокоявам zchladnout, ochladnout køle af abkühlen ελαττώνομαι, φθίνω calmar(se) jahenema فروکش کردن viiletä, lauhtua (se) refroidir לְצָנֵן क्रोध ठण्डा करना ohladiti csillapodik berkurang minnka raffreddarsi さめる 식다 atvėsti, atslūgti atvēst; nomierināties menjadi kurang bekoelen kjølne, avta stygnąć esfriar a (se) micşora остывать ochladnúť ohladiti se smanjiti se svalna ทำให้ลดน้อยลง (อารมณ์) yatışmak, sakinleşmek 變得不那麼強烈 остигати كمزور هو جانا bình tĩnh lại 使平静下来 n cool air or atmosphere the cool of the evening. koelte بُرودَه прохлада chlad kulde; kølighed die Kühle ψύχρα fresco, relente jahedus هوای خنک viileys fraîcheur קְרִירוּת शीतलता studen hűvösség kesejukan svali fresco 冷気 냉기 vėsa vēsums nyaman koelte kjølighet chłód friagem răcoare прохлада chlad hlad svežina svalka ความเย็น serinlik 涼爽 прохолода; спокійність هلكا ٹھنڈا موسم، نیم سرد فضا khí mát mẻ 凉爽 adv coolly koel بِـبُـرودَه хладно chladně koldt; køligt kühl ψυχρά tranquilamente, con calma jahedalt, rahulikult با خونسردی؛ با بی اعتنایی viileästi, rauhallisesti calmement בְּקְרִירוּת शान्ति से svjež hűvösen dengan tenang, dingin kuldalega con calma 冷たく 서늘하게 ramiai, be entuziazmo vēsi; mierīgi; nelaipni dengan tenang koel kjølig; rolig; frekt, overlegent chłodno calmamente cu calm прохладно chladno mirno sveže svalt, kyligt, lugnt อย่างไม่เป็นมิตร sakin bir şekilde, oldukça soğuk bir şekilde 涼爽地 прохолодно; байдуже سرد بے مهرى سے، جوش کے بغیر lạnh nhạt 凉爽地 n coolness koelte, kilte بُـرودَه хладнокръвие chlad, klid sindsro; fattethed die Kaltblütigkeit ψυχρότητα frescura, frescor; frialdad; serenidad, sangre fría jahedus خونسردی؛ خنکی viileys fraîcheur; froideur קְרִירוּת शान्ति hladnoća hűvösség kesejukan svali; fáleiki; stilling fresco; freddezza 涼しさ 서늘함 vės(um)a, abejingumas, ramybė vēsums; dzestrums ketenangan koelte kjølighet; kaldblodighet; overlegenhet chłód frescura răcoare; răceală; sânge rece прохлада; холодок chlad hladnost; mirnost svežina kylighet, kyla, svalka ความไม่เป็นมิตร serinlik, serinkanlılık 涼爽 прохолода; холоднокровність خنكى، هلكى سردى sự lãnh đạm 凉爽 adj cool-ˈheaded able to act calmly. nugter, bedaard بِـهُـدوء، بِـرباطَـة جَـأْش хладнокръвен rozvážný, chladnokrevný koldsindig; kolblodig kaltblütig ψύχραιμος sangre fría külmavereline آرام؛ خونسرد kylmähermoinen calme קַר רוּח शांतदिमाग hladnokrvan higgadt tenang óuppnæmur calmo 冷静な 냉정한 šaltakraujiškas nosvērts; nesatraukts lagak tenang koelbloedig kaldblodig opanowany controlado calm невозмутимый chladnokrvný hladnokrven pribran kallblodig, lugn ใจเย็น sakin, soğukkanlı 頭腦冷靜的 спокійний; холоднокровний ٹھنڈے دل ودماغ کا bình tĩnh 头脑冷静的 cool down 1 to make or become less warm Let your food cool down a bit! afkoel يَـبْـرُد изстивам vychladnout køle; afkøle; køle af abkühlen κρυώνω enfriar(se) jahutama, jahtuma خنک شدن jäähdyttää, jäähtyä refroidir לְהִתקַרֵר शांत होना, शांत करना ohladnjeti (le)hűl menjadi dingin kólna raffreddare さめる 식히다 atvės(in)ti, atauš(in)ti atdzist; kļūt vēsākam menjadi sejuk afkoelen avkjøle(s), kjølne stygnąć, studzić arrefecer a (se) răci остывать vychladnúť ohladiti (se) ohladiti se svalna ทำให้เย็นลง soğu(t)mak 變涼 охолоджувати(ся) ٹھنڈا هوجانا làm nguội đi 变凉 2 to make or become less excited or less emotional He was very angry but he's cooled down now. bedaar يَـهْـدَأ минава (ми) uklidnit (se) dæmpe sig ned; dysse ned; berolige beruhigen ηρεμώ calmar(se) rahustama, rahunema آرام شدن rauhoittaa, rauhoittua se calmer לְהֵרָגַע शांत होना smiriti se (le)hűl menenangkan róast calmarsi おさまる 냉정을 찾다 nu(si)raminti nomierināties bertenang tot bedaren brengen, tot bedaren komen roe ned, roes, roe seg ned opanowywać się, ochłonąć acalmar a se calma утихомиривать upokojiť sa pomiriti (se) smiriti se lugna ner [] ทำให้สงบลง sakinleş(tir)mek 冷靜下來 остигати جوش ٹھنڈا پڑ جانا bình tĩnh lại 平静下来 keep one's cool not to become over-excited or confused If you keep your cool you won't fail. koel bly, kalm bly يَبْـقى هادِئـا، يُحافِظ على رَباطَة جأْشِـه запазвам спокойствие zachovat si chladnou hlavu bevare fatningen; ikke miste fatningen sich nicht aufregen διατηρώ την ψυχραιμία μου mantener la serenidad/calma, mantener la sangre fría külma verd säilitama خونسردی خود را حفظ کردن pitää päänsä kylmänä garder son sang-froid לְהַרגִיע शांत रहना ne uzrujavati se megőrzi nyugalmát tetap tenang halda stillingu sinni mantenere la calma 冷静を保つ 침착하다 išlaikyti savitvardą saglabāt mieru bertenang het hoofd koel houden bevare fatningen zachowywać spokój dominar-se a-şi păstra sângele rece сохранять спокойствие zachovať si chladnú hlavu ostati miren ostati pribran behålla sitt lugn ควบคุมอารมณ์ soğukkanlılığını korumak 保持冷靜 не розгубитися هوش ميں رهنا، جوش ميں نہ آنا giữ bình tĩnh 保持头脑冷静 lose one's cool not to keep one's cool. opgewonde raak يفْقِـد هُدوءه заубвам спокойствие ztratit rozvahu ikke bevare fatningen; miste fatningen die Beherrschung verlieren χάνω την ψυχραιμία μου perder la serenidad/calma kannatust kaotama خونسردی خود را از دست دادن؛ برآشفتن menettää malttinsa perdre son sang-froid לְהִתעַצבֵּן शांति खो देना izgubiti živce elveszti nyugalmát verða æstur perdere la calma かっとなる 냉정을 잃다 prarasti savitvardą satraukties tidak bertenang zijn zelfbeheersing verliezen miste fatningen tracić panowanie perder a cabeça a-şi pierde sângele rece выйти из себя stratiť rozvahu razburiti se izgubiti nerve ตื่นเต้น; เอะอะโวยวาย soğukkanlılığını kaybetmek 失去冷靜 розгубитися جوش ميں آجانا، هوش كهودينا mất bình tĩnh 头脑未保持冷静 cool → مائِل للبرودة, متبلد الحس chladný, trendový kold, sej cool, kühl δροσερός, στυλάτος chulo, elegante, fresco siisti, viileä cool, frais hladan, strašan fantastico, fresco かっこいい, 涼しい 멋진, 서늘한 cool, koud avkjølt, kul chłodny, fajny bacana, fixe, fresco прохладный, стильный cool, kylig เย็น, ทันสมัย havalı, serin mát mẻ, sành điệu 凉爽的, 时尚的 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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One fine evening a young princess put on her bonnet and clogs, and went out to take a walk by herself in a wood; and when she came to a cool spring of water, that rose in the midst of it, she sat herself down to rest a while. The day is so warm, and the sun's rays so scorching, that the water in the pond looks very cool and inviting. But they sit cool in the cool shade: they want in everything to be merely spectators, and they avoid sitting where the sun burneth on the steps. |
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