chill

chill  (chl)

n.

1. A moderate but penetrating coldness.

2. A sensation of coldness, often accompanied by shivering and pallor of the skin.

3. A checking or dampening of enthusiasm, spirit, or joy: bad news that put a chill on the celebration.

4. A sudden numbing fear or dread.

adj.

1. Moderately cold; chilly: a chill wind.

2. Not warm and friendly; distant: a chill greeting.

3. Discouraging; dispiriting: "Chill penury repressed their noble rage" (Thomas Gray).

v. chilled, chill·ing, chills

v.tr.

1. To affect with or as if with cold.

2. To lower in temperature; cool.

3. To make discouraged; dispirit.

4. Metallurgy To harden (a metallic surface) by rapid cooling.

v.intr.

1. To be seized with cold.

2. To become cold or set: jelly that chills quickly.

3. Metallurgy To become hard by rapid cooling.

4. Slang

a. To calm down or relax. Often used with out.

b. To pass time idly; loiter. Often used with out.

c. To keep company; see socially. Often used with out.

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[Middle English chile, from Old English cele; see gel- in Indo-European roots.]

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chilling·ly adv.

chillness n.

Our Living Language In the 1980s and 1990s, chill gained currency as a slang term meaning "to relax, calm down." It is first recorded in 1979 and comes from Black English slang, which has frequently been a source of slang and informal words in Standard English, often through the medium of various African-American musical styles (in this case, rap and hip-hop). In fact, the word chill has had several incarnations as a slang term both inside and outside Black English. An older slang sense, recorded first in the 1870s, has been "to lose interest (in something), sour (on something)." Since the late 1920s it has also been used transitively to mean "to quash" and even "to kill." The recent use in the sense "to calm down" is another example of slang's innovativeness: English has always used words referring to heat and cold metaphorically to refer to emotions, and has used cool to refer to calmness since Old English times. Chill is a novel way of saying cool down, an old metaphor. The semantic evolution of chill continues as this is being written; the new sense of "to relax" has even more recently been extended to mean "to relax among friends, socialize." Chill thus offers a good example of how living languages are constantly changing in ways that are at once unpredictable and immediately comprehensible.

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chill [tʃɪl]

n

1. a moderate coldness

2. a sensation of coldness resulting from a cold or damp environment, or from a sudden emotional reaction

3. (Medicine / Pathology) a feverish cold

4. a check on enthusiasm or joy

5. (Engineering / Metallurgy) a metal plate placed in a sand mould to accelerate cooling and control local grain growth

6. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) another name for bloom¹ [9]

adj

another word for chilly

vb

1. to make or become cold

2. (tr) to cool or freeze (food, drinks, etc.)

3. (tr)

a.  to depress (enthusiasm, etc.)

b.  to discourage

4. (Engineering / Metallurgy) (tr) to cool (a casting or metal object) rapidly in order to prevent the formation of large grains in the metal

5. (intr) Slang chiefly US to relax; calm oneself See also chill out

[Old English ciele; related to calan to cool, Latin gelidus icy]

chillingly  adv

chillness  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	chill - coldness due to a cold environment   gelidity, iciness low temperature, cold, frigidity, frigidness, coldness - the absence of heat; "the coldness made our breath visible"; "come in out of the cold"; "cold is a vasoconstrictor"
	2.	chill - an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him" frisson, quiver, shudder, tingle, thrill, shiver fear, fearfulness, fright - an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
	3.	chill - a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever shivering symptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease
	4.	chill - a sudden numbing dread pall apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread - fearful expectation or anticipation; "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension"
Verb	1.	chill - depress or discourage; "The news of the city's surrender chilled the soldiers" cast down, deject, depress, dismay, dispirit, demoralise, demoralize, get down - lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"
	2.	chill - make cool or cooler; "Chill the food" cool, cool down alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" quench - cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid; "quench steel" ice - put ice on or put on ice; "Ice your sprained limbs" refrigerate - cool or chill in or as if in a refrigerator; "refrigerate this medicine"
	3.	chill - loose heat; "The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm" cool, cool down change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"

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chill

verb

1. cool, refrigerate, freeze Chill the fruit salad until serving time.

2. dishearten, depress, discourage, dismay, dampen, deject There was a coldness in her voice which chilled him.

noun

1. coldness, bite, nip, sharpness, coolness, rawness, crispness, frigidity September is here, bringing with it a chill in the mornings.

2. shiver, frisson, goose pimples, goose flesh He smiled an odd smile that sent a chill through me.

3. cold He caught a nasty chill.

adjective

chilly, biting, sharp, freezing, raw, bleak, chilly, wintry, frigid, parky (Brit. informal) A chill wind was blowing.

chill out relax, take it easy, loosen up, lighten up (slang), hang loose (slang), let yourself go (informal), let your hair down (informal), mellow out (informal), outspan (S. African) Take it easy, man - you need to chill out.

Translations

chill [tʃɪl]

A. N (= coldness) → frío m (Med) → resfriado m; (= mild fever) → escalofrío m
there's a chill in the air → hace fresco
to catch a chill (Med) → resfriarse
to cast a chill over → enfriar el ambiente de
to take the chill off [+ room] → calentar un poco, templar; [+ wine] → templar

B. ADJ [wind] → frío

C. VT [+ wine] → enfriar; [+ food] → refrigerar
serve chilled → sírvase bien frío
to chill sb's blood (fig) → helarle la sangre en las venas a algn
to be chilled to the bone → estar helado hasta los huesos

chill out VI + ADV (esp US) → tranquilizarse, relajarse
chill out, man! → ¡tranqui tronco!

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chill [ˈtʃɪl]

n

(= coldness) → froid m

(= illness) → refroidissement m, coup m de froid

[horror] → frisson m

adj → froid(e), glacial(e)

vt (= make cold) [+ person] → faire frissonner
to be chilled to the bone, to be chilled to the marrow → être transi(e) de froid

[+ wine, food] → mettre au frais
"serve chilled" → "à servir frais"

(= horrify) → refroidir

vi → refroidir
Put the wine in the fridge to chill
BUT Mets le vin au frais dans le réfrigérateur.

chill out

vi (= relax) → se relaxer
chilled out [ˌtʃɪldˈaʊt] adj (= relaxed) → décontracté(e) >

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chill

n

→ Frische f; there’s quite a chill in the air → es ist ziemlich frisch; the sun took the chill off the water → die Sonne hat das Wasser ein bisschen erwärmt; you should take the chill off the wine → Sie sollten den Wein nicht so eiskalt servieren

(Med) → fieberhafte Erkältung; (= shiver) → Schauder m, → Frösteln nt; to catch a chill → sich verkühlen

(fig) a distinct chill in East/West relations → eine deutliche Abkühlung der Ost-West-Beziehungen; his presence cast a chill over the meeting → durch seine Anwesenheit wurde das Treffen sehr kühl or frostig

adj (lit) → kühl, frisch; (fig liter) reception → kühl, frostig

vt

(lit) wine, meat → kühlen; I was chilled to the bone or marrow → die Kälte ging mir bis auf die Knochen

(fig) blood → gefrieren lassen

vi (inf) → chillen (sl), → relaxen (sl)

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chill [tʃɪl]

1. adj (wind) → freddo/a, gelido/a

2. n → freddo (Med) → infreddatura, colpo di freddo
there's a chill in the air → l'aria è fredda
to take the chill off (a room) → riscaldare un po' (una stanza)
to catch a chill (Med) → prendere un colpo di freddo

3. vt (food, drink) → mettere in fresco
"serve chilled" → "servire fresco"
to chill sb's blood (fig) → far gelare il sangue a qn
to be chilled to the bone → essere gelato/a fino alle ossa

chill out vi (esp) (Am) (fam) → darsi una calmata

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chill [tʃɪl]

1. adj (wind) → freddo/a, gelido/a

2. n → freddo (Med) → infreddatura, colpo di freddo
there's a chill in the air → l'aria è fredda
to take the chill off (a room) → riscaldare un po' (una stanza)
to catch a chill (Med) → prendere un colpo di freddo

3. vt (food, drink) → mettere in fresco
"serve chilled" → "servire fresco"
to chill sb's blood (fig) → far gelare il sangue a qn
to be chilled to the bone → essere gelato/a fino alle ossa

chill out vi (esp) (Am) (fam) → darsi una calmata

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chill

n chill [tʃil]

1 coldness There's a chill in the air. koudheid بُرودَه، قَشْعَريرَه студ chlad, zima kølighed; kulde die Kälte ψύχρα frío kõledus, külmus سرما؛ خنکی koleus, kylmyys froid קוֹר ठंड hladnoća, studen hideg dingin kuldi, nepja freddo 寒気 냉기 šaltis, šaltukas vēsums; dzestrums kesejukan kilte kulde, kjølighet chłód friagem răcoare холод; прохлада chlad hlad hladnoća kyla ความหนาวเย็น serinlik; soğuk hava 寒氣 холод ٹھنڈک ، خنکی sự ớn lạnh 寒冷

2 an illness which causes shivering I think I've caught a chill. verkoue يُصابُ بِزُكام настинка nachlazení, třesavka forkølelse die Erkältung κρυολόγημα, συνάχι resfriado külmetus چایمان؛ لرز kylmettyminen refroidissement הִתקָרֵרוּת सिहरन zimica, jeza, drhtavica meghűlés demam kvef infreddatura 悪寒 오한 persišaldymas saaukstēšanās seram sejuk verkoudheid forkjølelse, kuldegysning przeziębienie resfriado răceală простуда nachladnutie prehlad groznica frossbrytning, förkylning เป็นหวัด soğuk algınlığı, üşütme 風寒 простуда, озноб لرزہ cảm lạnh 风寒

adj

cold a chill wind. koue بارِد، قارِس хладен studený, mrazivý kølig; kold kühl frío külm سرد kylmä froid קָר ठण्डा hladan, studen hűvös dingin kaldur freddo 冷たい 차가운 šaltas dzestrs berangin kil kjølig zimny frio rece студёный studený mrzel hladan kall, kylig หนาว serin, soğuk 寒冷的 прохолодний, холодний ٹھنڈی giá lạnh 寒冷的

v

to make cold (without freezing) Have you chilled the wine? afkoel, verkoel يُبَرِّد، يُثَلِّج изстудявам (vy/z)chladit afkøle kühlen ψύχω enfriar jahutama خنک کردن jäähdyttää (mettre à) rafraîchir לְקָרֵר ठण्डा हो जाना ohladiti, rashladiti (le)hűt mendinginkan kæla mettere al fresco, raffreddare 冷やす 차게 하다 atšaldyti atvēsināt menyejukkan koelen (av)kjøle chłodzić arrefecer a pune la gheaţă охлаждать vychladiť ohladiti rashladiti kyla ทำให้เย็น soğutmak 使變冷 охолоджувати, студити یخ ٹھنڈا کرنا làm lạnh 使变冷

adj chilly

cold a chilly day. koue بارِد، مُسَبِّبٌ للقَشْعَريرَه мразовит chladný, studený, mrazivý kølig frostig κρύος frío kõle سرد kolea froid קָרִיר ठण्डा studen, hladan hideg dingin kaldur, napur freddo 冷え冷えする 추운 šaltas vēss; dzestrs hari yang dingin koel kjølig zimny frio rece холодный chladný mrzel prohladan kall, kylig ซึ่งหนาวเย็น soğuk, serin 寒冷的 прохолодний ٹھنڈا ، خنک rét căm căm 寒冷的

n chilliness

koelheid بُرودَه، قَشْعَريرَه студенина chlad, mrazivost kølighed die Kälte ψύχρα frío kõledus خنکی؛ سرما koleus froid קְרִירוּת ठंड studeno hidegség dingin kuldi, svali freddo 冷気 추움 šaltumas vēsums; dzestrums kedinginan koelte kulde zimno frio frig холод chlad mrzlo vreme svežina kyla, kylighet ความเย็น soğukluk, serinlik 寒冷 прохолодність ٹھنڈک sự ớn lạnh; sự lạnh lùng 寒冷

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chill → يَرتجِف vychladit afkøle kühlen ψύχω enfriar jäähdyttää refroidir ohladiti raffreddare 冷やす 식히다 afkoelen avkjøle oziębić esfriar охлаждать kyla ner ทำให้เย็น soğutmak làm lạnh 变冷