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cosy

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co·sy  (kz)
adj., v. & n.
Variant of cozy.

cosy US, cozy [ˈkəʊzɪ]
adj -sier, -siest US, -zier -ziest
1. warm and snug
2. intimate; friendly
3. convenient, esp for devious purposes a cosy deal
n pl -sies US, -zies
a cover for keeping things warm egg cosy
[from Scots, of unknown origin]
cosily  US, cozily adv
cosiness  US, coziness n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cosy - a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm
cloth covering - a covering made of cloth
Adj.1.cosy - enjoying or affording comforting warmth and shelter especially in a small space; "a cozy nook near the fire"; "snug in bed"; "a snug little apartment"
comfortable, comfy - providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (`comfy' is informal); "comfortable clothes"; "comfortable suburban houses"; "made himself comfortable in an armchair"; "the antihistamine made her feel more comfortable"; "are you comfortable?"; "feeling comfy now?"

cosy
adjective
1. comfortable, homely, warm, intimate, snug, comfy (informal), sheltered Guests can relax in the cosy bar before dinner.
2. snug, warm, secure, comfortable, sheltered, comfy (informal), tucked up, cuddled up, snuggled down I was lying cosy in bed with the Sunday papers.
3. intimate, friendly, informal a cosy chat between friends
Translations
cosy cozy (US) [ˈkəʊzɪ]
A. ADJ (cosier (compar) (cosiest (superl)))
1. (= warm) [room, atmosphere] → acogedor; [clothes] → de abrigo, caliente
2. (= friendly) [chat] → íntimo, personal
3. (pej) (= convenient) [arrangement, relationship] → de lo más cómodo; (= easy, comfortable) [life] → holgado
B. N (for teapot, egg) cubierta que se utiliza para mantener el té de una tetera, los huevos calientes
cosy up cozy up (US) VI + ADV to cosy up to sb (US) (fig) → tratar de quedar bien con algn

cosy [ˈkəʊzi] cozy (US) adj
[person] (= warm and comfortable) to be cosy → être confortablement installé(e)
to feel cosy → se sentir bien
[bed] → douillet(te)
(= homely) [house] → confortable; [pub] → accueillant(e); [room] → douillet(te)
[atmosphere] → chaleureux/euse
(= friendly) [evening, dinner] → intime
[relationship] → particulier/ère
the cosy world of ... → le monde privilégié de ...

cosy, (US) cozy
adj (+er) room, atmosphere, restaurantgemütlich, behaglich; (= warm)mollig warm; (fig) chatgemütlich, traulich (dated); relationshiptraut; to feel cosy (person)sich wohl- und behaglich fühlen; (room etc)einen behaglichen or gemütlichen Eindruck machen; I’m very cosy hereich fühle mich hier sehr wohl, ich finde es hier sehr gemütlich; a cosy little tête-à-tête (fig)ein trautes Tete-a-tete or Tête-à-tête; warm and cosymollig warm
n (= tea cosy, egg cosy)Wärmer m
vi to cosy up to somebody (inf)mit jdm auf Schmusekurs gehen (inf)

cosy cozy (Am) [ˈkəʊzɪ]
1. adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (room, atmosphere) → accogliente, intimo/a; (clothes) → bello/a caldo/a
I'm very cosy here → sto proprio bene qui
we had a cosy chat → abbiamo fatto due chiacchiere in confidenza
2. n (tea cosy) → copriteiera m inv; (egg cosy) → copriuovo

cosy cozy (Am) [ˈkəʊzɪ]
1. adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (room, atmosphere) → accogliente, intimo/a; (clothes) → bello/a caldo/a
I'm very cosy here → sto proprio bene qui
we had a cosy chat → abbiamo fatto due chiacchiere in confidenza
2. n (tea cosy) → copriteiera m inv; (egg cosy) → copriuovo

cosy
adj cosy [ˈkəuzi]
warm and comfortable a cosy chat; a cosy armchair. knus مُريح ودافئ уютен příjemný, pohodlný hyggelig; magelig gemütlich άνετος, ζεστός, βολικός cómodo, agradable, acogedor hubane گرم و نرم؛ گرم و دوستانه mukava, kodikas douillet חָמִים וְנָעִים आरामदेह udoban lakályos hangat dan menyenangkan, enak þægilegur, notalegur confortevole, comodo 居ごこちの良い 아늑한 jaukus, malonus, patogus omulīgs; mājīgs nyaman dan selesa behaaglijk koselig, hyggelig przytulny aconchegado уютный príjemný, pohodlný prijeten, udoben udoban mysig อบอุ่นและสะดวกสบาย rahat, samimî 溫暖舒適的 затишний, приємний گرم، آرام ده ấm cúng
n
a covering for a teapot (ˈtea-cosy) or for an egg (ˈegg-cosy), to keep it warm. mussie غِطاء لإبريق الشّاي похлупак panenka -hætte; tehætte; æggevarmer der (Tee-/Eier-)Wärmer κάλυμμα που διατηρεί κτ. ζεστό cubierta soojendaja روقوری؛ دم کن teemyssy, munanlämmitin couvre-théière/oeuf מִכְסֵה לְתִיוֹן टोप, टोपी pokrivač za čajnik teamelegítő, tojásmelegítő pembungkus teko, dll. tehetta copriteiera, 保温カバー 보온용 커버 gobtuvėlis sildāmais (tējkannai u.tml.) penutup theemuts,eierwarmer te-/eggvarmer kapturek abafador capac (pentru ceai) стёганый чехол prikrývka (na udržanie teploty čaju, vajec) pokrivalo, grelnik pokrivač za čajnik []värmare สิ่งที่ใช้สวมกาน้ำชาหรือไข่ต้มเพื่อเก็บความร้อน çaydanlık örtüsü, yumurta kılıfı 保溫罩(如茶壺保溫罩或蛋保溫罩) баба كتيلى پوش، چاۓ پوش ấm ủ nóng trà
adv cosily
behaaglik بصورة مُريحَـه удобно pohodlně hyggeligt; mageligt gemütlich άνετα cómodamente, agradablemente, acogedoramente hubaselt با راحتی؛ بطور گرم و نرم kodikkaasti douillettement בְּנוֹחִיוּת וּבחָמִימוּת आराम से udobno lakályosan dengan nyaman notalega comodamente ぬくぬくと jaukiai, maloniai, patogiai omulīgi; mājīgi dengan nyaman behaaglijk koselig, hyggelig przytulnie aconchegadamente уютно pohodlne udobno udobno mysigt อย่างอบอุ่นและสะดวกสบาย rahatça, samimî bir şekilde 暖和舒服地 затишно, приємно آرام س‍ے، مزے س‍ے một cách ấm cúng
n cosiness
behaaglikheid, geselligheid كَوْن الشيء مُريحا уютност útulnost hygge die Gemütlichkeit άνεση, ζεστασιά comodidad, sensación acogedora hubasus راحتی؛ دنجی kodikkuus confort נוֹחִיוּת וְחָמִימוּת सुख udobnost lakályosság kenyamanan notalegheit comodità, confortevolezza 居ごこち良さ 아늑함 jaukumas omulība; mājīgums kenyamanan behaaglijkheid hygge przytulność aconchego уют útulnosť udobnost udobnost trivsamhet ความอบอุ่นและสะดวกสบาย rahatlık, samimîlik 暖和舒服 затишність, затишок آرام س‍ے، آرام س‍ے هونا sự ấm cúng

cosy دافئ ومريح útulný hyggelig gemütlich αναπαυτικός acogedor lämmin confortable ugodan accogliente 居心地のよい 아늑한 knus koselig przytulny aconchegante уютный mysig อบอุ่นและสะดวกสบาย rahat ấm cúng 舒适的


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It is by reason of this cosy blanketing of his body, that the whale is enabled to keep himself comfortable in all weathers, in all seas, times, and tides.
He never used the cosy chambers which the Reform provides for its favoured members.
When night came I slept sweetly in a cosy nook, though the remembrance that I was alone in a strange land made me sometimes start up and look around me in alarm, and then I wished heartily that I had stayed at home at ease.
 
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