One of the first Italian adjectives you should learn as a beginner is coldmeaning is cold.
‘Freddo’ as an adjective
As with all adjectives, endings vary depending on the gender and/or number of subjects in question.
- cold = masculine, singular
- cold = female, singular
- cold = masculine, plural
- cold = feminine, plural
similar to english words coldyou can use it cold Describes anything characterized by low temperatures. Below are some common examples.
weather
- cold wind = cold wind
- cold day = cold day
- cold winter = cold winter
food
- cold drink = cold drink
- cold cuts = cold cuts
- a cold meal = a cold meal
body parts
- icy hand = icy hand
- flinch = flinch*
- icy fingers = icy fingers
*notes: have/get cold feet is a popular English expression that means lose courage or have strong doubts about something (to the point of giving it up). However, you cannot translate it verbatim into Italian.The easiest way to express the same idea is Fear (Fear), retreat (back off, quit) or reconsider (reconsider).
Tomorrow will be a very cold day. Temperatures will drop below freezing!
Tomorrow will be a very cold day. The temperature will be below zero.
As such a common adjective, it’s no surprise that it has several figurative meanings cold.
One that should be easy for English speakers to remember is Detached, indifferent or not interestedbecause of the word cold have the same metaphorical meaning.
few cold people exhibition his emotions.
A cold person rarely shows his/her emotions.
Another metaphor means, perhaps more difficult to remember, is cool-headed, calm or set. E.g, reason cool-headed (literally cold-headed) means that you are able to focus clearly without being affected by your emotions.
I can’t give you the answer right now. I have to think calmly.
I can’t give you the answer right now. I need to think clearly.
a cold blooded animal Yes A sort of cold blooded animal. Interestingly, cold-blooded also means “cold-blooded“, like the act of doing something without feeling or compassion.
cold blooded It can also refer to a person who is very calm and unaffected by what is happening around them.This is where we get the expression Cool and cool! This can be said to calm a person down.Singer Luca Dirisio even wrote a songs with this expression in the title.
Guys, calm down and calm down! Explain to me clearly what happened.
Guys, calm down! Tell me what the hell is going on.
Another interesting expression is cold shower (lights cold shower) which means unexpected disappointment.
‘Freddo’ as a noun
Another feature of the word cold What it has in common with the English equivalent is that it can also be used as a noun. E.g, the cold of winter translate to the cold of winter. In this sense, it usually occurs with the following verbs:
- cold = calm down (literally a cold) – used to describe how a person is feeling (e.g. I’m cold! = I’m cold!)
- calm down = calm down (lit. to do cold) – used to describe weather conditions (e.g. Today it’s cold! = Today it’s cold!)
- feel cold = feel cold
- catch cold = cold
- cold = cold
It’s too cold outside! I’m cold enough at home, imagine if I go out!
It’s too cold outside! I’m cold enough that it’s impossible for me to go out because it’s in the house!
sometimes you may see cold for complex numbers, especially in expressions first cold (lit. first cold) refers to the first cold of the season.
a possible metaphor cold As a noun it is “a feeling of fear or fear”.
I get cold just thinking about it!
Just thinking about it makes me shudder!
way of expression cold Literally means to prepare something without the use of fire or heat, but it is also used figuratively to describe planned actions that are not influenced by emotions (eg decide to be cold = make calm decisions).
To wrap up, let’s take a look at some useful words derived from cold:
- cold = sensitive to cold
- cold = indifference, indifference, alienation
- cold = Puns, one-liners, play on words
- cool = cool, cool, shoot
- cold = get cold
- coldly = cold, cold, in an unfriendly way
Idioms with the word “freddo”
It’s freezing cold!
Literal translation: It makes a cold dog. / Cold weather.
English meaning: It was terribly cold.
It’s freezing cold!
Literal translation: It makes a cold executioner. / The executioner is cold.
English meaning: It was terribly cold.
it keeps me neither hot nor cold
Literal translation: It keeps me neither hot nor cold.
English meaning: I am indifferent.
cold sweat
Literal translation: sweating cold
English meaning: cold sweat
