/fʁwa/
Translation
cold
Word origin
From Latin frigidus ('cold'), from frigus ('cold, frost'). English 'frigid' and 'refrigerate' share this root.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- frigidus
- English cognates
- frigid, refrigerate
Grammar
Examples
, .
It's cold this morning, put on your coat.
.
My coffee is already cold.
' .
She looked at me with a cold smile.
, !
Put your coat on, it's really cold outside!
.
My coffee went cold while I was working.
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Stories
(9)Chez le médecin
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Cuisiner ensemble
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Le bus manqué
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Un après-midi de pluie
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Il faut que tu partes
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Ce qu'il a dit
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En rentrant chez elle
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La seule qui puisse
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Pas devant les clients
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Grammar articles
(8)Avoiding the Passive in French: on, se and the Active Recast
French Imparfait: One Stem, One Set of Endings, One Irregular
French Impersonal Verbs: il y a, il faut, il fait and the Dummy Subject 'il'
French Irregular Verbs: The Core Set, the -ir Split and the Patterns That Repeat
laisser, voir and entendre + Infinitive in French
The French Subjunctive After Conjunctions
The French Subjunctive After Doubt, Emotion and Opinion
The French Passive Voice (la voix passive)
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