el
masculine
/eskaloˈfɾio/
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Translation
shiver, chill
Word origin
A compound built on frío ('cold'), from Latin frigidus, with an initial element reinforcing the sense of a sudden cold sensation.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- frigidus
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralescalofríos
Examples
.
I felt a shiver as I entered the empty house.
fiebre provocaba .
The fever gave him chills during the night.
.
That ghost story gives me the shivers.
¡ , temperatura!
What a chill, the temperature has dropped a lot!
recorrió .
A shiver ran down her spine when she heard the scream.
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