/ˈfɾio/
Translation
cold
Word origin
From Latin frigidus ('cold'). The same root gives English frigid and refrigerate.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- frigidus
- English cognates
- frigid, refrigerate
Grammar
Examples
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It is very cold this morning.
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The coffee has gone cold.
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She has a cold and serious gaze.
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We are taking a coat because it is very cold in the village.
Sirven .
They serve the beer nice and cold in this bar.
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(6)Grammar articles
(12)Spanish Adjective Agreement: Endings, Position, and the Shortened Pre-Nominal Set
Spanish Correlative Comparison: cuanto más... más, cada vez más, el doble
Spanish Exclamations: ¡Qué bonito!, ¡Cuánta gente!, ¡Vaya día! (and the accents)
Spanish Imperfect: hablaba, comía, vivía and Only Three Irregulars
Spanish Impersonal Verbs: hay, hace, se habla and the No-Subject Constructions
The Spanish Infinitive as a Noun and After Prepositions (antes de salir, al llegar)
Spanish Intensifiers and Downtoners: muy, -ísimo, super, un poco, más bien
Spanish Noun Gender: The -o/-a Rule, the Ending Patterns, and the Exceptions Worth Memorising
Spanish Punctuation and Capitalisation: the opening ¿ and ¡, lowercase lunes and español
Spanish Reflexive Verbs: levantarse, llamarse, lavarse and the Pronoun Position
The Spanish Subjunctive in Adverbial Clauses: Rules and Practice
Spanish Superlatives: El Mejor, El Más, and the -ísimo Ending
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