el
masculine
/resˈfɾjaðo/
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Translation
cold
Word origin
From the verb resfriar ('to cool again, to catch a chill'), from re- plus enfriar, ultimately from Latin frigidus ('cold'). The same root gives English 'frigid' and 'refrigerate'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- frigidus
- English cognates
- frigid, refrigerate
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralresfriados
Examples
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I have a horrible cold this week.
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The boy caught a cold at school.
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Do you still have that cold?
buen .
A good tea with honey helps with a cold.
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I have a cold and I cannot go out today.
Used in
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