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PRONUNCIATION OF COLD COMFORT

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COLD COMFORT

cold call
cold caller
cold calling
cold cathode
cold chisel
cold cream
cold cuts
cold duck
cold feet
cold fish
cold frame
cold front
cold fusion
cold light
cold meat
cold moulding
cold pack
cold room
cold rubber
cold shoulder

WORDS THAT END LIKE COLD COMFORT

Beaufort
Belfort
comfort
countereffort
counterfort
discomfort
effort
fort
Frankfort
hillfort
hold the fort
Montfort
piedfort
Roquefort
Territoire de Belfort

Synonyms and antonyms of cold comfort in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cold comfort» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COLD COMFORT

Find out the translation of cold comfort to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cold comfort from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cold comfort» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

安慰
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

consuelo
570 millions of speakers

English

cold comfort
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ठंड आराम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الراحة الباردة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

слабое утешение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

conforto frio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঠান্ডা সান্ত্বনা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

confort froid
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Keselesaan sejuk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Trost
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

冷たい慰め
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

차가운 편안함
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kadhemen
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thoải mái lạnh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குளிர் ஆறுதல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

थंड आराम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Soğuk konfor
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

magra consolazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cold Comfort
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

слабка втіха
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

confort rece
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κρύο άνεση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

koue troos
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kall komfort
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Cold Comfort
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cold comfort

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COLD COMFORT»

The term «cold comfort» is normally little used and occupies the 115.705 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COLD COMFORT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «cold comfort» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «cold comfort» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cold comfort

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COLD COMFORT»

Discover the use of cold comfort in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cold comfort and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Cold Comfort Farm
At the aptly named Cold Comfort Farm, she meets the doomed Starkadders: cousin Judith, heaving with remorse for unspoken wickedness; Amos, preaching fire and damnation; their sons, lustful Seth and despairing Reuben; child of nature Elfine; ...
Stella Gibbons, 2006
2
Cold Comfort Farm
When a well-educated young socialite in 1930s England is left orphaned and unable to support herself at age twenty-two, she moves in with her eccentric relatives on their farm
Stella Gibbons, 1932
3
Cold Comfort: Mothers, Professionals, and Attention Deficit ...
I expect that mothers, fathers, and children in families touched by the diagnosis or the possible diagnosis of ADD/ADHD would garner a great deal of support for their struggles from this book.
Claudia Malacrida, 2003
4
Cold Comfort: Life at the Top of the Map
Like a lovers' quarrel with a peculiar place, Cold Comfort conveys deep insights about what makes the place where you live your true home."--pub. desc.
Barton Sutter, 2000
5
Christmas at Cold Comfort Farm
Apply this book to the affected area. You should soon feel like your cheerful self again. Christmas at Cold Comfort Farm will remind you that Christmas is a magical time of year and romance can blossom in the least likely of places.
Stella Gibbons, 2011
6
Cold Comfort: My Love Affair with the Arctic
An engaging reminiscence of the end of an era in arctic exploration.
Graham Rowley, 2007
7
Cold Comfort
BooklistGunna is an admirable protagonist: sensible, intelligent and determined....I thoroughly enjoyed this novel and can recommend it very highly as a flying start to what seems to be shaping up to be a superb new series.
Quentin Bates, 2012
8
Cold Comfort: Selected Poems, 1970-1996
Charismatic little-magazine legend and muse, longtime keeper of the flame of the poem, Lifshin writes with energy, fire and truth of the common world of experience to which our passional lives commit us.
Lyn Lifshin, 1997
9
Cold comfort: keeping warm in the outdoors
For those who venture outdoors in the cold -- campers, hikers, fishermen, and others -- this book is essential reading.
Glenn Randall, 1987
10
Conference at Cold Comfort Farm
Robert Poste's child is back at Cold Comfort Farm.
Stella Gibbons, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COLD COMFORT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cold comfort is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Government's meltdown measures offer cold comfort for China's …
Mainland investors have taken little comfort from Beijing's efforts to stop the stock market meltdown, and hundreds of billions of yuan in support ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
2
Earnest: Unraveling misconceptions about the Confederacy
... practices of iniquities and crime … in the name of the Confederate Army, you will find cold comfort, not only in Virginia but all over the country. «Richmond Times-Dispatch, Jul 15»
3
Is it Time to Rethink Emergency Service Delivery?
... "every-minute-counts" emergency does occur, especially near a now-vacated station — it's cold comfort when a 10-minute response time ... «Emergency Management, Jul 15»
4
Disney's Hollywood Studios park is limping into the ICU; what's …
But that yet-unannounced future is cold comfort to families spending their hard-earned vacation days and dollars at the DHS of today, only to ... «Orlando Weekly, Jul 15»
5
Senate puts self-interest ahead of public interest
But that's cold comfort for Canadians, who in the meantime, are stuck paying the pensions of politicians who have been convicted of ripping ... «Westman Journal, Jul 15»
6
Cold comfort for express bus companies
KUALA LUMPUR: Express bus operators want the 10% fare surcharge to be permanent as Friday's Hari Raya fare surcharge announcement is ... «The Sun Daily, Jul 15»
7
Help! My old apartment building is so damn hot
But that's cold comfort (so to speak) on a hot summer's night, Mike. You're certainly doing yourself a favor by buttoning up the house during the day and opening ... «Grist, Jul 15»
8
2015 MLB All-Star Game snubs: A-Rod, Justin Turner lead the way
Also, no players currently injured will be considered for the cold comfort that is inclusion in this list of snubs. So when we talk about All-Star ... «CBSSports.com, Jul 15»
9
Jay Fleitman: The court decision that pushed back on centralized …
Supporters of this decision should take very cold comfort from the Supreme Court's convolutions in changing the meaning of the written ... «GazetteNET, Jul 15»
10
Devon lose in two days but Keith Donohue will not rip side apart …
At least Devon had the minor satisfaction of making Herefordshire bat again, but that was cold comfort in the light of the result. «Western Morning News, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Cold comfort [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/cold-comfort>. May 2024 ».
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