Meaning of "frío" in the Spanish dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FRÍO

La palabra frío procede del latín frigĭdus.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF FRÍO IN SPANISH

frí · o

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FRÍO

Frío can act as a noun, an adjective and an interjection.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The determinant is a modifier that provides context to the noun, often in terms of quantity and possession.

WHAT DOES FRÍO MEAN IN SPANISH?

Cold

Frío

Cold, from the Latin frigĭdus, is defined according to the SAR as that body that has a temperature much lower than the ordinary one of the environment. It is defined as an adjective property of a body, without providing a definition of the noun. The cold, in itself, is the absence of heat, therefore being a consequence of heat, and not an independent phenomenon.

Frío, del latín frigĭdus, se define según la RAE como aquel cuerpo que tiene una temperatura muy inferior a la ordinaria del ambiente. Se define como una propiedad adjetiva de un cuerpo, sin aportar una definición del sustantivo. El frío, en sí, es la ausencia de calor, tratándose por lo tanto de una consecuencia del calor, y no de un fenómeno independiente.

Definition of frío in the Spanish dictionary

The first definition of cold in the dictionary of the real academy of the Spanish language is said of a body: It has a temperature much lower than the ordinary of the environment. Another meaning of cold in the dictionary is said of a color: That produces sedative effects, such as blue or green. Cold is also indifferent to sexual pleasure.

La primera definición de frío en el diccionario de la real academia de la lengua española es dicho de un cuerpo: Que tiene una temperatura muy inferior a la ordinaria del ambiente. Otro significado de frío en el diccionario es dicho de un color: Que produce efectos sedantes, como el azul o el verde. Frío es también indiferente al placer sexual.

TRANSLATION OF FRÍO

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In the following section you can check the translations of frío in the Spanish-English dictionary.

• Translator Spanish - Chinese: 冷
• Spanish: frío
• Translator Spanish - English: cold
• Translator Spanish - Hindi: ठंड
• Translator Spanish - Arabic: برد
• Translator Spanish - Russian: простуда
• Translator Spanish - Portuguese: frio
• Translator Spanish - Bengali: ঠান্ডা
• Translator Spanish - French: froid
• Translator Spanish - Malay: sejuk
• Translator Spanish - German: kalt
• Translator Spanish - Japanese: 冷たいです
• Translator Spanish - Korean: 감기
• Translator Spanish - Javanese: kadhemen
• Translator Spanish - Vietnamese: lạnh
• Translator Spanish - Tamil: குளிர்
• Translator Spanish - Marathi: थंड
• Translator Spanish - Turkish: soğuk
• Translator Spanish - Italian: freddo
• Translator Spanish - Polish: zimno
• Translator Spanish - Ukrainian: застуда
• Translator Spanish - Romanian: rece
• Translator Spanish - Greek: κρύο
• Translator Spanish - Afrikaans: koue
• Translator Spanish - Swedish: förkylning
• Translator Spanish - Norwegian: forkjølelse

SPANISH - ENGLISH DICTIONARY

frío

frío^-1 

  cold ; chill.

 Discomfort is caused if windows are opened, heat, cold, dirt and noise are offered 'open-access' to the interior.

 His manner positively carried with it a chill as palpable as that now in the street.

cadena de(l) frío, la 

cold chain, the

 The cold chain is the management of the temperature of produce to maintain its quality from harvesting through to the consumer.

conservación en frío 

cold storage

 The article 'cold storage and fast food: the feeding of discovery' discusses some of the economic and social forces that tend to shape the library and information field.

frío cortante  

biting cold

pinching cold

 I will never forget the biting cold on our cheeks; our feet and hands frozen to the bone.

 They walked as fast as their bodies could bear in the pinching cold.

frío de muerte 

freezing cold

 This novel was written to cheer herself up when she and her baby were trapped inside their freezing cold flat in a blizzard, unable to get to the library.

frío extremo 

extreme cold

 Nippy winter weather has forced farmers in Russia to make bras for their cows to protect their udders from extreme cold.

frío glacial 

freezing cold

 This novel was written to cheer herself up when she and her baby were trapped inside their freezing cold flat in a blizzard, unable to get to the library.

frío penetrante  

biting cold

pinching cold

 I will never forget the biting cold on our cheeks; our feet and hands frozen to the bone.

 They walked as fast as their bodies could bear in the pinching cold.

frio polar   

freezing cold

freezing temperatures

freezing weather

 This novel was written to cheer herself up when she and her baby were trapped inside their freezing cold flat in a blizzard, unable to get to the library.

 This causes a typical cycle of three successive cold days followed by four warmer days, relieving people from freezing temperatures.

 Snow and freezing weather swept parts of Europe on Saturday causing travel chaos for thousands.

hacer frío 

be cold

 For some reason, I always get goosebumps really easily and even when I am not cold.

hacer un frío cortante 

be bitterly cold

 It is late winter and bitterly cold outside, so why have some of my hens have just now started molting?.

hacer un frío de cojones   

be brass monkey weather

be (so) cold (enough) to freeze the balls off/of a brass monkey

be cold as hell

 It's brass monkey weather here at the moment, but at least the sun is shining on the snow and ice, and we have no overcast skies and rain.

 Well right now I am on the horns of a dilemma as the weather outside is so cold it would freeze the balls off a brass monkey but I would be barking mad not to go home and get a good heavy coat for later this evening.

 And when she gets to Washington, it'll be cold as hell.

hacer un frío gélido 

be bitterly cold

 It is late winter and bitterly cold outside, so why have some of my hens have just now started molting?.

hacer un frío glacial 

be bitterly cold

 It is late winter and bitterly cold outside, so why have some of my hens have just now started molting?.

hacer un frío intenso 

be bitterly cold

 It is late winter and bitterly cold outside, so why have some of my hens have just now started molting?.

hacer un frío penetrante 

be bitterly cold

 It is late winter and bitterly cold outside, so why have some of my hens have just now started molting?.

hacer un frío que pela    

be brass monkey weather

be (so) cold (enough) to freeze the balls off/of a brass monkey

be freezing

be bitterly cold

 It's brass monkey weather here at the moment, but at least the sun is shining on the snow and ice, and we have no overcast skies and rain.

 Well right now I am on the horns of a dilemma as the weather outside is so cold it would freeze the balls off a brass monkey but I would be barking mad not to go home and get a good heavy coat for later this evening.

 Last night was freezing and now the sea below us is churning and the wind is roaring.

 It is late winter and bitterly cold outside, so why have some of my hens have just now started molting?.

hacer un poco de frío 

be a bit nippy

 We were outside for over an hour and we were glad when it was all over because it was a bit nippy.

ola de frío  

cold wave

cold snap

 This guide discusses preparedness and procedures for wildland fires, power outages, lightning, earthquakes, tidal waves, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, and cold and heat waves.

 1816 was one of several years during the 1810s in which numerous crops failed during freakish summer cold snaps after volcanic eruptions that reduced incoming sunlight.

oleada de frío  

cold wave

cold snap

 This guide discusses preparedness and procedures for wildland fires, power outages, lightning, earthquakes, tidal waves, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, and cold and heat waves.

 1816 was one of several years during the 1810s in which numerous crops failed during freakish summer cold snaps after volcanic eruptions that reduced incoming sunlight.

tener un frío de cojones 

be cold as hell

 And when she gets to Washington, it'll be cold as hell.

frío

frío^-2 

  cool ; chilly ; cold ; chilled ; nippy ; frosty .

 It is the cool and perfectly proper expression of a confident professionalism, still only faintly discernible.

 A chilly, rain-soaked day can make a class unpleasantly irritable by mid-afternoon.

 They worked in cold, draughty, badly-lit rooms and suffered from tyrannical supervisors.

 This report analyses the markets for ice cream, yoghurts and chilled desserts (e.g. cheesecake, tiramisu and crème caramel) in Italy.

 Nippy winter weather has forced farmers in Russia to make bras for their cows to protect their udders from extreme cold.

 Mary, on the other hand, is a nasty piece of work who is at her best is frosty and aloof and at her worst is hostile and cruel.

agua fría 

cold water

 If during the day, you feel sleepy then it can help tremendously if you wash your face with cold water.

a sangre fría  

cold-blooded

in cold blood

 He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.

 Last night the distraught parents of 11-year-old Rhys Jones, gunned down in cold blood by a hoodie, gave their full support to our campaign.

clima frío  

cold weather

cold climate

 Dogs can be great running companions, even in cold weather and snow.

 Cold climates may lead to mothers giving birth to more boys than girls, suggests research.

coger en frío 

catch + Nombre + cold

 Hoping to catch them cold United attacked from the kick-off, and launched wave after wave of attacks on the Serbian goal.

color frío 

cold colour

 Cold and warm colour creates a depth in a painting since cold colours are seen as further away and warm colours give the impression of being closer.

congelado de frío    

frozen to the bone

frozen to the marrow (of the bones)

chilled to the bone

chilled to the marrow (of the bones)

 I will never forget the biting cold on our cheeks; our feet and hands frozen to the bone.

 Finally, when the two workers, frozen to the marrow, emerged from beneath the water, they were stunned to hear the spectators burst into side-splitting laughter.

 The immediate effect on Dudley was obvious: he was throwing up and chilled to the bone.

 And the rest of us, more robust, kept struggling on, chilled to the marrow, advancing by a kind of inertia through the night, through the snow.

corriente de aire frío 

cold air draught

 Try to save on heating bills by eliminating cold air draughts from windows and doors.

cuando hace frío 

in the cold

 The primary purpose of this study was to determine the effect of bright light exposure during the daytime on dressing behavior in the cold.

dejar frío 

leave + Nombre + cold

 Her experiences had left her cold, cynical and bitter towards everyone else.

dejar frío a Alguien   

knock + Nombre + cold

stop + Nombre + (dead) in + Posesivo + tracks

stop + Nombre + cold

 I knew all the ways to control lunatics, but she was strong in her ravings and knocked me cold more than once.

 I stopped him dead in his tracks and pretty much told him that I know about their scam and he really needs to get lost quick.

 She replied that way because you stopped her cold and put your foot down.

dejar frío y vacío 

leave + Nombre + cold and empty

 For this is the way with these common people; they will work up an enthusiasm one minute, and an hour later it will have fled away and left them cold and empty.

demasiado frío para la época del año 

unseasonably cold

 Thanks to a cold front that pushed its way into the region overnight, we're looking at unseasonably cold temperatures over the next week.

de sangre fría 

cold-blooded

 He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.

despertarse empapado en sudor frío 

wake up in + a cold sweat

 At about 4 am this morning I suddenly woke up in a cold sweat with severe pain under my rib cage.

día frío 

cold day

 A hot drink is a wonderful way to warm up on a cold day.

empapado en sudor frío 

in a cold sweat

 I'm standing in a long, empty corridor in a cold sweat, a scream welling up inside me.

entrar un sudor frío  

break out in + a cold sweat

come out in + a cold sweat

 And then I felt the urge to throw up and suddenly I was breaking out in a cold sweat.

 I come out in a cold sweat just thinking about it.

estar frío 

be cold

 For some reason, I always get goosebumps really easily and even when I am not cold.

estar tieso de frío 

be frozen stiff

 There was no snow upon the ground, but the earth was frozen stiff and the road was rough with little ridges.

frente frío 

cold front

 Warm fronts move more slowly than cold fronts, and are associated with less severe weather.

frío como el hielo  

frosty [frostier -comp., frostiest -sup.]

ice cold

 Mary, on the other hand, is a nasty piece of work who is at her best is frosty and aloof and at her worst is hostile and cruel.

 As I sipped my ice cold water and dug into the salad I had the feeling I was being watched.

jarro de agua fría 

slap in the face

 To reward him with a major committee chairmanship would be a slap in the face of millions of Americans who want to see real change in our country.

lectura en frío 

cold reading

 Cold reading is the process by which it is possible to persuade a person one has never met that one knows all about his personality & problems = La lectura en frío es el proceso por el cual es posible persuadir a una persona a la que uno se encuentra por primera vez de que se sabe todo sobre su personalidad y problemas.

mano fría de, la 

cold hand of, the

 But the people's justice is hasty, mean-spirited and based on vague feelings in the bones and we need the cold hand of the law to save us from ourselves.

máquina de componer en frío  

cold-metal machine

cold-metal composing machine

 They were cold-metal machines, which set pre-cast type, as distinct from the later hot-metal machines which cast fresh type as they went along.

 Few nineteenth-century book printers used cold-metal composing machines.

más frío que el mármol 

as cold as ice

 There are cultures where physical/verbal affection is simply not common you may find that some girls can like you and still be as cold as ice.

más frío que la nieve 

as cold as ice

 There are cultures where physical/verbal affection is simply not common you may find that some girls can like you and still be as cold as ice.

más frío que una piedra  

as cold as a stone

stone cold

 I wanted to be free from my pathological father and cold as a stone mother.

 Our order took forever to arrive and when it did there was something missing and what was served was stone cold.

más frío que un témpano (de hielo) 

as cold as ice

 There are cultures where physical/verbal affection is simply not common you may find that some girls can like you and still be as cold as ice.

mirada fría  

icy glare

cold look

 Her eyes swept the room and then enveloped him in an icy glare.

 But I did consider him a friend and recieving such a cold look from him blew me to bits.

morirse de frío 

freeze to + death

 The deportees died in part starving and freezing to death in concentration camps and in part working themselves to death under a barbaric police regimen.

muerto de frío    

frozen to the bone

frozen to the marrow (of the bones)

chilled to the bone

chilled to the marrow (of the bones)

 I will never forget the biting cold on our cheeks; our feet and hands frozen to the bone.

 Finally, when the two workers, frozen to the marrow, emerged from beneath the water, they were stunned to hear the spectators burst into side-splitting laughter.

 The immediate effect on Dudley was obvious: he was throwing up and chilled to the bone.

 And the rest of us, more robust, kept struggling on, chilled to the marrow, advancing by a kind of inertia through the night, through the snow.

quedarse tieso de frío 

be frozen stiff

 There was no snow upon the ground, but the earth was frozen stiff and the road was rough with little ridges.

secado en frío 

freeze drying

 Freeze drying is denoted by the special auxiliary .046 and introduced in a class mark by the facet indicator .0 (point nought).

tan frío como una piedra  

as cold as a stone

stone cold

 I wanted to be free from my pathological father and cold as a stone mother.

 Our order took forever to arrive and when it did there was something missing and what was served was stone cold.

tener frío 

be cold

 For some reason, I always get goosebumps really easily and even when I am not cold.

tiempo frío 

cold weather

 Dogs can be great running companions, even in cold weather and snow.

volverse frío 

go + cold

 The weather was great the first day, then it all went rainy and cold.

frío

frío^-3 

  cool-headed ; unemotional.

 But it is obvious that modern leftist philosophers are not simply cool-headed logicians systematically analyzing the foundations of knowledge.

 Australian researchers have observed that four to eight year-old boys who have an unemotional temperament are less responsive to discipline.

a sangre fría  

cold-blooded

in cold blood

 He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.

 Last night the distraught parents of 11-year-old Rhys Jones, gunned down in cold blood by a hoodie, gave their full support to our campaign.

cabeza fría 

cool head

 Nothing fazes Paula and with her cool head she thrives on the daily challenges that come her way.

guerra fría, la  [Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo]

cold war, the

 The end of the cold war indicates a return to geography as the basis of economic exchanges.

mantener la cabeza fría   

keep + a cool head

remain + cool-headed

play it + cool

 To be a successful crane driver, you must have self-control and be able to keep a cool head in critical situations.

 In these situations, customer service personnel earn their salaries by remaining cool-headed.

 Meeting someone for the first time can be nerve-wracking, but so can trying to balance your eagerness with your need to play it cool when you're in a dating relationship.

mirada fría  

icy glare

cold look

 Her eyes swept the room and then enveloped him in an icy glare.

 But I did consider him a friend and recieving such a cold look from him blew me to bits.

sangre fría 

presence of mind

 He was unconcious and drunk as a newt but still with enough presence of mind to protect his crown jewels.

10 SPANISH QUOTES WITH «FRÍO»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word frío.

1

Patrice De La Tour Du Pin

Todos los países que no tienen leyendas están condenados a morir de frío.

2

Platón

Frío e insípido es el consuelo cuando no va envuelto en algún remedio.

3

Vicki Baum

La fama trae la soledad. El éxito es tan frío como el hielo y tan poco hospitalario como el Polo Norte.

4

Federico García Lorca

El hombre famoso tiene la amargura de llevar el pecho frío y traspasado por linternas sordas que dirigen sobre ellos otros.

5

César Vallejo

Considerando en frío, imparcialmente, que el hombre es triste, tose, y sin embargo se complace en su pecho colorado.

6

François Mauriac

El día que tú no ardas de amor, muchos morirán de frío.

7

Antonio García Gutiérrez

Y mi ardiente pasión murió de frío; que así muere el amor cuando no hay celos.

8

Friedrich Weber

El amor es un verdadero acceso de fiebre, con la diferencia de que ésta comienza con frío y termina con ardor, mientras que el amor sigue el camino contrario.

9

Horace Mann

El maestro que intenta enseñar sin inspirar en el alumno el deseo de aprender está tratando de forjar un hierro frío.

10

André Maurois

Sin una familia, el hombre, solo en el mundo, tiembla de frío.

10 SPANISH PROVERBS WITH THE WORD «FRÍO»

Lo que quita el frío, quita el calor.

Rostro, del fuego; piernas, del río, y del pecho aparta el frío.

A cada cual dé Dios el frío, como ande vestido.

Abril frío y mojado hinche el granero y hasta el ganado.

Abril frío, tortas de trigo.

Aire tortosino, no da ni lluvia ni frío.

El buen enero, frío y seco.

El pez fresco, frito y frío, y tras él, vino.

En las mañanas de agosto, tienen frío el viejo y el mozo.

En verano por calor y en invierno por el frío, nunca le falta achaque al vino.

10 SPANISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FRÍO»

Discover the use of frío in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to frío and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in Spanish literature.

Formulario del frío

Obra de referencia durante décadas, 'El formulario del frío' se ha convertido en una herramienta indispensable para el profesional frigorista, para los profesores y para el estudiante.

Pierre Rapin, Patrick Jacquard, 1999

Prontuario del frío

El éxito de este formulario responde a que es una recopilación de datos tales como definiciones, valores importantes, características diversas, unidades, métodos, esquemas más clásicos de instalaciones.

P. J. Rapin, 1990

La frontera del frío

Texto divulgativo en el que se estudia el frío como elemento fundamental en la evolución del universo y en la historia de nuestro planeta, así como los esfuerzos del homo sapiens por sobrevivir, progresar en él.

Manuel Zamora Carranza, 2004

El espía que surgió del frío

Todos sus agentes han muerto o han sido detenidos. Pero Londres le ofrece la oportunidad de superar su frustración mediante una operación sucia y arriesgada que permitirá liquidar al máximo dirigente del espionaje de Alemania Oriental.

John Le Carré, 2011

El frío

Pero esta novela trata del desamor, es decir, del “te pido perdón por el daño que me hiciste” o, como cantaba Luis María Brox, del “(> “)>primero me mato yo y luego te mato a ti”. El amor que surgió del frío.

Marta Sanz, 2012

Y además, el frío

En 1937 se produjo la salida de España de la mayor parte de los niños que fueron evacuados a la antigua URSS.

Romualdo Pérez Sánchez, 2012

El empleo del frío en la industria de la alimentación

En este libro se tratan ampliamente las aplicaciones de las bajas temperaturas, estando dedicado concretamente a la conservación de alimentos fácilmente descomponibles mediante refrigeración y congelación, una de las aplicaciones más ...

‎1963

El frío modifica la trayectoria de los peces

"Querido lector: A lo mejor le parece raro que le escriba una carta un niño de once años, pero los editores me han animado a que lo haga.Soy el protagonista de una novela que se llama "El frío modifica la trayectoria de los peces"(Vaya ...

Pierre Szalowski, 2010

Entre la promesa del verano y el frío del invierno

Persson juega con la pluralidad de voces narrativas para ofrecer al lector la totalidad del cuadro. Es por tanto el lector, el único que consigue una visión completa de los acontecimientos.

Leif G. W. Persson, 2007

Tratado de fruticultura para zonas áridas y semiáridas

Su área de cultivo se encuentra limitada, en la cuenca mediterránea, a una pequeña franja litoral debido a su alta sensibilidad al frío. En muchas zonas de nuestro litoral aún pueden verse excepcionales abancalamientos con algarrobos .

Pablo Melgarejo Moreno, Domingo M. Salazar Hernández, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FRÍO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term frío is used in the context of the following news items.

Ayer fue el día más frío del año y las mínimas seguirán muy bajas

"Además de haber sido la jornada con temperaturas más bajas, puede decirse que este invierno es el más frío de los últimos cinco años, por la cantidad de días ... «Clarín.com, Jul 16»

vuelve el frío intenso y las mínimas serán cada vez más bajas

Pronóstico: vuelve el frío intenso y las mínimas serán cada vez más bajas. Se espera una máxima ... Un centro de alta presión patagónico genera el frío inusual ... «LA NACION, Jul 16»

Por el frío, importan energía de todos los países limítrofes

Para la ola de frío, no alcanzó el gas que se compra a Bolivia, ni el GNL (líquido) que se trae en barcos o el que viene de Chile. A las importaciones de energía ... «Clarín.com, Jun 16»

Frío polar: estiman cero grados para el sábado

Continúa el intenso frío en la región central de la República Argentina y Santa Fe no es la excepción. Para la capital provincial y sus alrededores el Servicio ... «ElLitoral.com, Jun 16»

rige una alerta por vientos y se espera lluvia y frío

Asimismo, lanzó una alerta por vientos y detalló que hoy se registra la primera irrupción de aire frío en la Capital y el resto del país, fenómeno que se extenderá ... «LA NACION, Apr 16»

Se mantiene el pronóstico de frío intenso en Jalisco

Indicó que la onceava tormenta invernal se ubicará en el norte y el noreste de México, el frente frío número 45 que se extenderá desde el noroeste del Golfo de ... «Informador.com.mx, Mar 16»

Alerta de frío peligroso en NY durante todo fin de semana

La ciudad de Nueva York sufre el viernes una ola de frío polar que se agudizará este fin de semana, lo que ha motivado a las autoridades a dictar una alerta ... «Univisión, Feb 16»

Ola de frío en Asia deja más de 85 muertos en Taiwán

Más de 85 personas han muerto en Taiwán por una ola de frio que azota el este de Asia, la que también tiene varados a unos 60.000 turistas en Corea del Sur. «BBC Mundo, Jan 16»

Persistirá frío intenso en México por frente número 33

México, DF. El Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (SMN) informó que para las siguientes horas el frente frío número 33 se extenderá sobre el Mar Caribe, sin ... «La Jornada en linea, Jan 16»

Frente frío 33 ocasionará lluvias en varios estados de la República

La masa de aire frío asociada mantendrá ambiente frío a muy frío sobre el norte y noreste, así como vientos fuertes con rachas que pueden superar los 60 ... «Informador.com.mx, Jan 16»