cold

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in Vietnamese Lạnh (nhiệt độ)

BrE /kəʊld/ AmE /koʊld/

adjective / noun en → vi

1 TEMPERATURE [adjective, T + be + adj] A1

Lạnh (nhiệt độ)

having a low temperature; not warm or hot

  • be cold

Collocations cold weather · cold hands

  • It's very cold today.

    Hôm nay rất lạnh.

2 ILLNESS [noun, T + have/has] A2

Cảm lạnh (bệnh)

an illness caused by a virus, with symptoms such as sneezing and coughing

  • have a cold

Collocations catch a cold · suffer from a cold

  • I've got a bad cold.

    Tôi bị cảm lạnh nặng.

3 RELATIONSHIP [adjective, T + be + adj] B1

Lạnh lùng (quan hệ)

not friendly or warm; unfriendly

  • be cold to somebody

Collocations cold reception · cold shoulder

  • She was very cold towards me.

    Cô ấy đối xử với tôi rất lạnh lùng.

4 FOOD [adjective, T + be + adj] B1

Nguyên thủy (thức ăn)

not cooked or heated; at a low temperature

  • be cold

Collocations cold food · cold drinks

  • The soup is too cold to eat.

    Cà ri quá lạnh để ăn.

5 METAPHOR [adjective, T + be + adj] B2

Lạnh nhạt (ý kiến)

not enthusiastic or interested; not warm in feeling

  • be cold about something

Collocations cold response · cold reception

  • He gave a very cold response to the proposal.

    Ông ấy đã phản ứng rất lạnh nhạt với đề xuất.

6 FINANCE [adjective, T + be + adj] B2

Ngặt nghèo (kinh tế)

not willing to spend money or give help; unwilling to be generous

  • be cold with somebody

Collocations cold money · cold-hearted

  • She's very cold with her money.

    Cô ấy rất keo kiệt với tiền bạc.

7 BEER [noun, T + have/has] C1

Bia lạnh (đồ uống)

beer that is kept cool and served cold

  • have a cold beer

Collocations cold beer · cold drinks

  • Let's have a cold beer.

    Hãy uống một cốc bia lạnh.

8 SPORT [noun, T + play] C1

Golf (thể thao)

a sport in which players try to hit a small ball into holes on a large piece of grass using long metal sticks called clubs

  • play cold

Collocations cold game · cold sport

  • He plays golf in the winter when it's cold.

    Ông ấy chơi gôn vào mùa đông khi thời tiết lạnh.