English → German
kalt /kalt/
kälter /ˈkɛltɐ/ kältest… /ˈkɛltəst…/
A
adjective
cold; chilly, frosty ‹atmosphere, smile›;
ein kaltes Buffet a cold buffet;
mir ist/wird kalt I am/am getting cold;
das Essen wird kalt the food is getting cold;
im Kalten sitzen sit in the cold;
kalt und berechnend sein be cold and calculating;
es packte uns das kalte Grausen/Entsetzen our blood ran cold;
jmdm. die kalte Schulter zeigen give sb the cold shoulder; cold-shoulder sb;
jmdn. kalt lassen leave sb unmoved; (nicht interessieren) leave sb cold ;
kalt bleiben remain unmoved
B
adverb
1
kalt duschen have or take a cold shower;
kalt schlafen sleep in a cold room;
Getränke/Sekt kalt stellen cool drinks/chill champagne;
kalt Zigarre/Pfeife rauchen have an unlit cigar/pipe in one's mouth;
jmdn. kalt erwischen catch sb on the hop
2 (nüchtern) coldly
3 (abweisend, unfreundlich) coldly; frostily;
jmdn. kalt anblicken look at sb coldly;
kalt lächeln smile coldly or frostily;
etw. kalt lächelnd tun take callous pleasure in doing sth
4
mich überlief or durchrieselte es kalt cold shivers ran down my spine