frio

Meaning

Adj

1. (comparable) cold
2. (comparable,figuratively) cold

Noun

1. (masculine,uncountable) cold
2. (masculine,uncountable) coldness

Hyphenated as

fri‧o

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɾi.u/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese frio, from Latin frīgidus (“cold”), from frīgeō (“to be cold”), from frigus (“cold, coldness”), from Proto-Indo-European *sriHgos-, *sriges-, *sriHges-. Compare Galician and Spanish frío, Asturian fríu, Catalan fred, Italian freddo. Doublet of frígido.

Sentences

Quando eu era criança , o Ano Novo Chinês estava muito frio .

When I was a kid, Chinese New Year was very cold.

Quando o dia nasce , o frio cresce .

When day breaks, the cold grows.

O pântano vai congelar quando estiver frio o suficiente .

The swamp will freeze when it's cold enough.

Mandra, com medo e frio , mais há apoio .

Mandra, scared and cold, but there is support.