frio

Meaning

Adj

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

Noun

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

Concepts

cold

🥶

coldness

chilly

cool

🆒

frigidity

frost

coolness

freezing cold

frigidness

low temperature

chilliness

glacial

iciness

icy

bleak

frosty

freeze

frigid

affectless

bland

chill

deadpan

dry

freshness

frozen

gel

gelidity

jelly

nip

parky

sober

stolid

unemotional

unsentimental

wintry

be cold

Synonyms

frieza

frígido

🥶

geada

frialdade

gelado

fresco

glacial

fria

fria

gélido

temperatura baixa

fresca

Translations

froid

🥶

frío

🥶

freddo

🥶

fred

🥶

kalt

🥶

koud

🥶

Kälte

froideur

koel

🥶

κρύος

soğuk

🥶

kil

gelo

fredor

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɾi.u/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: frīgidus

Cognate with Asturian: fríu

Cognate with Catalan: fred

Cognate with Italian: freddo

In summary

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.