Frigid Meaning in English

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Definición

Extremely cold in temperature; can also describe someone or something as very unfriendly or showing little emotion.

Uso & Matices

'Frigid' is quite formal and vivid, often used in weather reports, literature, or to emphasize a cold, unfriendly attitude. Common collocations: 'frigid air', 'frigid response', 'frigid water'. Less commonly used to describe people nowadays, and can sound harsh.

• Spanish: gélido - muy frío - distante (persona)
• Portuguese (BR): frígido - gelado - frio (pessoa)
• Portuguese (PT): frígido - gelado - frio (pessoa)
• Chinese (Simplified): 极冷的 - 冷淡的
• Chinese (Traditional): 極冷的 - 冷淡的
• Hindi: अत्यंत ठंडा - ठंडे (व्यक्ति)
• Arabic: شديد البرودة - بارد (شخص)
• Bengali: তীব্র শীতল - হিমশীতল - অত্যন্ত অব্যক্ত (আচরণ)
• Russian: очень холодный - ледяной - неприветливый (о человеке)
• Japanese: 極寒の - 冷たい（態度）
• Vietnamese: giá lạnh - lạnh lùng (cảm xúc)
• Korean: 혹한의 - 냉담한
• Turkish: dondurucu - soğuk (duygusuz)
• Urdu: یخ بستہ - سرد مزاج (رویہ)
• Indonesian: sangat dingin - dingin (sikap)

Oraciones de Ejemplo

The water in the lake was frigid.

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She gave me a frigid look.

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I forgot my gloves and my hands went numb in the frigid air.

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His tone was frigid, so I knew he was upset.

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It was a frigid winter morning.

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Even in the frigid temperatures, they went for a run outside.

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