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ic·y

(ī′sē)

adj. ic·i·er, ic·i·est

1. Containing or covered with ice: an icy road.

2. Bitterly cold; freezing: an icy day. See Synonyms at cold.

a. Unfriendly or hostile: an icy stare.

b. Showing no emotion: icy detachment.

ic′i·ly adv.

ic′i·ness n.

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icy

(ˈaɪsɪ)

adj, icier or iciest

1. made of, covered with, or containing ice

2. resembling ice

3. freezing or very cold

4. cold or reserved in manner; aloof

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i•cy

(ˈaɪ si)

adj. i•ci•er, i•ci•est.

1. made of, full of, or covered with ice.

2. resembling ice.

3. very cold.

4. lacking warmth of feeling.

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Adj.	1.	icy - devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain; "a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile" frosty, glacial, wintry, frozen, frigid cold - extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion; "a cold unfriendly nod"; "a cold and unaffectionate person"; "a cold impersonal manner"; "cold logic"; "the concert left me cold"
	2.	icy - extremely cold; "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather" gelid, arctic, frigid, glacial, polar cold - having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration; "a cold climate"; "a cold room"; "dinner has gotten cold"; "cold fingers"; "if you are cold, turn up the heat"; "a cold beer"
	3.	icy - covered with or containing or consisting of ice; "icy northern waters" frozen - turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold; "the frozen North"; "frozen pipes"; "children skating on a frozen brook"
	4.	icy - shiny and slick as with a thin coating of ice; "roads and trees glazed with an icy film" shiny, glazed - having a shiny surface or coating; "glazed fabrics"; "glazed doughnuts"

icy

adjective

1. cold, freezing, bitter, biting, raw, chill, chilling, arctic, chilly, frosty, glacial, ice-cold, frozen over, frost-bound An icy wind blew across the moor.
cold hot, warm, boiling, blistering, sizzling

2. slippery, glassy, slippy (informal or dialect), like a sheet of glass, rimy an icy road

3. unfriendly, cold, distant, hostile, forbidding, indifferent, aloof, stony, steely, frosty, glacial, frigid, unwelcoming His response was icy.
unfriendly warm, friendly, cordial, gracious

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icy

adjective

1. Very cold:

arctic, boreal, freezing, frigid, frosty, gelid, glacial, polar, wintry.

Archaic: frore.

Idiom: bitter cold.

2. Lacking all friendliness and warmth:

cold, frigid, frosty, glacial.

Translations

بارِد، غَيْر وُدّيثَلْجي، قارِسجَلِيدِيٌّمُغَطّى بالثَّلْج

ledovýzledovatělý

iskoldisnendekoldkøligiset

eisig vereist

παγωμένος

glacial helado seco desabrido frío

jäinen

glacé glacial verglacé

leden

ísaîurískaldurkuldalegur

gelido ghiacciato gelato

氷で覆われた

얼음의

ijzig

islagt isnende iset iseteisbelagt

lodowaty

congelado gelado

ледяной

zľadovatený

ledenpoledenel

isig

เย็นจัด

buzluçok soğuksoğukbuz gibibuz kaplanmış

lạnh lẽo

冰冷的冷冰冰的结冰的被冰覆盖的

icy

[ˈaɪsɪ] ADJ (icier (compar) (iciest (superl)))

1. (= covered with ice) [road, ground] → helado, cubierto de hielo
the icy conditions caused accidents → las heladas provocaron accidentes
I don't like driving when it's icy → no me gusta conducir cuando hiela

2. (= freezing) [air, wind, weather] → glacial; [hand, water] → helado
the water was icy cold → el agua estaba helada
it's icy cold out here → aquí fuera hace un frío glacial

3. (fig) (= cold) [stare, silence, tone, reception] → glacial

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icy

[ˈaɪsi] adj

(= very cold) → glacé(e)
The water was icy → L'eau était glacée. icy cold

[road] → verglacé(e)
The roads are icy
BUT Il y a du verglas sur les routes. → Les routes sont verglacées.

[weather, temperature, wind] → glacial(e)
There was an icy wind → Il y avait un vent glacial.icy cold adj → glacé(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

icy

adj (+er)

(= ice-covered) road, pavement → vereist; the icy conditions on the roads → das Glatteis auf den Straßen; when it’s icy → bei Glatteis

(= freezing cold) air, wind, river, hands, feet → eiskalt, eisig; icy cold (water, weather) → eiskalt, eisig; drink → eiskalt, eisgekühlt

(fig) stare → eisig; tone, reception, silence → frostig

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

icy

[ˈaɪsɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (road, hand) → ghiacciato/a; (weather, temperature, stare) → gelido/a
it's icy cold → si gela

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

ice

(ais) noun

1. frozen water. The pond is covered with ice.

2. an ice-cream. chocolate ice-cream. Three ices, please.

3. (American) a fruit-flavoured frozen dessert usually made without milk and cream. lemon ice(s).

verb

to cover with icing. She iced the cake.

ˈicing noun

a mixture of sugar, white of egg, water etc used to cover or decorate cakes.

ˈicy adjective

1. very cold. icy winds.

2. covered with ice. icy roads.

3. unfriendly. an icy tone of voice.

ˈicily adverb

ˈiciness noun

ice age

a time when a great part of the earth's surface was covered with ice.

ice axe

a type of axe used by mountain climbers to cut holds in ice for their hands and feet.

ˈiceberg noun

a huge mass of ice floating in the sea.

ice box

(American) a refrigerator.

ˌice-ˈcream noun

cream or a mixture of creamy substances, flavoured and frozen. chocolate ice-cream.

ˈice-cube noun

a small cube of ice used for cooling drinks etc.

ice rink

a large room or building with a floor of ice for skating.

ice-skate verb

to skate on ice.

ice-skating noun

ice tray

a metal or plastic tray for making ice-cubes in a refrigerator.

ice over/up

to become covered with ice. The pond iced over during the night; The windows have iced up.

icy

→ جَلِيدِيٌّ ledový iskold eisig παγωμένος gélido jäinen glacé leden ghiacciato 氷で覆われた 얼음의 ijzig iset lodowaty congelado, gelado ледяной isig เย็นจัด buzlu lạnh lẽo 结冰的

Are the roads icy? → Jsou silnice zledovatělé? → Er der is på vejen? → Sind die Straßen vereist? → ¿Hay hielo en las carreteras? → Ovatko tiet jäisiä? → Il y a du verglas sur les routes ? → Jesu li ceste zaleđene? → Le strade sono ghiacciate? → 길이 얼었나요? → Ligt er ijs op de weg? → Er det is på veien? → Czy drogi są oblodzone? → As rodovias estão com gelo? → Är det is på vägen? → Yollar buzlu mu? → Đường có đóng băng không? → 道路很滑吗？

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