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cool

 (ko͞ol)
adj. cool·er, cool·est
1. Neither warm nor very cold; moderately cold: fresh, cool water; a cool autumn evening.
2. Giving or suggesting relief from heat: a cool breeze; a cool blouse.
3. Marked by calm self-control: a cool negotiator.
4. Marked by indifference, disdain, or dislike; unfriendly or unresponsive: a cool greeting; was cool to the idea of higher taxes.
5. Of, relating to, or characteristic of colors, such as blue and green, that produce the impression of coolness.
6. Slang
a. Knowledgeable or aware of the latest trends or developments: spent all his time trying to be cool.
b. Excellent; first-rate: has a cool sports car; had a cool time at the party.
c. Acceptable; satisfactory: It's cool if you don't want to talk about it.
7. Slang Entire; full: worth a cool million.
adv.
Informal In a casual manner; nonchalantly: play it cool.
v. cooled, cool·ing, cools
v.tr.
1. To make less warm.
2. To make less ardent, intense, or zealous: problems that soon cooled my enthusiasm for the project.
3. Physics To reduce the molecular or kinetic energy of (an object).
v.intr.
1. To become less warm: took a dip to cool off.
2. To become calmer: needed time for tempers to cool.
n.
1. A cool place, part, or time: the cool of early morning.
2. The state or quality of being cool.
3. Composure; poise: "Our release marked a victory. The nation had kept its cool" (Moorhead Kennedy).
Idioms:
cool it Slang
1. To calm down; relax.
2. To stop doing something.
cool (one's) heels Informal
To wait or be kept waiting.

[Middle English cole, from Old English cōl; see gel- in Indo-European roots.]

cool′ish adj.
cool′ly adv.
cool′ness n.
Synonyms: cool, calm, composed, collected, imperturbable, nonchalant
These adjectives indicate absence of excitement or discomposure in a person, especially in times of stress. Cool usually implies an alert self-possession, but it may also indicate aloofness: "Keep strong, if possible. In any case, keep cool. Have unlimited patience" (B.H. Liddell Hart)."An honest hater is often a better fellow than a cool friend" (John Stuart Blackie).
Calm suggests a serenity achieved through mastery over agitation or inner turmoil: "It was like coming across a bear in the woods: you were supposed to stand still and remain calm, against every impulse" (Cheryl Strayed).
Composed and collected stress self-control brought about by mental concentration: The dancer was composed as she prepared for her recital. The witness remained collected throughout the questioning. Imperturbable and unruffled suggest equanimity in the face of potentially disturbing circumstances: The crises of 1837 shook his previously imperturbable composure (James A. Henretta).
Nonchalant describes a casual manner that may suggest either confidence or lack of concern: "the nonchalant way of loggers with regard to injuries" (Molly Gloss). See Also Synonyms at cold.
Our Living Language The usage of cool as a general positive epithet or interjection has been part and parcel of English slang since World War II, and has even been borrowed into other languages, such as French and German. Originally this sense is a development from its use in African American Vernacular English to mean "excellent, superlative," first recorded in written English in the early 1930s. Jazz musicians who used the term are responsible for its popularization during the 1940s. As a slang word expressing generally positive sentiment, it has stayed current (and cool) far longer than most such words. One of the main characteristics of slang is the continual renewal of its vocabulary and storehouse of expressions: in order for slang to stay slangy, it has to have a feeling of novelty. Slang expressions meaning the same thing as cool, like bully, capital, hot, groovy, hep, crazy, nervous, far-out, rad, tubular, def, and phat have for the most part not had the staying power or continued universal appeal of cool.
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cool

(kuːl)
adj
1. moderately cold: a cool day.
2. comfortably free of heat: a cool room.
3. producing a pleasant feeling of coldness: a cool shirt.
4. able to conceal emotion; calm: a cool head.
5. lacking in enthusiasm, affection, cordiality, etc: a cool welcome.
6. calmly audacious or impudent
7. informal (esp of numbers, sums of money, etc) without exaggeration; actual: a cool ten thousand.
8. (Colours) (of a colour) having violet, blue, or green predominating; cold
9. (Jazz) (of jazz) characteristic of the late 1940s and early 1950s, economical and rhythmically relaxed
10. informal sophisticated or elegant, esp in an unruffled way
11. informal excellent; marvellous
adv
not standard in a cool manner; coolly
n
12. coolness: the cool of the evening.
13. slang calmness; composure (esp in the phrases keep or lose one's cool)
14. slang unruffled elegance or sophistication
vb
15. (usually foll by: down or off) to make or become cooler
16. (usually foll by: down or off) to lessen the intensity of (anger or excitement) or (of anger or excitement) to become less intense; calm down
17. cool it (usually imperative) slang to calm down; take it easy
18. cool one's heels to wait or be kept waiting
[Old English cōl; related to Old Norse kōlna, Old High German kuoli; see cold, chill]
ˈcoolish adj
ˈcoolly adv
ˈcoolness n
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cool

(kul)

adj.
1. moderately cold; neither warm nor cold.
2. imparting a sensation of coolness: a cool breeze.
3. permitting relief from heat: a cool dress.
4. not excited; calm: remained cool in the face of disaster.
5. not hasty; deliberate: a cool and calculated action.
6. lacking in interest or enthusiasm: a cool reply to an invitation.
7. lacking in cordiality: a cool reception.
8. calmly audacious or impudent: a cool lie.
9. unresponsive; indifferent: cool to his passionate advances.
10. Informal. not exaggerated or qualified: a cool million dollars.
11. (of colors) having green, blue, or violet predominating.
12. Slang.
a. great; excellent.
b. highly skilled; adept: cool maneuvers on the parallel bars.
c. socially adept: It's not cool to arrive at a party too early.
adv.
13. Informal. coolly: play it cool.
n.
14. a cool part, place, or time: in the cool of the evening.
15. calmness; composure; poise: maintaining her cool under pressure.
v.i.
16. to become cool: cooled off in the mountain stream.
17. to become less ardent or cordial.
v.t.
18. to make cool; impart a sensation of coolness to.
19. to lessen the ardor or intensity of: Disappointment cooled his enthusiasm.
interj.
20. Slang. (used to express approval, admiration, or the like): New car? Cool!
Idioms:
cool it, Slang. calm down.
[before 1000; Middle English cole, Old English cōl, c. Middle Low German kōl, Old High German kuoli. See cold, chill]
cool′ish, adj.
cool′ly, adv.
cool′ness, n.
syn: See calm.
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cool


Past participle: cooled
Gerund: cooling

Imperative
cool
cool
Present
I cool
you cool
he/she/it cools
we cool
you cool
they cool
Preterite
I cooled
you cooled
he/she/it cooled
we cooled
you cooled
they cooled
Present Continuous
I am cooling
you are cooling
he/she/it is cooling
we are cooling
you are cooling
they are cooling
Present Perfect
I have cooled
you have cooled
he/she/it has cooled
we have cooled
you have cooled
they have cooled
Past Continuous
I was cooling
you were cooling
he/she/it was cooling
we were cooling
you were cooling
they were cooling
Past Perfect
I had cooled
you had cooled
he/she/it had cooled
we had cooled
you had cooled
they had cooled
Future
I will cool
you will cool
he/she/it will cool
we will cool
you will cool
they will cool
Future Perfect
I will have cooled
you will have cooled
he/she/it will have cooled
we will have cooled
you will have cooled
they will have cooled
Future Continuous
I will be cooling
you will be cooling
he/she/it will be cooling
we will be cooling
you will be cooling
they will be cooling
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been cooling
you have been cooling
he/she/it has been cooling
we have been cooling
you have been cooling
they have been cooling
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been cooling
you will have been cooling
he/she/it will have been cooling
we will have been cooling
you will have been cooling
they will have been cooling
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been cooling
you had been cooling
he/she/it had been cooling
we had been cooling
you had been cooling
they had been cooling
Conditional
I would cool
you would cool
he/she/it would cool
we would cool
you would cool
they would cool
Past Conditional
I would have cooled
you would have cooled
he/she/it would have cooled
we would have cooled
you would have cooled
they would have cooled
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cool

1. To leave food to stand at room temperature until it is no longer warm to the touch.
2. To refrigerate.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.cool - the quality of being at a refreshingly low temperaturecool - the quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature; "the cool of early morning"
low temperature, cold, frigidity, frigidness, coldness - the absence of heat; "the coldness made our breath visible"; "come in out of the cold"; "cold is a vasoconstrictor"
2.cool - great coolness and composure under straincool - great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your cool"
calm, calmness, composure, equanimity - steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity"
Verb1.cool - make cool or cooler; "Chill the food"
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
quench - cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid; "quench steel"
ice - put ice on or put on ice; "Ice your sprained limbs"
refrigerate - cool or chill in or as if in a refrigerator; "refrigerate this medicine"
heat, heat up - make hot or hotter; "the sun heats the oceans"; "heat the water on the stove"
2.cool - loose heat; "The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm"
change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
heat up, hot up, heat - gain heat or get hot; "The room heated up quickly"
3.cool - lose intensity; "His enthusiasm cooled considerably"
change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
Adj.1.cool - neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat; "a cool autumn day"; "a cool room"; "cool summer dresses"; "cool drinks"; "a cool breeze"
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"
warm - having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat; "a warm body"; "a warm room"; "a warm climate"; "a warm coat"
2.cool - marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional; "play it cool"; "keep cool"; "stayed coolheaded in the crisis"; "the most nerveless winner in the history of the tournament"
composed - serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress; "the performer seemed completely composed as she stepped onto the stage"; "I felt calm and more composed than I had in a long time"
3.cool - (color) inducing the impression of coolness; used especially of greens and blues and violets; "cool greens and blues and violets"
warm - (color) inducing the impression of warmth; used especially of reds and oranges and yellows; "warm reds and yellows and orange"
4.cool - psychologically cool and unenthusiastic; unfriendly or unresponsive or showing dislike; "relations were cool and polite"; "a cool reception"; "cool to the idea of higher taxes"
unagitated - not agitated or disturbed emotionally
unemotional - unsusceptible to or destitute of or showing no emotion
unfriendly - not disposed to friendship or friendliness; "an unfriendly coldness of manner"; "an unfriendly action to take"
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"
warm - psychologically warm; friendly and responsive; "a warm greeting"; "a warm personality"; "warm support"
5.cool - (used of a number or sum) without exaggeration or qualification; "a cool million bucks"
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
unqualified - not limited or restricted; "an unqualified denial"
6.cool - fashionable and attractive at the time; often skilled or socially adept; "he's a cool dude"; "that's cool"; "Mary's dress is really cool"; "it's not cool to arrive at a party too early"
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
fashionable, stylish - being or in accordance with current social fashions; "fashionable clothing"; "the fashionable side of town"; "a fashionable cafe"
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cool

adjective
1. cold, chilled, chilling, refreshing, chilly, nippy, QL (S.M.S.) I felt a current of cool air.
cold warm, sunny, lukewarm, tepid, moderately hot
2. calm, together (slang), collected, relaxed, composed, laid-back (informal), serene, sedate, self-controlled, placid, level-headed, dispassionate, unfazed (informal), unruffled, unemotional, self-possessed, imperturbable, unexcited, QL (S.M.S.) He was marvellously cool, smiling as if nothing had happened.
calm troubled, excited, nervous, tense, agitated, impassioned, delirious, perturbed, twitchy (informal), overwrought, antsy (informal)
4. unenthusiastic, indifferent, lukewarm, uninterested, apathetic, unresponsive, unwelcoming, QL (S.M.S.) The idea met with a cool response.
5. (Informal) fashionable, with it (informal), hip (slang), stylish, trendy (Brit. informal), chic, up-to-date, urbane, up-to-the-minute, voguish (informal), trendsetting, QL (S.M.S.) He was trying to be really cool and trendy.
6. impudent, bold, cheeky, audacious, brazen, shameless, presumptuous, impertinent, QL (S.M.S.) He displayed a cool disregard for the rules.
7. excellent, good, mean (slang), great, choice, brilliant, cracking (Brit. informal), crucial (slang), outstanding, superb, superior, first-class, mega (slang), dope (slang), world-class, admirable, first-rate, def (slang), superlative, top-notch (informal), brill (informal), bodacious (slang, chiefly U.S.), boffo (slang), bitchin' (U.S. slang), chillin' (U.S. slang), QL (S.M.S.) this summer's coolest film
verb
1. lose heat, cool off Drain the meat and allow it to cool.
lose heat heat (up), warm (up), thaw
2. make cool, freeze, chill, refrigerate, cool off Huge fans are used to cool the factory.
make cool heat (up), warm (up), thaw, reheat, take the chill off
3. calm (down), lessen, abate Within a few minutes their tempers had cooled.
4. calm (down), quiet, calm (down), moderate, temper, lessen, dampen, allay, abate, assuage His strange behaviour had cooled her passion.
noun
1. coldness, chill, coolness She walked into the cool of the hallway.
2. (Slang) calmness, control, temper, composure, self-control, poise, self-discipline, self-possession, QL (S.M.S.) She kept her cool and managed to get herself out of the situation.
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cool

adjectiveverb
To bring one's emotions under control:
Idiom: cool it.
noun
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Translations
أَنِيقبارِدبُرودَهرائِـعفاتِـر ، غـيْـر وُدّي، فَـظ
chladnýcoolklidnýochladitochladnout
koldkølekøle afkøligkølighed
malvarmetamojosa
viileäsiisti
drzakhladankul
állati jócsillapodik
sejuk
fálegur, kuldalegurkælaminnkarólegur, kaldursvali
かっこいい涼しい
멋진서늘한
abejingasabejingumasataušintiatauštiatšalti
atdzesētatdzistatvēsinātatvēstdzestrs
friguroasăfriguros
ochladiť saochladnúť
doberhladenkulmirenprivlačen
coolkyligoksvalsvalna
เย็นทันสมัย
serinserinle mekserinliksoğuksoğukkanlı
mát mẻsành điệu

cool

[kuːl]
A. ADJ (cooler (compar) (coolest (superl)))
1. (= not hot) [air, room, skin, drink] → fresco
it was a cool dayel día estaba fresco
it's getting or turning coolerestá empezando a refrescar
it's nice and cool in hereaquí dentro hace fresquito or se está fresquito
"keep in a cool place"guardar en un lugar fresco
it helps you to keep cool [food, drink] → refresca; [clothing, fan] → ayuda a mantenerse fresco
2. (= light, comfortable) [dress, fabric] → fresco
3. (= pale) [colour, shade, blue] → fresco
4. (= calm) [person, manner, action, tone] → sereno
his cool handling of the situationel aplomo con el que or la sangre fría con la que manejó la situación
cool, calm and collectedtranquilo y con dominio de sí mismo
to keep or stay coolno perder la calma
keep cool!¡tranquilo!
to keep a cool headno perder la calma
to play it cooltomárselo con calma, hacer como si nada
5. (pej) (= audacious) [behaviour] → fresco, descarado
did you see the cool way he asked me to do it?¿viste la frescura con la que me pidió que lo hiciese?
as cool as you pleasemás fresco que una lechuga
he's a cool customeres un fresco, es un caradura
we paid a cool £200,000 for that housepagamos la friolera de 200.000 libras por esa casa
to be as cool as a cucumberestar más fresco que una lechuga
6. (= distant, unenthusiastic) [person, response] → frío
a cool welcome or receptionun recibimiento frío
relations were cool but politela relación era fría or distante pero correcta
to be cool towards or with sbmostrarse frío con algn, tratar a algn con frialdad
7. (= trendy, stylish) [object, person] → guay (Sp)
hey, (that's really) cool!¡ala, qué guay!¡ala, cómo mola! (Sp)
it's cool to say you like computersqueda muy bien decir que te gustan los ordenadores
8. (= acceptable) don't worry, it's cooltranqui, no pasa nada
he's cooles un tipo legal (Sp)
B. N
1. (= low temperature) → frescor m
in the cool of the eveningen el frescor de la tarde
to keep sth in the coolguardar algo en un lugar fresco
2. (= calm) to keep/lose one's coolno perder/perder la calma
C. VT
1. [+ brow, room] → refrescar; [+ engine] → refrigerar; [+ hot food or drink] → dejar enfriar; [+ wine, soft drink] → poner a enfriar
to cool one's heelsesperar impaciente
2. (= dampen) [+ emotions, feelings] → enfriar
cool it!¡tranquilo!
D. VI
1. (also to cool down) [air, liquid] → enfriarse; [weather] → refrescar
the air cools in the evenings hereaquí refresca al atardecer
the room had cooled considerablyla habitación estaba mucho más fresca, ahora hacía bastante más fresco en la habitación
2. (= abate) [feeling, emotion] → enfriarse
her passion for Richard had begun to coolsu pasión por Richard había empezado a enfriarse
by Monday tempers had cooledel lunes los ánimos se habían calmado
E. CPD cool box Nnevera f portátil
cool down
A. VT + ADV
1. (= make colder) → enfriar
2. (= make calmer) to cool sb downcalmar a algn
B. VI + ADV
1. (= become colder) [object] → enfriarse; [person] → refrescarse, tener menos calor
2. (= become calmer) [person, situation] → calmarse
cool down!¡cálmese!
cool off VI + ADV (= become less angry) → calmarse; (= lose enthusiasm) → perder (el) interés, enfriarse; (= become less affectionate) → distanciarse, enfriarse
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cool

[ˈkuːl]
adj
[place] → frais(fraîche); [drink] → frais(fraîche)
to keep sth cool → garder qch au frais, conserver qch au frais
[weather] it's cool → il fait frais
[clothes, fabric] → léger/ère
(= not afraid) → calme
to stay cool → garder son calme
He stayed cool → Il a gardé son calme.
to play it cool → rester calme
(= unfriendly) → froid(e)
(= impertinent) → effronté(e)
(= good) → cool , sympa
cool! → super!
[amount] a cool two million dollars → la coquette somme de deux millions de dollars
vt
(= reduce temperature of) → rafraîchir, refroidir
cool it! (= calm down) → du calme!
n
to keep one's cool (= remain calm) → garder son sang-froid
to lose one's cool → piquer sa crise
cool down
vi
(= get colder) → refroidir
(= get calmer) [person, situation] → se calmer
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cool

adj (+er)
water, weather, drinkkühl; clothesluftig, leicht; serve coolkalt or (gut) gekühlt servieren; it’s nice to slip into something cooles ist angenehm, in etwas Luftiges or Leichtes schlüpfen zu können; “keep in a cool place”kühl aufbewahren
(= calm, unperturbed) person, mannerbesonnen; voicekühl; to keep cool, to keep a cool headeinen kühlen Kopf behalten; keep cool!reg dich nicht auf!, (nur) ruhig Blut!; as cool as you pleasemit kühler Gelassenheit, in aller Seelenruhe
(= audacious)kaltblütig, unverfroren (pej), → kaltschnäuzig (inf); as cool as you pleasemit größter Unverfrorenheit (pej), → seelenruhig; that was very cool of himda hat er sich ein starkes Stück geleistet; a cool customer (inf)ein cooler Typ (inf)
(= unenthusiastic, unfriendly) greeting, reception, lookkühl; to be cool to(wards) somebodysich jdm gegenüber kühl verhalten; play it cool!immer mit der Ruhe!; she decided to play it coolsie entschied sich, ganz auf kühl zu machen
colourkalt; cool greenkaltes Grün
(inf, with numbers etc) → glatt (inf); he earns a cool thirty thousand a yearer verdient glatte dreißigtausend im Jahr (inf)
(inf: = great, smart) idea, disco, pub, dress etcstark (inf), → cool (sl); dressstylish (inf); to act coolsich cool geben (sl); to look coolcool aussehen (sl)
n
(lit, fig)Kühle f; in the cool of the eveningin der Abendkühle; to keep something in the cooletw kühl aufbewahren
(inf) keep your cool!reg dich nicht auf!, immer mit der Ruhe!; to lose one’s cooldurchdrehen (inf); he doesn’t have the cool to be a TV announcerer hat nicht die Nerven für einen Fernsehansager
vt
kühlen; (= cool down)abkühlen; winekühlen, kalt stellen
(inf) cool it! (= don’t get excited)reg dich ab! (inf), → mach mal langsam (inf); (= don’t cause trouble)mach keinen Ärger! (inf); tell those guys to cool itsag den Typen, sie sollen keinen Ärger machen (inf); I think we should cool itich glaube wir sollten etwas langsamer treten (inf)
vi (lit, fig)abkühlen; (anger)verrauchen, sich legen; (enthusiasm, interest)nachlassen; he has cooled toward(s) herer ist ihr gegenüber kühler geworden

cool

:
cool bag
nKühltasche f
cool box
nKühlbox f
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cool

[kuːl]
1. adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) (gen) → fresco/a; (drink) → freddo/a; (dress) → fresco/a, leggero/a; (calm) → calmo/a; (unenthusiastic, unfriendly) → freddo/a; (impertinent) → sfacciato/a
it's cool (weather) → fa fresco
to keep sth cool or in a cool place → tenere qc in fresco or al fresco
to be cool towards sb → essere freddo/a con qn
to keep cool → mantenersi fresco/a (fig) → conservare la calma
keep cool! → calma!
play it cool! → fa' finta di niente!
to be as cool as a cucumber (fig) → essere imperturbabile, conservare il sangue freddo
he's a pretty cool customer (fam) → ha un gran sangue freddo (pej) → ha una bella faccia tosta
that was very cool of you! (fam) → che sangue freddo!
we paid a cool £90,000 for that house (fam) → abbiamo pagato la bellezza di 90.000 sterline per quella casa
2. n in the cool of the eveningnella frescura serale
to keep sth in the cool → tenere qc al fresco
to keep one's cool (fam) → conservare la calma
to lose one's cool (fam) → perdere la calma or le staffe
3. vt (air) → rinfrescare, raffreddare; (food) → raffreddare; (engine) → far raffreddare
cool it! (fam) → calmati!
to cool one's heels (fam) → aspettare (a lungo)
4. vi (air, liquid) → raffreddarsi
cool down
1. vi + advraffreddarsi (fig) (person, situation) → calmarsi
2. vt + advfar raffreddare (fig) → calmare
cool off vi + adv (become less angry) → calmarsi; (lose enthusiasm, become less affectionate) → diventare più freddo/a
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cool

(kuːl) adjective
1. slightly cold. cool weather.
2. calm or not excitable. He's very cool in a crisis.
3. not very friendly. He was very cool towards me.
4. (slang) great; terrific; fantastic. Wow, that's really cool!; You look cool in those jeans!
verb
1. to make or become less warm. The jelly will cool better in the refrigerator; She cooled her hands in the stream.
2. to become less strong. His affection for her has cooled; Her anger cooled.
noun
cool air or atmosphere. the cool of the evening.
ˈcoolly adverb
ˈcoolness noun
cool-ˈheaded adjective
able to act calmly.
cool down
1. to make or become less warm. Let your food cool down a bit!
2. to make or become less excited or less emotional. He was very angry but he's cooled down now.
keep one's cool
not to become over-excited or confused. If you keep your cool you won't fail.
lose one's cool
not to keep one's cool.
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cool

أَنِيق, بارِد chladný, cool kold, sej cool, kühl δροσερός, στυλάτος chulo, fresco, genial siisti, viileä cool, frais drzak, hladan figo, fresco かっこいい, 涼しい 멋진, 서늘한 cool, koel avkjølt, kul chłodny, fajny bacana, fixe, fresco прохладный, стильный cool, kylig เย็น, ทันสมัย havalı, serin mát mẻ, sành điệu 凉爽的, 时尚的
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

cool

a. fresco-a; refrescado-a;
___ headedsereno-a, calmado-a;
[weather] it is ___hace fresco;
[body temperature] he, she, it is ___está fresco-a.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

cool

adj fresco
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References in classic literature ?
"And have they calculated the time which our unfortunate sphere will take to cool?"
One fine evening a young princess put on her bonnet and clogs, and went out to take a walk by herself in a wood; and when she came to a cool spring of water, that rose in the midst of it, she sat herself down to rest a while.
They seem just as much part of you as the cool of your voice and skin.
But they sit cool in the cool shade: they want in everything to be merely spectators, and they avoid sitting where the sun burneth on the steps.
Yet across the gulf of space, minds that are to our minds as ours are to those of the beasts that perish, intellects vast and cool and unsympathetic, regarded this earth with envious eyes, and slowly and surely drew their plans against us.
She was biting her lip, and though her eyes were cool and level- looking as ever, the tell-tale angry red was in her cheeks.
Throughout the day they sat peaceful and solemn, with closed eyes, in the cool darkness shed round them by the ivy.
"It seems," said Herbert, " - there's a bandage off most charmingly, and now comes the cool one - makes you shrink at first, my poor dear fellow, don't it?
'The day is so warm, and the sun's rays so scorching, that the water in the pond looks very cool and inviting.
From the earliest to the latest hour of the day he was always as sleek, neat, and cool as the frog he resembled, and old Peter had secretly chuckled over an offshoot almost more calculating, and far more imperturbable, than himself.
A walk of a few miles in the cool evening brought me, through well-remembered by-roads, to our old house.
Back there, somewhere, were her hot little room and her still hotter bed; but between her and them lay a horrid desert of blackness across which one must feel one's way with outstretched, shrinking arms; while before her, out on the sun-parlor roof, were the moonlight and the cool, sweet night air.