cold
/kəʊld/adjective
उच्चारण कोल्ड
ठंडा
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(of a person) unfriendly; not showing any emotion
रूखा, भावहीन, बेरुखी वाला
- She gave him a cold stare.
- a cold, formal reply
- His cold manner surprised everyone at the meeting.
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- The clerk was cold and unhelpful to the customers.
- She gave me a cold look and walked away.
Synonyms unfriendly distant aloof
Opposite warm friendly affectionate
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a lack of heat; cold weather
ठंड, सर्दी
- Do not stand out in the cold.
- The beggar shivered in the cold outside the railway station.
- We felt the cold as soon as we got off the train.
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- The children came in from the cold with red noses.
- Many old people suffer in the cold of the winter nights.
Opposite heat
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a common illness that affects the nose and throat
ज़ुकाम
- I have caught a cold.
- cold and cough
- Radhika has a bad cold and cannot come to school.
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- A cold usually lasts about a week.
- Wash your hands often to avoid catching a cold.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
be / feel cold vs have a cold
For a person's feeling of low temperature, use be or feel cold. For the illness, use have a cold, with the article a.
व्यक्ति को ठंड लगने के लिए 'be/feel cold' और रोग के लिए article 'a' के साथ 'have a cold' का प्रयोग होता है।
- I am cold; please close the window.
- She has a cold.
It is cold (weather)
To talk about the weather, the dummy subject it is used with be and the adjective cold.
मौसम की चर्चा के लिए dummy subject 'it' के साथ be और adjective 'cold' का प्रयोग होता है।
- It is very cold in Shimla in December.
catch a cold / get cold / go cold
Catch a cold means to become ill. Get cold or go cold means that a hot thing loses its heat.
'Catch a cold' का अर्थ ज़ुकाम होना है; 'get cold' या 'go cold' का अर्थ गर्म वस्तु का ठंडा हो जाना है।
- Don't let your tea get cold.
cold (of people and manner)
Describing a person, cold means unfriendly and without feeling. It often combines with words like reply, look or manner.
व्यक्ति के लिए 'cold' का अर्थ अमित्र और भावशून्य है; यह reply, look या manner जैसे शब्दों के साथ आता है।
- The officer gave a cold reply to the request.
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cold + noun
weatherwaterwavedrinkwarshoulder
- A cold wave hit North India.
मौसम और व्यवहार दोनों के लिए इन संज्ञाओं के साथ आता है।
adverb + cold
freezingbitterlyicyveryquite
- It was bitterly cold at the border.
verb + a cold
catch ahave aget ashake off asuffer from a
- He caught a cold in the rain.
cold + fixed phrase
cold sweatcold feetcold bloodcold storagecold call
- She broke into a cold sweat before the viva.
“More examples 5
- The milk went cold while I was on the phone.
मेरे फ़ोन पर बात करते समय दूध ठंडा हो गया।
- Her cold reply surprised everyone.
उसके रूखे उत्तर ने सबको चकित कर दिया।
- I cannot study in the cold of January without a shawl.
मैं जनवरी की ठंड में शॉल के बिना पढ़ नहीं सकता।
- He was in a cold sweat before the result.
परिणाम से पहले उसे ठंडा पसीना आ रहा था।
- I have a bad cold, so I will not attend the class.
मुझे बहुत ज़ुकाम है, इसलिए मैं कक्षा में नहीं आऊँगा।
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✗ I have cold since yesterday.
✓ I have had a cold since yesterday.
Use the article a with cold as an illness, and a perfect tense with since.
रोग के अर्थ में 'cold' के साथ article 'a' और 'since' के साथ perfect tense का प्रयोग करें।
✗ I am feeling coldly.
✓ I am feeling cold.
After feel, a state of the subject is described by an adjective, not an adverb.
Feel के बाद कर्ता की अवस्था बताने के लिए adjective आता है, adverb नहीं।
✗ It is cold-cold today.
✓ It is very cold today.
Repeating a word for emphasis is Hindi style; English uses an intensifier like very.
ज़ोर देने के लिए शब्द दोहराना हिंदी की शैली है; अंग्रेज़ी में 'very' जैसा intensifier लगाया जाता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Cold, cool and chilly describe low temperature, but they differ in how pleasant it feels.
Cold, cool और chilly कम तापमान बताते हैं, पर उसकी सुखद अनुभूति में अंतर है।
Rather cold and uncomfortable, but not extreme.
काफ़ी ठंडा और असुविधाजनक, पर अत्यधिक नहीं।
- A chilly morning.
¶Idioms 7
in cold blood
deliberately and without pity
बिना किसी भावना के, निर्दयता से (हत्या आदि)
- The guard was murdered in cold blood.
get cold feet
to suddenly become nervous about doing something you had planned
ऐन मौके पर घबरा जाना
- He got cold feet on the morning of the interview.
give sb the cold shoulder
to deliberately ignore somebody
(किसी को) जानबूझकर अनदेखा करना, बेरुखी दिखाना
- After the quarrel, she gave him the cold shoulder.
out in the cold
not included in a group or an activity
अलग-थलग, उपेक्षित
- Smaller countries were left out in the cold during the talks.
- He felt out in the cold after the new manager arrived.
leave sb cold
to not interest or affect sb
किसी पर कोई असर न डालना, किसी को उदासीन छोड़ देना
- Modern art leaves me cold.
- The film left most critics cold.
break out in a cold sweat
to suddenly start sweating because you are afraid or nervous
डर से ठंडा पसीना छूट जाना
- I broke out in a cold sweat when I saw the question paper.
- He broke out in a cold sweat as the car skidded.
cold turkey
the unpleasant effects caused when sb suddenly stops taking a drug that they are addicted to; a way of stopping a habit by suddenly and completely stopping it
(किसी लत को) एकदम से पूरी तरह छोड़ देना
- He gave up smoking cold turkey.
- She went cold turkey on social media for a month.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Idioms asked: in cold blood, get cold feet, the cold shoulder, a cold war.
Idioms पूछे जाते हैं: in cold blood, get cold feet, the cold shoulder, a cold war।
Both 'catch a cold' and 'get a cold' are correct; 'catch a cold' is the more usual idiomatic phrase.
Idiom: catch a cold (सर्दी-ज़ुकाम हो जाना)। 'Get a cold' भी सही है, पर 'catch a cold' ज़्यादा आम और स्वाभाविक phrase है, इसलिए exam और formal writing में इसी को चुनें।