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chill
(chĭl)n.
1. A moderate but penetrating coldness.
2. A sensation of coldness, often accompanied by shivering and pallor of the skin.
3. A checking or dampening of enthusiasm, spirit, or joy: bad news that put a chill on the celebration.
4. A sudden numbing fear or dread.
adj.
1. Moderately cold; chilly: a chill wind.
2. Not warm and friendly; distant: a chill greeting.
3. Discouraging; dispiriting: "Chill penury repressed their noble rage" (Thomas Gray).
4. Slang Calm or relaxed: "As my meditation routine grew more stable...my already laid-back demeanor grew positively chill" (David Gelles).
v. chilled, chill·ing, chills
v. tr.
1. To affect with or as if with cold.
2. To lower in temperature; cool.
3. To make discouraged; dispirit.
4. Metallurgy To harden (a metallic surface) by rapid cooling.
v. intr.
1. To be seized with cold.
2. To become cold or set: jelly that chills quickly.
3. Metallurgy To become hard by rapid cooling.
4. Slang
a. To calm down or relax. Often used with out.
b. To pass time idly; loiter.
c. To spend time with someone in a relaxed manner; hang out together.
[Middle English chile, from Old English cele; see gel- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
chill′ing·ly adv.
chill′ness n.
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chill
(tʃɪl)n
1. a moderate coldness
2. a sensation of coldness resulting from a cold or damp environment, or from a sudden emotional reaction
3. (Pathology) a feverish cold
4. a check on enthusiasm or joy
5. (Metallurgy) metallurgy a metal plate placed in a sand mould to accelerate cooling and control local grain growth
6. (Building) another name for bloom19
adj
another word for chilly
vb
7. to make or become cold
8. (tr) to cool or freeze (food, drinks, etc)
9. (tr)
a. to depress (enthusiasm, etc)
b. to discourage
10. (Metallurgy) (tr) to cool (a casting or metal object) rapidly in order to prevent the formation of large grains in the metal
11. (intr) slang chiefly US to relax; calm oneself
[Old English ciele; related to calan to cool, Latin gelidus icy]
ˈchilling adj
ˈchillingly adv
ˈchillness n
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chill
(tʃɪl)n.
1. an uncomfortably penetrating coldness.
2. a sensation of cold, usu. with shivering.
3. a sudden fear or alarm.
4. a depressing influence or feeling: His presence cast a chill over everyone.
5. unfriendliness; coolness.
adj. 6. moderately cold; chilly.
7. depressing or discouraging: chill prospects.
8. Slang. cool (def. 12).
9. distant or aloof; unfriendly.
v.i. 10. to become cold.
11. to be seized with a chill.
v.t. 12. to affect with cold.
13. to make cool: Chill the wine before serving.
14. to depress; discourage; disturb.
15. Slang. to kill; murder.
16. chill out, Slang. to calm down; relax.
[before 900; Middle English chile, Old English ci(e)le, cele coolness]
chill′ing•ly, adv.
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chill
Past participle: chilled
Gerund: chilling
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| Noun | 1. |  chill - coldness due to a cold environment 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. |  chill - an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him"fear, fearfulness, fright - an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) | |
| 3. |  chill - a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a feversymptom - (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease | |
| 4. | chill - a sudden numbing dread apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread - fearful expectation or anticipation; "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension" | |
| Verb | 1. | chill - depress or discourage; "The news of the city's surrender chilled the soldiers" cast down, deject, depress, dismay, dispirit, demoralise, demoralize, get down - lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her" |
| 2. | chill - 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" | |
| 3. | chill - 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" |
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chill
verb
1. cool, refrigerate, freeze Chill the fruit salad until serving time.
2. dishearten, depress, discourage, dismay, dampen, deject There was a coldness in her voice which chilled him.
noun
1. coldness, bite, nip, sharpness, coolness, rawness, crispness, frigidity September is here, bringing with it a chill in the mornings.
2. shiver, frisson, goose pimples, goose flesh He smiled an odd smile that sent a chill through me.
3. cold He caught a nasty chill.
adjective
chill out relax, take it easy, loosen up, lighten up (slang), hang loose (slang), let yourself go (informal), let your hair down (informal), mellow out (informal), outspan (S. African) Take it easy, man - you need to chill out.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
chill
nounRelative lack of physical warmth:
2. Not friendly, sociable, or warm in manner:
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Translations
بارِد، قارِسبُرودَه، قَشْعَريرَهيُبَرِّدُيُبَرِّد، يُثَلِّجيُصابُ بِزُكام
chladchladitmrazivýnachlazenístudený
afkøleforkølelsekoldkøligkølighed
jäähdyttääjäähtyäjäätäväkylmäkylmentyä
ohladiti
meghűlés
kælakaldurkuldi, nepjakvef
冷やす
식히다
atšaldytipersišaldymasšaltasšaltisšaltukas
atvēsinātdzestrsdzestrumssaaukstēšanāsvēsums
nachladnutievychladiť
kyla ner
ทำให้เย็น
làm lạnh
chill
[tʃɪl]A. N (= coldness) → frío m (Med) → resfriado m; (= mild fever) → escalofrío m
there's a chill in the air → hace fresco
to catch a chill (Med) → resfriarse
to cast a chill over → enfriar el ambiente de
to take the chill off [+ room] → calentar un poco, templar; [+ wine] → templar
there's a chill in the air → hace fresco
to catch a chill (Med) → resfriarse
to cast a chill over → enfriar el ambiente de
to take the chill off [+ room] → calentar un poco, templar; [+ wine] → templar
B. ADJ [wind] → frío
C. VT [+ wine] → enfriar; [+ food] → refrigerar
serve chilled → sírvase bien frío
to chill sb's blood (fig) → helarle la sangre en las venas a algn
to be chilled to the bone → estar helado hasta los huesos
serve chilled → sírvase bien frío
to chill sb's blood (fig) → helarle la sangre en las venas a algn
to be chilled to the bone → estar helado hasta los huesos
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
chill
[ˈtʃɪl] vt (= make cold) [+ person] → faire frissonner
to be chilled to the bone, to be chilled to the marrow → être transi(e) de froid
to be chilled to the bone, to be chilled to the marrow → être transi(e) de froid
(= horrify) → refroidir
vi → refroidir
Put the wine in the fridge to chill
BUT Mets le vin au frais dans le réfrigérateur.
Put the wine in the fridge to chill
BUT Mets le vin au frais dans le réfrigérateur.
chill out
vi (= relax) → se relaxerchilled out [ˌtʃɪldˈaʊt] adj (= relaxed) → décontracté(e) Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
chill
n
→ Frische f; there’s quite a chill in the air → es ist ziemlich frisch; the sun took the chill off the water → die Sonne hat das Wasser ein bisschen erwärmt; you should take the chill off the wine → Sie sollten den Wein nicht so eiskalt servieren
(Med) → fieberhafte Erkältung; (= shiver) → Schauder m, → Frösteln nt; to catch a chill → sich verkühlen
(fig) a distinct chill in East/West relations → eine deutliche Abkühlung der Ost-West-Beziehungen; his presence cast a chill over the meeting → durch seine Anwesenheit wurde das Treffen sehr kühl or frostig
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
chill
[tʃɪl]1. adj (wind) → freddo/a, gelido/a
2. n → freddo (Med) → infreddatura, colpo di freddo
there's a chill in the air → l'aria è fredda
to take the chill off (a room) → riscaldare un po' (una stanza)
to catch a chill (Med) → prendere un colpo di freddo
there's a chill in the air → l'aria è fredda
to take the chill off (a room) → riscaldare un po' (una stanza)
to catch a chill (Med) → prendere un colpo di freddo
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
chill
(tʃil) noun1. coldness. There's a chill in the air.
2. an illness which causes shivering. I think I've caught a chill.
adjective cold. a chill wind.
verb to make cold (without freezing). Have you chilled the wine?
ˈchilly adjective cold. a chilly day.
ˈchilliness nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
chill
→ يُبَرِّدُ vychladit afkøle kühlen ψύχω enfriar jäähdyttää refroidir ohladiti raffreddare 冷やす 식히다 afkoelen avkjøle oziębić esfriar охлаждать kyla ner ทำให้เย็น soğutmak làm lạnh 变冷Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
chill
n. enfriamiento, escalofrío.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
chill
n escalofríoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.