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cool

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noun

Fraîcheur

A moderate or refreshing state of cold; moderate temperature of the air between hot and cold; coolness.

Examples :

"in the cool of the morning"

Dans la fraîcheur du matin

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noun

Calme, sang-froid

A calm temperament.

Examples :

"Her cool demeanor helped her stay calm during the stressful presentation. "

Son calme lui a permis de rester sereine pendant la présentation stressante.

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noun

Le truc, le chic, la classe

The property of being cool, popular or in fashion.

Examples :

"The new dance moves are the latest cool, making them popular with the students. "

Les nouveaux pas de danse, c'est le truc du moment, ce qui les rend populaires auprès des élèves.

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adjective

frais, froid

Having a slightly low temperature; mildly or pleasantly cold.

Examples :

"The air conditioner made the classroom cool enough to study comfortably. "

Le climatiseur rendait la salle de classe suffisamment fraîche pour étudier confortablement.

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adjective

frais, rafraîchissant

Allowing or suggesting heat relief.

Examples :

"Linen has made cool and breathable clothing for millennia."

Le lin a fabriqué des vêtements frais et respirants pendant des millénaires.

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adjective

frais, froid

Of a color, in the range of violet to green.

Examples :

"If you have a reddish complexion, you should mainly wear cool colors."

Si vous avez le teint rougeâtre, vous devriez principalement porter des couleurs froides.

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adjective

Flegmatique, calme

Of a person, not showing emotion; calm and in control of oneself.

Examples :

"Despite the stressful test, Sarah remained cool and collected, answering all the questions calmly. "

Malgré le test stressant, Sarah est restée flegmatique et posée, répondant calmement à toutes les questions.

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adjective

Froid, distant, sceptique

Unenthusiastic, lukewarm, skeptical.

Examples :

"His proposals had a cool reception."

Ses propositions ont été accueillies froidement.

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adjective

Flegmatique, imperturbable

Calmly audacious.

Examples :

"In control as always, he came up with a cool plan."

Maîtrisant la situation comme toujours, il a élaboré un plan flegmatique.

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adjective

Important, conséquent

Applied facetiously to a sum of money, commonly as if to give emphasis to the largeness of the amount.

Examples :

"My uncle gave me a cool amount of money for my birthday. "

Mon oncle m'a donné une somme d'argent conséquente pour mon anniversaire.

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adjective

cool, branché

Of a person, knowing what to do and how to behave; considered popular by others.

Examples :

"Maria is a cool student; everyone admires her calm confidence in class. "

Maria est une étudiante cool ; tout le monde admire sa confiance calme en classe.

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adjective

Branché, à la mode

In fashion, part of or fitting the in crowd; originally hipster slang.

Examples :

"My younger sister thinks the new band is really cool. "

Ma jeune sœur trouve que le nouveau groupe est vraiment branché.

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adjective

D'accord, acceptable

Of an action, all right; acceptable; that does not present a problem.

Examples :

"Is it cool if I sleep here tonight?"

Est-ce que c'est d'accord si je dors ici ce soir ?

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adjective

Calme, détendu

Of a person, not upset by circumstances that might ordinarily be upsetting.

Examples :

"My brother was cool about failing his math test; he just said he'd study harder next time. "

Mon frère est resté calme après avoir échoué à son contrôle de maths ; il a juste dit qu'il étudierait plus sérieusement la prochaine fois.

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adjective

Effronté, culotté

Quietly impudent, defiant, or selfish; deliberately presuming: said of persons and acts.

Examples :

"The teenager's cool attitude toward chores was a constant source of frustration for his parents. "

L'attitude effrontée de l'adolescent envers les corvées était une source constante de frustration pour ses parents.

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verb

Refroidir

To lose heat, to get colder.

Examples :

"The soup will cool quickly if you put it in the refrigerator. "

La soupe va refroidir rapidement si vous la mettez au réfrigérateur.

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verb

Refroidir

To make cooler, less warm.

Examples :

"I need to cool the soup before I can eat it. "

Je dois refroidir la soupe avant de pouvoir la manger.

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verb

Refroidir, se calmer

To become less intense, e.g. less amicable or passionate.

Examples :

"Relations cooled between the USA and the USSR after 1980."

Les relations se sont refroidies entre les États-Unis et l'URSS après 1980.

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verb

Refroidir

To make less intense, e.g. less amicable or passionate.

Examples :

"The argument between the siblings cooled down after their mother intervened. "

L'argument entre les frères et sœurs s'est refroidi après l'intervention de leur mère.

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verb

Tuer, refroidir

Examples :

"The angry mob threatened to cool the corrupt politician. "

La foule en colère a menacé de tuer le politicien corrompu.

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