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→‎Prepositional phrase: I think you'd just say that something was done "cold" -- not "from cold"
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#: {{uxi|fr|huile pressée à froid}}
#: {{uxi|fr|huile pressée à froid}}
#: {{uxi|fr|opérer à froid}}
#: {{uxi|fr|opérer à froid}}
# {{lb|fr|figuratively}} [[from cold]], without [[preparation]], [[unawares]]
# {{lb|fr|figuratively}} [[cold]], without [[preparation]], [[unawares]]
#: {{uxi|fr|répondre à froid}}
#: {{uxi|fr|répondre à froid}}
#: {{uxi|fr|cueillir à froid}}
#: {{uxi|fr|cueillir à froid}}

Revision as of 23:02, 16 November 2019

French

Pronunciation

Prepositional phrase

à froid

  1. (of an engine, of a press) This term needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
    démarrage à froid(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    pression à froid(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    huile pressée à froid(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    opérer à froid(please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. (figuratively) cold, without preparation, unawares
    répondre à froid(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    cueillir à froid(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    lecture à froid(please add an English translation of this usage example)
  3. (figuratively) in the cold light of day, with a clear head, calmly, cold, flat
    Antonym: à chaud
    réagir à froid(please add an English translation of this usage example)
    évaluation à froid(please add an English translation of this usage example)

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