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cool1 /ku:l/ adjetivo -er, -est

1. (cold) fresco;
   it's ~ today hace or está fresco hoy

2. (reserved, hostile) ‹reception/behavior› frío

3. (calm) sereno, tranquilo;
   keep ~! ¡tranquilo!, no te pongas nervioso;
   he's a very ~ customer tiene una sangre fría impresionante

4. (sl) (trendy, laid-back): he's really ~ es muy en la onda (fam)

cool2 sustantivo

1. (low temperature): let's stay here in the ~ quedémonos aquí al fresco

2. (composure) calma f;
   to keep/lose one's ~ mantener^(conj.⇒)/perder^(conj.⇒) la calma

cool3 verbo transitivo ‹air/room› refrigerar;
‹engine/food/enthusiasm› enfriar^(conj.⇒)

verbo intransitivo [air/room] refrigerarse;
[engine/food/enthusiasm] enfriarse^(conj.⇒)

Phrasal Verbs
cool down v + adv

1. (become cooler) [food/iron] enfriarse^(conj.⇒);
   [person] refrescarse^(conj.⇒)

2. (become calmer) calmarse

cool off v + adv

1. (become cooler) [person] refrescarse^(conj.⇒)

2. (become calmer) calmarse

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Diccionario Espasa Concise © 2000 Espasa Calpe:

cool [kʊ:l]

I	nombre 1   fresco, frescor 2   familiar calma      to keep/loose one's cool, mantener/perder la calma
II	adjetivo 1   (algo frío) fresco,-a: it was cool last night, hacía fresco anoche ➣ Ver nota en fresco 2 (agradable) a cool drink, una bebida fresca      a cool place, un sitio fresquito 3   sereno,-a, tranquilo,-a      to keep cool, mantener la calma 4   familiar guay 5   familiar a cool billion dollars, la friolera de mil millones de dólares
III	verbo intransitivo enfriarse
IV	verbo transitivo enfriar

cool: WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2009

Compound Forms:
cool bag	n		heladera portátil nf
cool bag	n		nevera portátil nf
cool box	n		heladera portátil nf
cool box	n	UK, colloquial (insulated container, US-cooler)	nevera portátil nf
cool drink	n	(soft drink served from the fridge)	refresco nm
On a hot day, there is nothing better than a cool drink served straight from the fridge.
			bebida refrescante nf
			bebida fría, bebida fresca nf
cool drink	n	(drink chilled by ice or in refrigerator)	refresco nm
			trago (fresco) nm
			bebida fría nf
cool it	interj	slang (calm down)	¡tranquilo! interj
Cool it kid, or you're going to get in trouble.
		España fam	tranqui tronco fr hecha
		Puerto Rico	cógelo con calma, cogerlo suave loc verb
		México	sereno moreno fr hecha
Serena, morena, no te preocupes que ahorita te ayudamos todos.
		Argentina	tranquilizate interj
Tranquilizate, todo va a salir bien
		Puerto Rico	aguanta los caballos interj
		México fam	con calma y nos la amanecemos fr hecha
No hay que entrar en pánico, con calma y nos la amanecemos.
		Argentina fam	bajá un cambio interj
cool headed	adj	(calm, rational)	imperturbable adj
Note: hyphen used when term is before a noun
Even under pressure, she could always be relied upon for a cool-headed reply.
Se mantuvo imperturbable y sereno en todo momento haciendo caso omiso de las miradas hostiles y de los insultos.
			con los pies sobre la tierra loc adv
			cabeza fría nf
Por estresante que sea la situación, siempre mantiene la cabeza fría
			objetivo, desapasionado adj
Es difícil dar una respuesta objetiva cuando es mucho lo que uno podría llegar a perder.
			racional adj
keep cool			guardar la calma
keep your cool			mantener la frialdad
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'cool' also found in these entries:

English:

blow - cool down - cool off

Spanish:

atacar - descomponerse - dimanar - enfriar - enfriarse - freno - fresca - fresco - fría - frío - nevera - refrescar - refrescarse - refrigerar - templar - tipo - calma - campante - chingón - enrollado - entibiar - estribo - heladera - tibio

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