Usages of frio
A minha mãe quer entrar na casa rápido, porque está frio lá fora.
My mother wants to enter the house quickly, because it is cold outside.
O café está frio.
The coffee is cold.
Eu gosto de brisa fria.
I like cold breeze.
Este casaco é bastante antigo, mas ainda vale a pena usá-lo em dias frios.
This coat is quite old, but it is still worth wearing on cold days.
Hoje não tenho receio de água fria, mas antigamente eu sempre evitava o chuveiro gelado.
Today I have no fear of cold water, but in the past, I always avoided the cold shower.
Ele repara que o café está frio.
He notices that the coffee is cold.
O sótão está frio.
The attic is cold.
O café está demasiado frio.
The coffee is too cold.
Inverno é frio, mas é bonito.
Winter is cold, but it is beautiful.
A sopa quente contrasta com o café frio.
The hot soup contrasts with the cold coffee.
Eu zango-me quando o café está frio.
I get angry when the coffee is cold.
A água está ligeiramente fria.
The water is slightly cold.
Senhor, vista a camisa antes de sair, pois está bastante frio lá fora.
Sir, put on your shirt before leaving, because it's quite cold outside.
A bebida está fria.
The drink is cold.
A gola do casaco está fria.
The coat’s collar is cold.
O vento norte é frio no inverno.
The north wind is cold in winter.
Em casa, eu ando de chinelos e não fico descalço porque o chão é frio.
At home, I walk in slippers and don’t go barefoot because the floor is cold.
Hoje não quero nem micro-ondas nem fogão; vou comer frio.
Today I want neither microwave nor stove; I’m going to eat cold.
Está frio aí?
Is it cold there?
Depois da corrida, ela bebe um iogurte frio.
After the run, she drinks a cold yogurt.
Eu lavo a cara com água fria de manhã.
I wash my face with cold water in the morning.
À noite, fecho as cortinas e ligo a ventoinha, mesmo que esteja frio, caso o vizinho faça barulho.
At night I close the curtains and turn on the fan, even if it is cold, in case the neighbour makes noise.
As jogadoras treinam todos os dias, por mais que esteja frio.
The players train every day, no matter how cold it is.
Em novembro, a Ana passa a estudar em casa porque o tempo fica mais frio.
In November, Ana starts studying at home because the weather gets colder.
Depois do desporto, lavo as mãos com sabonete e água fria.
After sport, I wash my hands with soap and cold water.
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