in cold blood

/ɪn koʊld blʌd/

noun C1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. a sangre fría

    • The crime was committed in cold blood.

      El crimen se cometió a sangre fría.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

blood

in cold blood is an idiom meaning without mercy, premeditated, like a murder committed in cold blood; blood is the literal word.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa in cold blood?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: The crime was committed in cold ___.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a in cold blood?

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