cold as ice

English

Etymology

From Middle English cold as ise, cold as yse, colde as ise.

Pronunciation

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Rhymes: -aɪs

Adjective

cold as ice (not comparable)

(simile) Very cold.

Synonyms

Translations

very cold

Chinese:
Mandarin: 冰冷 (zh) (bīnglěng)
Czech: chladný jako led
Finnish: jääkylmä (fi)
Galician: máis frío cá neve
German: eiskalt (de)
Hungarian: jéghideg (hu)
Russian: холо́дный как лёд (xolódnyj kak ljod), ледяно́й (ru) (ledjanój)
Scottish Gaelic: cho fuar ris a' phuinnsean
Spanish: frígido (es), gélido (es)
Swedish: iskall (sv)

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