chill
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noun
1. an unpleasant feeling of coldness in the atmosphere, one's surroundings, or the body:
〖通例単数形で〗寒さ, 冷たさ
e.g. there was a chill in the air
e.g. the disease begins abruptly with chills, headaches, and dizziness.
a feverish cold:
寒け, 悪寒(おかん), (寒けを伴う)かぜ
e.g. we had better return before you catch a chill.
a coldness of manner:
(態度の)冷淡さ
e.g. a long-term chill in relations could hurt commerce.
a depressing influence:
〖単数形で〗興ざめ, 落胆
e.g. his statements have cast a chill over this whole country.
a sudden and powerful feeling of fear:
恐怖感[心]
e.g. a chill ran down my spine
e.g. his words sent a chill of apprehension down my spine.
2. a metal mold or part of a mold, often cooled, designed to ensure rapid or even cooling of metal during casting.
verb with object
1. make (someone) cold:
〖通例be ~ed〗 〈人が〉凍える
e.g. I'm chilled to the bone.
cool (food or drink), typically in a refrigerator:
〈食べ物・飲み物など〉を冷やす, 冷蔵する (!⦅レシピ⦆ ではしばしば目的語が省略される)
e.g. chill the soup slightly before serving.
no object (of food or drink) be cooled by chilling:
〈物が〉冷える
e.g. the beers are chilling in the cooler.
2. horrify or frighten (someone):
⦅文⦆ 〈人〉を怖がらせる, ぞっとさせる
e.g. the city was chilled by the violence
e.g. (as adjective chilling) : a chilling account of the prisoners' fate.
3. no object (also chill out) informal calm down and relax:
⦅くだけて⦆ 〈人が〉冷静になる(calm down)
e.g. I can lean back and chill
e.g. chill out, okay?
pass time without a particular aim or purpose, especially with other people:
くつろいで過ごす, 一息入れる
e.g. we had a week at home and we chilled out.
adjective
1. chilly:
〈主に天候・風が〉寒い, ひんやりした(→ chilly)
e.g. the chill gray dawn
e.g. figurative : the chill winds of public censure.
2. North American informal very relaxed or easygoing:
e.g. the island is really chill and laid-back
e.g. I'm kind of a relaxed, chill guy.
PHRASES
chill someone's blood
horrify or terrify someone.
take the chill off
warm slightly.
DERIVATIVES
chillness |ˈCHilnəs| noun
ORIGIN
Old English cele, ciele‘cold, coldness’, of Germanic origin; related to cold.