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frío

nounBeginnerHigh frequency

What does “frío” mean in English?

  1. cold

Example sentences

  • En invierno hay mucho frío.

    In winter it's very cold (lit. there's a lot of cold).

  • Hace frío.

    It's cold.

  • Tengo frío.

    I'm cold (I feel cold).

How to use it

Frío is both noun ('cold') and adjective ('cold-feeling'). Carries an accent on the í. As a noun: el frío. As an adjective it agrees: frío, fría, fríos, frías.

Common mistake

Three constructions: 'hace frío' (weather is cold), 'tengo frío' (I feel cold), 'el café está frío' (the coffee is cold). Match the verb to the meaning.

Topics

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Reference

This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 32.