No. 2,746 in German
kalte
"Cold."
In a sentence
Die kalte Luft strömt durch das Fenster.
The cold air is flowing through the window.
Here, 'kalte' is an adjective describing the noun 'Luft' (air), indicating its temperature.
Im Winter mag ich besonders kalte Tage, weil ich gerne Ski fahre.
In winter, I especially like cold days because I enjoy skiing.
In this sentence, 'kalte' modifies the noun 'Tage' (days), emphasizing the characteristic temperature of those days.
Der Empfang war von kalter Höflichkeit geprägt.
The reception was marked by cold politeness.
Here, 'kalter' (the declined form for the feminine dative 'Höflichkeit') conveys a figurative meaning of emotional coldness rather than physical temperature.
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