No. 3,914 in Portuguese
frio
Cold.
In a sentence
Durante o inverno, faz muito frio na cidade.
During winter, it is very cold in the city.
The word 'frio' here is used as a noun to describe the general cold weather condition.
Ele é uma pessoa muito fria e distante.
He is a very cold and distant person.
In this sentence, 'fria' is an adjective derived from 'frio,' used metaphorically to describe someone's emotional demeanor.
Estou com frio depois de sair na chuva sem casaco.
I feel cold after going out in the rain without a jacket.
Here, 'com frio' is a phrase where 'frio' functions as a noun, indicating the speaker's physical state of feeling cold.
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