This is the 3914th most frequent Portuguese word.
frio
Cold.
The word 'frio' here is used as a noun to describe the general cold weather condition.
Durante o inverno, faz muito frio na cidade.
During winter, it is very cold in the city.
In this sentence, 'fria' is an adjective derived from 'frio,' used metaphorically to describe someone's emotional demeanor.
Ele é uma pessoa muito fria e distante.
He is a very cold and distant person.
Here, 'com frio' is a phrase where 'frio' functions as a noun, indicating the speaker's physical state of feeling cold.