Phrase guide

catch a cold

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To contract a cold.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To encounter difficulties.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

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Across languages

Translations

77 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: أُصِيبَ بِبَرْدٍ (ʔuṣība bibardin) — contract a cold
  • Aromanian: mi-arãtsescu — contract a cold
  • Belarusian: засту́джвацца (zastúdžvacca) — contract a cold
  • Belarusian: застудзі́цца (zastudzícca) — contract a cold
  • Bulgarian: простудя́вам се (prostudjávam se) — contract a cold
  • Bulgarian: простудя́ се (prostudjá se) — contract a cold
  • Catalan: refredar-se — contract a cold
  • Chinese Cantonese: 感冒 (gam2 mou6) — contract a cold
  • Chinese Mandarin: 感冒 (gǎnmào) — contract a cold
  • Chinese Mandarin: 受涼 /受凉 (shòuliáng) — contract a cold
  • Chinese Mandarin: 傷風 /伤风 (shāngfēng) — contract a cold
  • Czech: nachladit se — contract a cold
  • Czech: nastydnout — contract a cold
  • Danish: blive forkølet — contract a cold
  • Dutch: kouvatten — contract a cold
  • Dutch: verkouden worden — contract a cold
  • Esperanto: malvarmumi — contract a cold
  • Estonian: külmetuma — contract a cold
  • Finnish: vilustua — contract a cold
  • French: prendre froid — contract a cold
  • French: attraper un rhume — contract a cold
  • French: attraper la mort — contract a cold
  • French: attraper froid — contract a cold
  • Galician: arrefriar — contract a cold
  • German: sich erkälten — contract a cold
  • German: sich verkühlen — contract a cold
  • German: sich eine Erkältung einziehen — contract a cold
  • Hebrew: הִצְטַנֵּן (hitstanén) — contract a cold
  • Hebrew: הִתְקָרֵר (hitkarér) — contract a cold
  • Hungarian: megfázik — contract a cold
  • Italian: raffreddarsi — contract a cold
  • Japanese: 風邪を引く (kaze o hiku) — contract a cold
  • Japanese: 風邪を召す (kaze o mesu) — contract a cold
  • Khmer: ផ្ដាសាយ (phdaahsaay) — contract a cold
  • Korean: 감기에 걸리다 (gamgi-e geollida) — contract a cold
  • Lao: ຕິດແປດ (tit pǣt) — contract a cold
  • Latgalian: puorsaļt — contract a cold
  • Latvian: saaukstēties — contract a cold
  • Lithuanian: péršalti — contract a cold
  • Macedonian: настинува (nastinuva) — contract a cold
  • Macedonian: настине (nastine) — contract a cold
  • Mon: ဒးချာံ (daḥ khyāṁ) — contract a cold
  • Norwegian Bokmål: bli forkjølet — contract a cold
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bli forkjølt — contract a cold
  • Persian: سرما خوردن (sarmâ xordan) — contract a cold
  • Persian: چاییدن (čāyidan) — contract a cold
  • Polish: przeziębiać się — contract a cold
  • Polish: przeziębić się — contract a cold
  • Portuguese: resfriar-se — contract a cold
  • Portuguese: pegar um resfriado — contract a cold
  • Portuguese: gripar — contract a cold
  • Romanian: răci — contract a cold
  • Russian: простужа́ться (prostužátʹsja) — contract a cold
  • Russian: простуди́ться (prostudítʹsja) — contract a cold
  • Russian: простыва́ть (prostyvátʹ) — contract a cold
  • Russian: просты́ть (prostýtʹ) — contract a cold
  • Serbo-Croatian: прехладити се — contract a cold
  • Serbo-Croatian: prehladiti se — contract a cold
  • Slovak: nachladnúť — contract a cold
  • Slovak: prechladnúť — contract a cold
  • Slovene: prehladiti se — contract a cold
  • Spanish: resfriarse — contract a cold
  • Spanish: acatarrarse — contract a cold
  • Swedish: bli förkyld — contract a cold
  • Thai: จับหวัด (jàp-wàt) — contract a cold
  • Thai: เป็นหวัด (bpen-wàt) — contract a cold
  • Turkish: üşütmek — contract a cold
  • Ottoman Turkish: صوغوقلامق (soğuklamak) — contract a cold
  • Ukrainian: засту́джуватися (zastúdžuvatysja) — contract a cold
  • Ukrainian: застуди́тися (zastudýtysja) — contract a cold
  • Unami: kèchkuli — contract a cold
  • Uzbek: shamollamoq — contract a cold
  • Vietnamese: bị cảm lạnh — contract a cold
  • Walloon: atraper do må — contract a cold
  • Welsh: cael annwyd — contract a cold
  • Welsh: dala annwyd — contract a cold
  • Yiddish: פֿאַרקילן זיך (farkiln zikh) — contract a cold