chill

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• General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /tʃɪl/
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• New-Zealand: /tʃəl/
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• /dʒɪl(lɯ)/ Tamil Nadu, colloquial
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• homophone: jill
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• rhymes with -ɪl
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• CMU ARPABET: CH IH1 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English chele, chile, from Old English ċiele, ċele (“cold; coldness”), from Proto-West Germanic *kali, from Proto-Germanic *kaliz, from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to be cold”). Closely related with Dutch kil. Also akin to cool, cold, gel, and congeal, which see.

From Middle English ichille, equivalent to ch- + will, from ich + will.

Variant of Child.

From Middle English chillen, from Old English ċilian (“to be cold”), from Proto-West Germanic *kilēn (“to be cold”). Cognate with Middle Dutch killen (“to be cold”), Dutch killen (“to be cold, shiver”).

153 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: студен (studen) — moderately cold or chilly
• Bulgarian: хладен (hladen) — moderately cold or chilly
• Crimean Tatar: suvuq — moderately cold or chilly
• Finnish: viileä — moderately cold or chilly
• German: kühler — moderately cold or chilly
• German: kühlen — moderately cold or chilly
• Hebrew: קָרִיר (qaryr) — moderately cold or chilly
• Hebrew: קְרִירָה (qrira) — moderately cold or chilly
• Macedonian: ла́ден (láden) — moderately cold or chilly
• Macedonian: сту́ден (stúden) — moderately cold or chilly
• Portuguese: fresco — moderately cold or chilly
• Portuguese: frio — moderately cold or chilly
• Romanian: răcoros — moderately cold or chilly
• Russian: прохла́дный (proxládnyj) — moderately cold or chilly
• Spanish: frío — moderately cold or chilly
• Spanish: vivalavirgen — calm, relaxed, easygoing
• Bulgarian: студ (stud) — moderate, but uncomfortable coldness
• Esperanto: malvarmeto — moderate, but uncomfortable coldness
• Finnish: viileys — moderate, but uncomfortable coldness
• French: fraicheur — moderate, but uncomfortable coldness
• Hebrew: צִנָּה (tziná) — moderate, but uncomfortable coldness
• Italian: frescura — moderate, but uncomfortable coldness
• Italian: fresco — moderate, but uncomfortable coldness
• Italian: freddezza — moderate, but uncomfortable coldness
• Italian: raffreddamento — moderate, but uncomfortable coldness
• Italian: gelo — moderate, but uncomfortable coldness
• Macedonian: студ (stud) — moderate, but uncomfortable coldness
• Middle English: chele — moderate, but uncomfortable coldness
• Russian: мороз (moroz) — moderate, but uncomfortable coldness
• Swedish: kyla — moderate, but uncomfortable coldness
• Walloon: friskete — moderate, but uncomfortable coldness
• Walloon: froedeur — moderate, but uncomfortable coldness
• Walloon: rafroedixhmint — moderate, but uncomfortable coldness
• Bulgarian: хлад (hlad) — sudden penetrating sense of cold
• Bulgarian: мраз (mraz) — sudden penetrating sense of cold
• Chinese Mandarin: 寒氣 /寒气 (hánqì) — sudden penetrating sense of cold
• Finnish: puistatus — sudden penetrating sense of cold
• Finnish: väristys — sudden penetrating sense of cold
• French: froid — sudden penetrating sense of cold
• German: Kälte — sudden penetrating sense of cold
• German: Frost — sudden penetrating sense of cold
• German: Kühle — sudden penetrating sense of cold
• Hebrew: קְרִירוּת (qrirut) — sudden penetrating sense of cold
• Hebrew: צִנָּה (tziná) — sudden penetrating sense of cold
• Hindi: ठिठुरन (ṭhiṭhuran) — sudden penetrating sense of cold
• Hindi: कँपकँपी (kãpkãpī) — sudden penetrating sense of cold
• Italian: freddo — sudden penetrating sense of cold
• Italian: brivido — sudden penetrating sense of cold
• Italian: brivido di freddo — sudden penetrating sense of cold
• Japanese: 寒気 (samuke) — sudden penetrating sense of cold
• Latin: algor — sudden penetrating sense of cold
• Macedonian: мраз (mraz) — sudden penetrating sense of cold
• Macedonian: студ (stud) — sudden penetrating sense of cold
• Māori: haukōeoeo — sudden penetrating sense of cold
• Middle English: chele — sudden penetrating sense of cold
• Navajo: hakʼaz — sudden penetrating sense of cold
• Portuguese: gelo — sudden penetrating sense of cold
• Russian: хо́лод (xólod) — sudden penetrating sense of cold
• Russian: прохла́да (proxláda) — sudden penetrating sense of cold
• Russian: озно́б (oznób) — sudden penetrating sense of cold
• Russian: моро́з (moróz) — sudden penetrating sense of cold
• Spanish: fresco — sudden penetrating sense of cold
• Swedish: kalluft — sudden penetrating sense of cold
• Swedish: kyla — sudden penetrating sense of cold
• Tagalog: talaknaw — sudden penetrating sense of cold
• Tagalog: talagnaw — sudden penetrating sense of cold
• Walloon: frumjhon — sudden penetrating sense of cold
• Walloon: froed — sudden penetrating sense of cold
• Walloon: rafroedixhmint — sudden penetrating sense of cold
• Finnish: väristys — sudden numbing fear or dread
• Finnish: kylmät väreet — sudden numbing fear or dread
• French: frisson — sudden numbing fear or dread
• German: Schauer — sudden numbing fear or dread
• German: Kälteschauer — sudden numbing fear or dread
• Norman: saisissement — sudden numbing fear or dread
• Russian: моро́з (moróz) — sudden numbing fear or dread
• Russian: дрожь (drožʹ) — sudden numbing fear or dread
• Walloon: frumjhon — sudden numbing fear or dread
• Bulgarian: охлаждам (ohlaždam) — to lower the temperature of something; to cool
• Chinese Mandarin: 使变冷 — to lower the temperature of something; to cool
• Esperanto: malvarmigi — to lower the temperature of something; to cool
• Finnish: jäähdyttää — to lower the temperature of something; to cool
• Finnish: viilentää — to lower the temperature of something; to cool
• French: se relaxer — to lower the temperature of something; to cool
• German: abkühlen — to lower the temperature of something; to cool
• Ancient Greek: ψύχω (psúkhō) — to lower the temperature of something; to cool
• Italian: raffreddare — to lower the temperature of something; to cool
• Macedonian: о́лади (óladi) — to lower the temperature of something; to cool
• Macedonian: и́злади (ízladi) — to lower the temperature of something; to cool
• Māori: whakamātao — to lower the temperature of something; to cool
• Norman: fraidgi — to lower the temperature of something; to cool
• Norwegian: avkjøle — to lower the temperature of something; to cool
• Polish: ostudzać — to lower the temperature of something; to cool
• Polish: ostudzić — to lower the temperature of something; to cool
• Polish: schładzać — to lower the temperature of something; to cool
• Polish: schłodzić — to lower the temperature of something; to cool
• Portuguese: esfriar — to lower the temperature of something; to cool
• Portuguese: resfriar — to lower the temperature of something; to cool
• Scottish Gaelic: fuaraich — to lower the temperature of something; to cool
• Spanish: enfriar — to lower the temperature of something; to cool
• Swedish: kyla — to lower the temperature of something; to cool
• Bulgarian: охладнявам (ohladnjavam) — to become cold
• Esperanto: malvarmiĝi — to become cold
• Finnish: jäähtyä — to become cold
• Finnish: kylmentyä — to become cold
• Finnish: kylmettyä — to become cold
• German: abkühlen — to become cold
• Italian: raffreddarsi — to become cold
• Norwegian: kjølne — to become cold
• Persian: چاییدن (čâyidan) — to become cold
• Polish: oziębiać — to become cold
• Polish: oziębić — to become cold
• Portuguese: esfriar — to become cold
• Scottish Gaelic: fuaraich — to become cold
• Spanish: enfriarse — to become cold
• Swedish: kallna — to become cold
• Bulgarian: закалявам (zakaljavam) — to harden a metal surface by sudden cooling
• Finnish: karkaista — to harden a metal surface by sudden cooling
• German: abkühlen — to harden a metal surface by sudden cooling
• German: abschrecken — to harden a metal surface by sudden cooling
• Bulgarian: закалявам се (zakaljavam se) — to become hard by rapid cooling
• Finnish: karkaistua — to become hard by rapid cooling
• German: abkühlen — to become hard by rapid cooling
• German: abschrecken — to become hard by rapid cooling
• Danish: chille — to relax, lie back
• Dutch: chillen — to relax, lie back
• Finnish: ottaa rennosti — to relax, lie back
• Finnish: relata — to relax, lie back
• French: se relaxer — to relax, lie back
• French: se détendre — to relax, lie back
• French: se reposer — to relax, lie back
• French: prendre du bon temps — to relax, lie back
• French: chiller — to relax, lie back
• German: relaxen — to relax, lie back
• German: chillen — to relax, lie back
• German: abschalten — to relax, lie back
• Icelandic: tsjilla — to relax, lie back
• Irish: é a thógáil go bog — to relax, lie back
• Italian: calmarsi — to relax, lie back
• Italian: rilassarsi — to relax, lie back
• Norwegian: chille — to relax, lie back
• Norwegian Nynorsk: kopla av — to relax, lie back
• Portuguese: esfriar — to relax, lie back
• Spanish: relajarse — to relax, lie back
• Spanish: chilear — to relax, lie back
• Swedish: chilla — to relax, lie back
• Ukrainian: чілити (čilyty) — to relax, lie back
• Finnish: chillata — slang: to hang out
• Spanish: salir — slang: to hang out
• Spanish: pasar el tiempo — slang: to hang out
• Bulgarian: обезкуражавам (obezkuražavam) — to discourage or depress
• Finnish: hillitä — to discourage or depress
• Finnish: tukahduttaa — to discourage or depress