chill

En français : fraicheur, froid, frisson

1. A moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating coldness. (countable, uncountable) · There was a chill in the air.
2. A sudden penetrating sense of cold, especially one that causes a brief trembling nerve response through the body; the trembling response itself; often associated with illness: fevers and chills, or susceptibility to illness. (countable, uncountable) · Close the window or you'll catch a chill.· I felt a chill when the wind picked up.
3. An uncomfortable and numbing sense of fear, dread, anxiety, or alarm, often one that is sudden and usually accompanied by a trembling nerve response resembling the body's response to biting cold. (countable, uncountable) · Despite the heat, he felt a chill as he entered the crime scene.· The actor's eerie portrayal sent chills through the audience.
4. An iron mould or portion of a mould, serving to cool rapidly, and so to harden, the surface of molten iron brought in contact with it. (countable, uncountable)
5. The hardened part of a casting, such as the tread of a carriage wheel. (countable, uncountable)
6. A lack of warmth and cordiality; unfriendliness. (countable, uncountable)
7. Calmness; equanimity. (countable, uncountable)
8. A sense of style; trendiness; savoir faire. (countable, uncountable)

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