Resfriado (en. Cold)

/resfɾiˈaðo/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Mild viral illness that affects the respiratory tract.

The boy has a cold and cannot go to school.

El niño está resfriado y no puede ir a la escuela.

State in which a person feels cold and has cold symptoms.

After walking in the rain, he felt cold.

Después de caminar bajo la lluvia, se sintió resfriado.

From the verb 'catch a cold', which comes from the Latin 'refrigerare'.

to have a cold

to be sick with cold symptoms.

tener un resfriado

cold in the head

headache caused by a cold.

resfriado en la cabeza

to prevent a cold

to take measures to avoid catching a cold.

prevenir un resfriado

to catch a cold

Verb for becoming cold.

resfriarse

flu

Viral illness more severe than a cold.

gripe

to sneeze

To expel air from the nose suddenly, often related to a cold.

estornudar

To be a bit unwell.

I’m not going to work today because I feel unwell from a cold.

Hoy no voy a trabajar porque estoy malito de un resfriado.

To catch a chill.

I went out without a coat and now I've caught a chill.

Salí sin abrigo y ahora he cogido frío.