frígid
See also: frigid
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin frīgidus. Doublet of fred.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈfɾi.ʒit/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈfɾi.d͡ʒit/
Adjective
frígid (feminine frígida, masculine plural frígids, feminine plural frígides)
- frigid (very cold)
- 2003, Jordi Cabré, La pregària del Diable (→ISBN)
- Quan es va trobar endinsada al mig del toll, amb la tela ben agafada, es va ajupir per rentar-se la cara en l'aigua frígida.
- When he was halfway into the pool, gripping the cloth tightly, he bent down to wash his face in the frigid water.
- 2003, Jordi Cabré, La pregària del Diable (→ISBN)
- frigid (sexually unresponsive)
- 1999, Manuel de Pedrolo, Diari 1987
- Tenim les dames victorianes per inhibides, puritanes, frígides.
- We make Victorian ladies out to be inhibited, puritanical, frigid.
- Synonym: fred
- 1999, Manuel de Pedrolo, Diari 1987
Related terms
- frigidesa
- frigiditat
Further reading
- “frígid” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.