"cold snap" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-cold snap.ogg [Australia] Forms: cold snaps [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cold snap (plural cold snaps)
  1. (idiomatic) A short and sudden period of cold weather. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Atmospheric phenomena Synonyms: cold wave, cold spell Translations: ona de fred [feminine] (Catalan), koudegolf [common-gender] (Dutch), pakkasjakso (english: sub-zero temperature) (Finnish), takatalvi (note: especially during spring) (Finnish), kylmäaalto (Finnish), coup de froid [masculine] (French), vague de froid [feminine] (French), Kälteeinbruch [masculine] (German), Kältewelle (German), tréimhse fhuar [feminine] (Irish), buolaš (Northern Sami), за́морозок (zámorozok) [masculine] (Russian), köldknäpp (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-cold_snap-en-noun-x0RU6eiu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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