cool (temperature) construction

Part of language English
Meaning of the construction low temperature
comment from Indo-european *gel(ə) (DWDS)

Construction elements

Examples

Example 1

Text The guests enjoyed cool drinks on the arched terrace beside the gently-lapping poll.
comment BNC: The Daily Mirror. London:Mirror Group Newspaper, 1992, pp.??. 9942 s-units.

Example 2

Text cool breeze

Example 3

Text cool to the touch

Example 4

Text cool climate

Links

metaphorical link cool as admirable construction Informal English
metaphorical link cool as colour construction English
metaphorical link cool as emotion construction English

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Metadata

Date Created 2025-11-28
Annotator Julia Boos
Annotator Elizaveta Petrenko
Annotator Lina Weigelt
Annotator Elodie Winckel

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