catch a cold: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

    Worldwidegeneral Englishneutralinformal
    • To become infected with a common cold, a typically mild viral upper respiratory illness.
    • To develop the symptoms associated with the common cold, such as a runny nose, sore throat, or cough.

    Examples

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    • I think I caught a cold after playing soccer in the rain yesterday.

      I think I became infected with a common cold after playing soccer in the rain yesterday.

    • She caught a cold last week and had to miss the conference.

      She became infected with a common cold last week and had to miss the conference.

    • If you don’t dress warmly, you might catch a cold during the winter months.

      If you don’t dress warmly, you might become infected with a common cold during the winter months.

  • 2.

    Worldwidegeneral Englishinformalidiomatic
    • Figuratively, to suffer an adverse consequence or to come off worse as a result of exposure to an unfavourable situation.

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    • After speaking out against the boss, he caught a cold when he was passed over for promotion.

      After speaking out against the boss, he suffered an adverse consequence when he was passed over for promotion.

    • If you keep pushing your luck, you might catch a cold in this company.

      If you keep pushing your luck, you might come off worse as a result in this company.

    • She caught a cold in the negotiations after revealing too much too soon.

      She suffered an adverse consequence in the negotiations after revealing too much too soon.

Examples:

  • EN: See you don't catch a cold, my dear.
    ES: No vayas a resfriarte, guapa.
  • EN: You'll catch a cold one of these days.
    ES: Te vas a enfermar.
  • EN: We must rub you dry, otherwise you'll catch a cold.
    ES: Hay que secarte, si no te resfrías.
  • EN: Shnzo, you'll catch a cold,
    ES: Podrías resfriarte.
  • EN: You'll catch a cold sleeping out here.
    ES: Te vas a resfriar si duermes aquí.
  • EN: It wouldn't be good if you catch a cold.
    ES: Pero podrías resfriarte.
  • EN: I don't understand how one can catch a cold in this heat.
    ES: No entiendo cómo alguien se puede resfriar con este calor.
  • EN: Ah, you catch a cold, huh?
    ES: Ah, usted resfriado, ¿eh?
  • EN: Dearest sun, please shine, so that I don't catch a cold.
    ES: Querido Sol, resplandece para que no me resfríe.
  • EN: You, young master, take care of yourself. Do not stick you head out the train window or you'll catch a cold.
    ES: - Y usted, señorito, cuidado, no se asome por la ventana en el tren, para no coger frío.
  • EN: I am the artistic Galibaldi marksman But no ... they will catch a cold ... so I'll go.
    ES: Soy el tirador artístico Galibaldi pero no... Va Ud. a enfriarse... ya iré yo.
  • EN: "If you don't catch a cold by this, you may come tomorrow morning and do my hair!"
    ES: - - Si no te resfrías con esto, ¡puedes venir mañana por la mañana y peinarme!
  • EN: - You'll catch a cold.
    ES: - Va Ud. a resfriarse.
  • EN: You'll catch a cold, going out of the stokehold like that.
    ES: Cogerá un resfriado si sale así de la sala de máquinas.
  • EN: Be careful that you do not catch a cold!
    ES: - ¡Cuidado no se resfríe!
  • EN: See you don't catch a cold, my dear.
    ES: No vayas a resfriarte, guapa.
  • EN: You'll catch a cold one of these days.
    ES: Te vas a enfermar.
  • EN: We must rub you dry, otherwise you'll catch a cold.
    ES: Hay que secarte, si no te resfrías.
  • EN: Shnzo, you'll catch a cold,
    ES: Podrías resfriarte.
  • EN: You'll catch a cold sleeping out here.
    ES: Te vas a resfriar si duermes aquí.
  • EN: It wouldn't be good if you catch a cold.
    ES: Pero podrías resfriarte.
  • EN: I don't understand how one can catch a cold in this heat.
    ES: No entiendo cómo alguien se puede resfriar con este calor.
  • EN: Ah, you catch a cold, huh?
    ES: Ah, usted resfriado, ¿eh?
  • EN: Dearest sun, please shine, so that I don't catch a cold.
    ES: Querido Sol, resplandece para que no me resfríe.
  • EN: You, young master, take care of yourself. Do not stick you head out the train window or you'll catch a cold.
    ES: - Y usted, señorito, cuidado, no se asome por la ventana en el tren, para no coger frío.
  • EN: I am the artistic Galibaldi marksman But no ... they will catch a cold ... so I'll go.
    ES: Soy el tirador artístico Galibaldi pero no... Va Ud. a enfriarse... ya iré yo.
  • EN: "If you don't catch a cold by this, you may come tomorrow morning and do my hair!"
    ES: - - Si no te resfrías con esto, ¡puedes venir mañana por la mañana y peinarme!
  • EN: - You'll catch a cold.
    ES: - Va Ud. a resfriarse.
  • EN: You'll catch a cold, going out of the stokehold like that.
    ES: Cogerá un resfriado si sale así de la sala de máquinas.
  • EN: Be careful that you do not catch a cold!
    ES: - ¡Cuidado no se resfríe!

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