cold snap

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cold snap

(Physical Geography) a sudden short spell of cold weather

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cold′ snap`

a sudden, relatively brief period of cold weather. Also called cold′ spell`.

[1770–80, Amer.]

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cold snap - a spell of cold weather

cold spell

while, spell, patch, piece - a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition; "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"; "a patch of bad weather"

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Kälteeinbruch

biscotto croccante fotografia ondata rubamazzo

cold snap

n a sudden cold snap → un'improvvisa ondata di freddo

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

cold snap

n (fam) ola de frío

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"We're in for a good cold snap. It's sixty-two below now, and still goin' down.

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Laurie did not see, for he was carefully skating along the shore, sounding the ice, for a warm spell had preceded the cold snap.

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