catch a cold

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catch a cold

verb catches a cold · catching a cold · caught a cold · catch cold

  1. idiomatic To contract a cold.
  2. idiomatic To encounter difficulties. Don't catch a cold because of the state pension freeze.

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verb contract a cold

Españolresfriarse, acatarrarse
한국어감기에 걸리다 gamgi-e geollida
日本語風邪を引く kaze o hiku, 風邪を召す kaze o mesu
中文感冒 gǎnmào, 受涼 /受凉 shòuliáng, 傷風 /伤风 shāngfēng
Portuguêsresfriar-se, pegar um resfriado, gripar
Françaisprendre froid, attraper un rhume, attraper la mort, attraper froid
Deutschsich erkälten, sich eine Erkältung einziehen
Italianoraffreddarsi
Românărăci
Русскийпростужа́ться prostužátʹsja, простуди́ться prostudítʹsja, простыва́ть prostyvátʹ, просты́ть prostýtʹ
Tiếng Việtbị cảm lạnh
العربيةأُصِيبَ بِبَرْدٍ ʔuṣība bibardin
עבריתהִצְטַנֵּן hitstanén, הִתְקָרֵר hitkarér

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@misc{catch_a_cold_2026,
  title = {catch a cold},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/catch%20a%20cold},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}