German Conversation · Level 57
73 words
German word
Kälte
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈkɛltə/
Meaning
- feminine nouncold
Example
Ich spüre die Kälte.
I feel the cold.
More examples
Die Kälte drang durch meine Jacke.
The cold seeped through my jacket.
Core concept
An invisible lack of heat is felt on the skin or present in the surrounding air and measured by a low reading.
Common phrases
sich an die Kälte gewöhnen
get used to the cold
unter der Kälte leiden
suffer from the cold
gegen die Kälte ankämpfen
fight against the cold
Similar words
Frösteln: A brief, slight trembling brought on by cold.
Kältegefühl: The subjective feeling of being cold.
Frost: Cold weather that causes thin ice to form on surfaces or vegetation.
Eiskälte: A state of extreme, ice-like cold.
Definition in German
Kälte ist das Gefühl fehlender Wärme oder ein Zustand mit niedriger Temperatur.
Word origin
The noun was formed from kalt by adding -e with a vowel change, and Middle High German kelte is related to English cold through a common Germanic ancestor.
Usage tips
- German commonly describes weather with Es ist kalt, whereas Ich spüre die Kälte refers to the cold as a sensed condition.