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Meanings of cold spell in English

Spanish
período de frío

A spell of cold weather.

período de frío
Usage of cold spell in English
1
During the January cold spell Randy had discovered a new use for Graf.
Alas, Babylon
2
My bees could easily starve during this cold spell, for example.
The Guardian
3
A late Marquette cold spell allowed Creighton to sneak back into the game.
Reuters
4
The cold spell then hit the south, adding to demand and slowing supplies.
Reuters
5
This was one day, and the cold spell lasted for fourteen of them.
The Jungle
6
We are having quite a cold spell of weather with a bitter wind.
Three Years in Tristan da Cunha
7
He spends a night made miserable by an unusual cold spell.
The new yorker
8
There may be a delay in the growth, especially amid the current cold spell.
Reuters
9
Thursday's meeting at Clonmel has been abandoned due to the cold spell of weather.
The Irish Times
10
Forecasters warn that cold spell could last until after Easter.
BBC
11
Some years ago I was at Duluth during a bitterly cold spell of weather.
Woodland Tales
12
For instance, there was a night during this cold spell.
The Jungle
13
They were looking good but this cold spell may have caused some buds to abort.
Radio NZ
14
Sept. 24th: Warm day after a rather cold spell.
Lessons on Soil
15
I got three toes frostbit oncet durin' a cold spell, wearin' them kind of shoes.
From Place to Place
16
The problem persisted throughout the cold spell and trains were running without any heating until Tuesday.
The Irish Times
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Translations for cold spell
Cold spell through the time
Cold spell across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common
United Kingdom
Rare