mundo frío
/mundo fɾio/from spelling rules
The English phrase "cold world" is translated into Spanish as mundo frío.
How does it change in a sentence?
In the phrase mundo frío, the adjective frío follows the noun mundo. If you wish to say "cold worlds", use the plural form mundos fríos, where both the noun and the adjective take the plural suffix.
How do you pronounce it?
/mundo fɾio/
Did you know?
- The word mundo comes from the Latin mundus, which originally meant 'clean' or 'elegant' before it came to mean 'the world'.
- The word frío shares a common ancestor with the English words 'fridge' and 'refrigerator'.
- In Spanish, calling someone frío does not just describe their body temperature, but describes a person who is emotionally distant or lacks empathy.
Examples in context
- A veces siento que vivo en un mundo frío.Sometimes I feel like I live in a cold world.
- No seas tan cruel, es un mundo frío.Don't be so cruel, it is a cold world.
- Este es un mundo frío y sin compasión.This is a cold world without compassion.
Example conversation
Two friends are discussing a news story about a person being ignored.
- AlejandroNadie ayudó a ese hombre en la calle.Nobody helped that man in the street.
- MaríaEs verdad, Alejandro, vivimos en un mundo frío.It is true, Alejandro, we live in a cold world.
- AlejandroMe duele ver tanta falta de empatía.It hurts me to see so much lack of empathy.
- MaríaEs un mundo frío, pero debemos ser mejores.It is a cold world, but we must be better.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries frío, mundo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
