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co·sy
(kō′zē)adj.v. & n.
Variant of cozy.
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cosy
(ˈkəʊzɪ) orcozy
adj, -sier or -siest, -zier or -ziest
1. warm and snug
2. intimate; friendly
3. convenient, esp for devious purposes: a cosy deal.
n, pl -sies or US -zies
Also called: cosey a cover for keeping things warm: egg cosy.
[C18: from Scots, of unknown origin]
ˈcosily, ˈcozily adv
ˈcosiness, ˈcoziness n
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co•zy
(ˈkoʊ zi)adj. -zi•er, -zi•est, adj.
1. snugly warm and comfortable.
2. convenient, beneficial, or opportunistic, esp. as a result of connivance: a cozy agreement between competing firms.
n. 3. a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
v.t. 4. to make more cozy (often fol. by up): New curtains cozied the room up.
5. cozy up,
Sometimes, cosy. a. to become more cozy: to cozy up by the fire.
b. to try to ingratiate oneself: to cozy up to the boss.
[1700–10; orig. Scots; perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Norwegian koselig cozy, kose seg to enjoy oneself]
co′zi•ly, adv.
co′zi•ness, n.
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Noun 1. cosy - a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm
cloth covering - a covering made of cloth
Adj. 1. cosy - enjoying or affording comforting warmth and shelter especially in a small space; "a cozy nook near the fire"; "snug in bed"; "a snug little apartment"
comfortable, comfy - providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (`comfy' is informal); "comfortable clothes"; "comfortable suburban houses"; "made himself comfortable in an armchair"; "the antihistamine made her feel more comfortable"; "are you comfortable?"; "feeling comfy now?"
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cosy
adjective
1. comfortable, homely, warm, intimate, snug, comfy (informal), sheltered Guests can relax in the cosy bar before dinner.
2. snug, warm, secure, comfortable, sheltered, comfy (informal), tucked up, cuddled up, snuggled down I was lying cosy in bed with the Sunday papers.
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cozy
also cosyadjective
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Translations
غِطاء لإبريق الشّايمُرِيح مُريح ودافئ
panenkapohodlnýpříjemnýútulný
hyggeligmageligtehætte=-hætteæggevarmer
kodikaslämminmukava
ugodan
lakályosteamelegítõtojásmelegítõ
òægilegur, notalegurtehetta
コゼー居心地のいい居心地のよい
아늑한
gobtuvėlisjaukiaijaukus
mājīgsomulīgssildāmais
prijeten
mysighuva
อบอุ่นและสะดวกสบาย
rahat samimîyumurta kılıfıçaydanlık örtüsü
ấm cúng
cosy
cozy (US) [ˈkəʊzɪ]A. ADJ (cosier (compar) (cosiest (superl)))
B. N (for teapot, egg) cubierta que se utiliza para mantener el té de una tetera, los huevos calientes
cosy up cozy up (US) VI + ADV to cosy up to sb (US) (fig) → tratar de quedar bien con algn
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
cosy
[ˈkəʊzi] cozy (US) adj [person] (= warm and comfortable) to be cosy → être confortablement installé(e)
to feel cosy → se sentir bien
to feel cosy → se sentir bien
[bed] → douillet(te)
[atmosphere] → chaleureux/euse
(= friendly) [evening, dinner] → intime
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
cosy
, (US) cozyadj (+er) room, atmosphere, restaurant → gemütlich, behaglich ; (= warm) → mollig warm ; (fig) chat → gemütlich, traulich (dated); relationship → traut ; to feel cosy (person) → sich wohl- und behaglich fühlen ; (room etc) → einen behaglichen or gemütlichen Eindruck machen ; I’m very cosy here → ich fühle mich hier sehr wohl, ich finde es hier sehr gemütlich ; a cosy little tête-à-tête (fig) → ein trautes Tete-a-tete or Tête-à-tête ; warm and cosy → mollig warm
n (= tea cosy, egg cosy) → Wärmer m
vi to cosy up to somebody (inf) → mit jdm auf Schmusekurs gehen (inf)
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cosy
cozy (Am) [ˈkəʊzɪ]1. adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (room, atmosphere) → accogliente, intimo/a; (clothes) → bello/a caldo/a
I'm very cosy here → sto proprio bene qui
we had a cosy chat → abbiamo fatto due chiacchiere in confidenza
I'm very cosy here → sto proprio bene qui
we had a cosy chat → abbiamo fatto due chiacchiere in confidenza
2. n (tea cosy) → copriteiera m inv; (egg cosy) → copriuovo
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
cosy
(American) cozy (ˈkəuzi) adjective warm and comfortable. a cosy chat; a cosy armchair. knus مُريح ودافئ уютен aconchegante příjemný, pohodlný gemütlich hyggelig; magelig άνετος, ζεστός, βολικός cómodo, agradable, acogedor hubane گرم و نرم؛ گرم و دوستانه mukava douillet חָמִים וְנָעִים आरामदेह udoban lakályos hangat dan menyenangkan, enak þægilegur, notalegur confortevole, comodo 居ごこちの良い 아늑한 jaukus, malonus, patogus omulīgs; mājīgs nyaman dan selesa behaaglijk koselig, hyggelig przytulny جامې، كالى، دريشى aconchegado уютный príjemný, pohodlný prijeten, udoben udoban mysig อบอุ่นและสะดวกสบาย rahat, samimî 溫暖舒適的 затишний, приємний گرم، آرام ده ấm cúng 暖和舒服的
noun a covering for a teapot (ˈtea-cosy) or for an egg (ˈegg-cosy), to keep it warm. mussie غِطاء لإبريق الشّاي похлупак abafador panenka der (Tee-/Eier-)Wärmer -hætte; tehætte; æggevarmer κάλυμμα που διατηρεί κτ. ζεστό cubierta soojendaja روقوری؛ دم کن myssy couvre-théière/oeuf מִכְסֵה לְתִיוֹן टोप, टोपी pokrivač za čajnik teamelegítő, tojásmelegítő pembungkus teko, dll. tehetta copriteiera 保温カバー 보온용 커버 gobtuvėlis sildāmais (tējkannai u.tml.) penutup theemuts, eierwarmer te-/eggvarmer kapturek دم کول abafador capac (pentru ceai) стёганый чехол prikrývka (na udržanie teploty čaju, vajec) pokrivalo, grelnik pokrivač za čajnik [ägg]värmare สิ่งที่ใช้สวมกาน้ําชาหรือไข่ต้มเพื่อเก็บความร้อน çaydanlık örtüsü, yumurta kılıfı 保溫罩(如茶壺保溫罩或蛋保溫罩) баба كتيلى پوش، چاۓ پوش ấm ủ nóng trà (茶壶等的)保温罩
ˈcosily adverb behaaglik بصورة مُريحَـه удобно aconchegadamente pohodlně gemütlich hyggeligt; mageligt άνετα cómodamente, agradablemente, acogedoramente hubaselt با راحتی؛ بطور گرم و نرم mukavasti douillettement בְּנוֹחִיוּת וּבחָמִימוּת आराम से udobno lakályosan dengan nyaman notalega comodamente ぬくぬくと 아늑하게 jaukiai, maloniai, patogiai omulīgi; mājīgi dengan nyaman behaaglijk koselig, hyggelig przytulnie د راحتی سړه aconchegadamente уютно pohodlne udobno udobno mysigt อย่างอบอุ่นและสะดวกสบาย rahatça, samimî bir şekilde 溫暖舒適地 затишно, приємно آرام سے، مزے سے một cách ấm cúng 暖和舒服地
ˈcosiness noun behaaglikheid, geselligheid كَوْن الشيء مُريحا уютност aconchego útulnost die Gemütlichkeit hygge άνεση, ζεστασιά comodidad, sensación acogedora hubasus راحتی؛ دنجی mukavuus confort נוֹחִיוּת וְחָמִימוּת सुख udobnost lakályosság kenyamanan notalegheit comodità, confortevolezza 居ごこち良さ 아늑함 jaukumas omulība; mājīgums kenyamanan behaaglijkheid hygge przytulność راحتی aconchego уют útulnosť udobnost udobnost trivsamhet ความอบอุ่นและสะดวกสบาย rahatlık, samimîlik 溫暖舒適 затишність, затишок آرام سے، آرام سے هونا sự ấm cúng 暖和舒服
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cosy
→ مُرِيح útulný hyggelig gemütlich αναπαυτικός acogedor lämmin confortable ugodan accogliente 居心地のよい 아늑한 knus koselig przytulny aconchegante уютный mysig อบอุ่นและสะดวกสบาย rahat ấm cúng 舒适的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009