🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

accoglienza fredda

Pronunciation / Transliteration: accoglienza fredda

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Cold Reception/koʊld rɪˈsɛpʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Ha ricevuto un'accoglienza fredda al suo arrivo."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An unwelcoming or unfriendly response or greeting.

    "Despite his efforts to engage the audience, he was met with a cold reception."
  2. 2

    A situation where someone is not warmly welcomed or accepted.

    "The proposal received a cold reception from the board members."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'cold reception' combines the adjective 'cold', derived from Old English 'cald', meaning lacking warmth, and 'reception', from Latin 'receptio', meaning the act of receiving. The phrase evolved to describe an unwelcoming or unfriendly greeting, particularly in social contexts.

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