cold comfort
cold
ˈkoʊld
kowld
com
kʌm
kam
fort
fərt
fērt
British pronunciation
/kˈəʊld kˈʌmfət/

Definitie en betekenis van "cold comfort"in het Engels

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koude troost, magere troost

sympathy, help, or encouragement that is barely enough to improve a person's situation or make them feel any better
cold comfort definition and meaning
IdiomIdiom
example
Voorbeelden
Hearing that the stolen items had been recovered by the police was cold comfort to the burglary victims, who had already lost their sense of security.
Horen dat de gestolen items door de politie waren teruggevonden, was een koude troost voor de inbraakslachtoffers, die hun gevoel van veiligheid al hadden verloren.
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