English-Spanish translations for cast a chill

Definition of cast a chill

• To provoke an uneasy feeling which stops a conversation, as by an uncalled act or word

Examples

• His menacing presence cast a chill over everyone.
• the perusal of the letter he had brought from his master cast a chill over things. — Kazimierz Waliszewski, Ivan the Terrible, Part 4, Chapter 2, translated by Lady Mary Loyd

Related words

• cast a shadow
• cast a glance
• cast a spell
• cast a slur upon
• ne'er cast a clout til May be out
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• castle set on a lake