"El are o răceală ușoară."

Translation: He has an easy cold.

[mickeymouse1955]

What is 'an easy cold'?

[potestasity]

It should've been "a slight cold".

[Nic496324]

or a light cold

[kushmeista]

In the german language light and easy is the same word, maybe also in romanian thats why there is the mistake probably.

[HertaSchneider]

kushmeista, genau, but not in english.

[JohnGardne7]

or a mild cold.

[Lng52-._]

I think you may be right -- "slight" could also mean "ușoară".

[rockyroo121]

I agree.no such thing as an easy cold

[mickeymouse1955]

Mulțumiri.

[WarriorCleberz]

I'm curious too...but I think must be almost a flu, or a light flu.

[Pickle1116]

Flu would be gripă

[Lixmage]

There is no such thing as light flu. The English joke about man flu every time a man gets a cold but influenza or the flu is a VERY serious illness. It kills people in a weak condition. I was ill with it for 2 months and I have never known anything like it.

[rockyroo121]

Slight cold,not a heavy cold

[gauravsinghmd]

"easy cold" is wrong unless there is some context.

[mayamica]

No such thing as an easy cold!

[FabianPradz]

Which disease is mild cold?

[tibi838736]

Cold with symptoms, but that is not incapacitating - can still go to work

[rapuchan]

I asked my collegue last week "Ai o răceală?" and he said this was not a correct sentence. I should instead have asked "Ești răcit?".

[iiai]

Ha-ha, you are brave, congratulations! This sentence is presented in the medical chapter, it is meant to be used mainly from a medical perspective not in a usual conversation about your health. But your colleague is not right, the sentence is perfectly correct, but in a different context, for instance:

The colleague: Mă simt foarte rău. Mă doare capul.
Rapuchan: Ai o răceală? Sau ești doar obosit?

But indeed, if you start the conversation, observing his state, it is appropriate to start with: ”Ești răcit?”

[rapuchan]

Thanks. I just showed your response to my colleague. He agreed with you and added that either way "Ești răcit?" would still sound better and "Ai o răceală?", while being technically correct, sounds pretentious to him. So I guess this sentence should have come with a warning attached. :)

[Holly413466]

Light cold is accepted

[jppira]

a mild cold might be the best option

[IanWitham1]

I think it should be, "He has a simple cold."

That is a cold that has no complications. It does not require treatment. Just put him in bed with a cold drink and a hot nurse.