IN THE COLD LIGHT OF DAY - EN FRÍO (3)

 

Collins Bilingual Online Dictionary gives us an example and a translation for "en frío": "Cuando se contemplan las cifras totales en frío, when one calmly or cooly considers the total numbers." 

Let´s try another approach.
Collins -again- renders "in the cold light of day" thus: "a la luz del día, pensándolo con calma."

In reality, "in the cold light of day" is the perfect equivalent of "en frío": "Cuando se contemplan las cifras totales en frío... When one considers the total numbers in the cold light of day... "En frío", when we are detached and calm and no longer so involved... when we see the issue "in the cold light of day."

It does take time and certain research to find the exact equivalents of idiomatic expressions, in different languages.