Does 寒気がする really mean "have a chill" or is it just cold?


Can the expression:

寒気{さむけ}が する

really mean feel cold and also have a chill (as per many dictionaries)?

To me, to have a chill/bug means to be sick from a virus/cold for a short
period: have I missed something?

For reference I give the followings nouns fitting the construction "がする”・to
sense:

> におい、音、気、味 [smell, sound, feel, taste]




When you are sick (especially when you have a fever), you sometimes feel the
cold as if it were colder than it actually is.
[[寒気]{さむけ}](http://dic.yahoo.co.jp/dsearch?enc=UTF-8&stype=1&dtype=0&dname=0ss&p=%E3%81%95%E3%82%80%E3%81%91)
means this feeling of coldness. It does not matter whether it is caused by
viruses or bacteria, nor does it matter whether it is for a short period or
for a long period. As Chocolate noted, it also means the similar feeling
caused by fear. The word “chill” in English has a similar meaning.

(Do not confuse with a separate word
[[寒気]{かんき}](http://dic.yahoo.co.jp/dsearch?enc=UTF-8&p=%E5%AF%92%E6%B0%97&dtype=0&dname=0ss&stype=1&pagenum=1&index=107837700000),
which is written in the same way in kanji.)




When you are sick (especially when you have a fever), you sometimes feel the
cold as if it were colder than it actually is.
[[寒気]{さむけ}](http://dic.yahoo.co.jp/dsearch?enc=UTF-8&stype=1&dtype=0&dname=0ss&p=%E3%81%95%E3%82%80%E3%81%91)
means this feeling of coldness. It does not matter whether it is caused by
viruses or bacteria, nor does it matter whether it is for a short period or
for a long period. As Chocolate noted, it also means the similar feeling
caused by fear. The word “chill” in English has a similar meaning.

(Do not confuse with a separate word
[[寒気]{かんき}](http://dic.yahoo.co.jp/dsearch?enc=UTF-8&p=%E5%AF%92%E6%B0%97&dtype=0&dname=0ss&stype=1&pagenum=1&index=107837700000),
which is written in the same way in kanji.)

