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cool down

verb/iʃfɾiˈaɾ/medium

es·fri·ar

Definition

To become or make something cooler; to lose heat.
Let the soup cool down before you eat it.
The weather started to cool down in the evening.
Common collocations
cool down foodcool down the roomlet it cool down
Idiomatic expressions
  • cool down one's temper (to calm down)

Etymology

Do latim 'exfrigidare', de 'ex-' + 'frigidus' (frio).

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