Enfriar (en. Cool)

/enˈfɾiaɾ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

Make something lose heat.

Cool the soup before serving it.

Enfriar la sopa antes de servirla.

Produce a drop in temperature.

The air conditioning helps to cool the room.

El aire acondicionado ayuda a enfriar la habitación.

Stop enthusiasm or excitement.

The teacher's comment cooled the atmosphere in the class.

El comentario del profesor enfrió el ambiente en la clase.

From Latin 'frigidāre', which means to make cold.

cool down the tempers

Calm the impulses or anger in a discussion.

enfriar los ánimos

cool the situation

Try to make a tense situation more peaceful.

enfriar la situación

let cool

Allow something to naturally decrease in temperature.

dejar enfriar

cold

Condition of having a low temperature.

frío

refrigeration

Process of reducing the temperature of a place or substance.

refrigeración

dispassionate

Take the emotional intensity out of something.

desapasionar

Pause in a heated discussion.

Let's cool this down so we can talk more calmly.

Vamos a enfriar esto para que hablemos más tranquilos.

Lower the intensity of an emotion or action.

After the fight, we needed to cool the situation.

Después de la pelea, necesitábamos enfriar la situación.