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Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin exfrīgidāre, from Latin ex- (intensifying prefix) + Late Latin frīgidāre (“to make cold”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.fɾiˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /isˈfɾja(ʁ)/ , /es.fɾiˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /esˈfɾja(ʁ)/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.fɾiˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /isˈfɾja(ʁ)/ , /es.fɾiˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /esˈfɾja(ʁ)/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /is.fɾiˈa(ɾ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /isˈfɾja(ɾ)/, /es.fɾiˈa(ɾ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /esˈfɾja(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.fɾiˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /iʃˈfɾja(ʁ)/ , /eʃ.fɾiˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /eʃˈfɾja(ʁ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.fɾiˈa(ɻ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /esˈfɾja(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.fɾiˈaɾ/, (faster pronunciation) /(i)ʃˈfɾjaɾ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.fɾiˈaɾ/, (faster pronunciation) /(i)ʃˈfɾjaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.fɾiˈa.ɾi/, (faster pronunciation) /(i)ʃˈfɾja.ɾi/
Verb
esfriar (first-person singular present esfrio, first-person singular preterite esfriei, past participle esfriado)
- to cool, cool down, chill
- Synonym: arrefecer
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.