raffreddare

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Italian

Etymology

From ra- +‎ freddo +‎ -are.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /raf.fredˈda.re/
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  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: raf‧fred‧dà‧re

Verb

raffreddàre (first-person singular present raffréddo, first-person singular past historic raffreddài, past participle raffreddàto, auxiliary (transitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive) to cool down, to make cold or colder
  2. (intransitive) to cool down, to get cold or colder
  3. (transitive, figurative) to dampen (someone's enthusiasm, etc.)
  4. (transitive, economics) to slow the increase in (prices, etc.)

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Further reading

  • raffreddare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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