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Italian
Etymology
From ra- + freddo + -are.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /raf.fredˈda.re/
- 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)
- (transitive) to cool down, to make cold or colder
- (intransitive) to cool down, to get cold or colder
- (transitive, figurative) to dampen (someone's enthusiasm, etc.)
- (transitive, economics) to slow the increase in (prices, etc.)
Conjugation
1Transitive.
2Intransitive.
Derived terms
Further reading
- raffreddare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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