enfriar

v.

1 to cool (also figurative).

El viento enfrió el pastel rápidamente The wind cooled the cake rapidly.

2 to get colder.

3 to chill, to cast a chill over, to pour cold water on, to throw cold water on.

Su indiferencia enfrió la relación His indifference chilled the relation.

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enfriar

Conjugation model [DESVIAR], like {{link=desviar}}desviar

► verbo transitivo

1 to cool (down), chill

2 figurado to cool down

► verbo intransitivo

1 (clima) to get cold, get colder

2 (ponerse frío) to cool, cool down

► verbo pronominal enfriarse

1 (lo demasiado caliente) to cool down; (ponerse demasiado frío) to go cold, get cold

■ déjalo enfriar, está muy caliente let it cool down, it's too hot

■ se te enfría la sopa your soup is getting cold

2 (tener frío) to get cold; (resfriarse) to catch a cold, get a cold

3 figurado to cool off

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verb

to cool, chill

- enfriarse

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1. VT

1) (=refrescar) [+ vino, refresco] to cool, chill; [+ sopa, motor] to cool down

2) (=quitar fuerza a) [+ pasión, economía] to cool down; [+ entusiasmo] to dampen, cool

3) LAm * (=matar) to kill, bump off *

2.

See:

enfriarse

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1.

verbo transitivo

1)

a) <alimento> to cool; (en el refrigerador) to chill, cool

b) <entusiasmo/relación> to cool, cause ... to cool

2) (Per fam) (matar) to bump off (colloq), to ice (AmE sl)

2.

enfriar vi

no dejes enfriar el café — don't let your coffee go o get cold

deja enfriar el motor — let the engine cool down

ponlo a enfriar — put it in the refrigerator to chill

3.

enfriarse v pron

1)

a) comida/bebida (ponerse - demasiado frío) to get cold, go cold; (- lo suficientemente frío) to cool down

espera que se enfríe — wait till it cools down

b) manos to get cold

c) entusiasmo/relaciones to cool (off)

2) (tomar frío) to catch o get cold; (resfriarse) to catch a cold, catch a chill

3) (Per fam) (morirse) to croak (colloq), to drop dead (colloq)

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= cool, chill out, refrigerate, ice, chill.

Ex. Type-metal was an alloy hard enough to wear well yet had a low melting point and it neither shrank nor expanded when it cooled.

Ex. The advice is to chill out most artefacts with confidence, although coating on wood may crackle a little bit by -50 degrees centigrade.

Ex. The gush of water could serve many purposes and was prescribed to soothe, to refrigerate, to stop a swelling, to widen pores, to shock the patient.

Ex. The loins were divided into 2 lots: one lot was iced immediately and the other lot was left at room temperature for 6 hours before icing.

Ex. Always chill the bowl and whisk attachment before whipping the cream.

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* enfriar el entusiasmo = dampen + Posesivo + excitement, dampen + Posesivo + enthusiasm.

* enfriarse = cool off, lapse, cool down, go + cold turkey, catch + a chill, grow + cold, get + cold feet.

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1.

verbo transitivo

1)

a) <alimento> to cool; (en el refrigerador) to chill, cool

b) <entusiasmo/relación> to cool, cause ... to cool

2) (Per fam) (matar) to bump off (colloq), to ice (AmE sl)

2.

enfriar vi

no dejes enfriar el café — don't let your coffee go o get cold

deja enfriar el motor — let the engine cool down

ponlo a enfriar — put it in the refrigerator to chill

3.

enfriarse v pron

1)

a) comida/bebida (ponerse - demasiado frío) to get cold, go cold; (- lo suficientemente frío) to cool down

espera que se enfríe — wait till it cools down

b) manos to get cold

c) entusiasmo/relaciones to cool (off)

2) (tomar frío) to catch o get cold; (resfriarse) to catch a cold, catch a chill

3) (Per fam) (morirse) to croak (colloq), to drop dead (colloq)

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= cool, chill out, refrigerate, ice, chill.

Ex: Type-metal was an alloy hard enough to wear well yet had a low melting point and it neither shrank nor expanded when it cooled.

Ex: The advice is to chill out most artefacts with confidence, although coating on wood may crackle a little bit by -50 degrees centigrade.

Ex: The gush of water could serve many purposes and was prescribed to soothe, to refrigerate, to stop a swelling, to widen pores, to shock the patient.

Ex: The loins were divided into 2 lots: one lot was iced immediately and the other lot was left at room temperature for 6 hours before icing.

Ex: Always chill the bowl and whisk attachment before whipping the cream.

* enfriar el entusiasmo = dampen + Posesivo + excitement, dampen + Posesivo + enthusiasm.

* enfriarse = cool off, lapse, cool down, go + cold turkey, catch + a chill, grow + cold, get + cold feet.

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enfriar [A17 ]

vt

A

1 ‹vino/postre› (en el refrigerador) to chill, cool; (sin refrigerador) to cool

2 ‹entusiasmo/relación› to cool, cause … to cool

B (Per fam) (matar) to bump off (colloq), to ice (AmE sl)

■ enfriar

vi

no dejes enfriar el café don't let your coffee go o get cold

hay que dejar enfriar el motor you have to let the engine cool down

ponlo a enfriar put it in the refrigerator to chill

■ enfriarse

v pron

A

1 «comida/bebida» (ponerse — demasiado frío) to get cold, go cold; (— lo suficientemente frío) to cool down

el café se enfrió the coffee went o got cold

espera que se enfríe un poco wait till it cools down a bit

2 «manos» to get cold

3 «entusiasmo/relaciones» to cool, cool off

B

1 (coger frío) to catch o get cold

2 (resfriarse) to catch a cold, catch a chill

C (Per fam) (morirse) to croak (colloq), to drop dead (colloq)

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enfriar (conjugate enfriar) verbo transitivo

a) ‹alimento› to cool;

(en el refrigerador) to chill, cool

b) ‹entusiasmo/relación› to cool, cause … to cool

verbo intransitivo:

◊ no dejes enfriar el café don't let your coffee go o get cold;

deja enfriar el motor let the engine cool down;
ponlo a enfriar put it in the refrigerator to chill
enfriarse verbo pronominal
1

a) [comida/bebida] (ponerse — demasiado frío) to get cold, go cold;

(— lo suficientemente frío) to cool down

b) [manos] to get cold

c) [entusiasmo/relaciones] to cool (off)

2 (tomar frío) to catch o get cold;
(resfriarse) to catch a cold, catch a chill
enfriar
I verbo transitivo
1 to cool (down), chill
2 (disminuir la fuerza) la distancia enfrió su amistad, distance caused them to grow apart
figurado enfriar la economía, to cool down the economy
II verbo intransitivo to cool down: esta vieja nevera ya no enfría, this old fridge doesn't keep anything cold
'enfriar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
refrescar
- entibiar
English:
chill
- cool
- damp

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enfriar

♦ vt

1. [sopa, motor, atmósfera] to cool (down);

[bebida fría] to chill

2. [situación, sentimiento] to cool;

aquello enfrió su relación that made their relationship more distant, their friendship cooled as a result

♦ vi

esta nevera no enfría this fridge doesn't work properly;

espera hasta que la sopa enfríe wait for the soup to cool down;

mete las cervezas a enfriar en el refrigerador put the beers in the fridge to get cold

♦ v impersonal

to get colder

♦ See also the pronominal verb enfriarse

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enfriar

v/t vino chill; algo caliente cool (down); fig

cool

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enfriar {85} vt

1) : to chill, to cool

2) : to cool down, to dampen

enfriar vi

: to get cold

♦ See also the reflexive verb enfriarse

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enfriar vb to cool