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enfriar

to cool

verb en-free-AHR Rare
Food & Drink Cooking

Also means

to chill

Usage Note

Enfriar means to lower the temperature of something; the reflexive enfriarse means 'to get cold' or figuratively 'to cool off' (las relaciones se enfriaron = 'relations cooled'). It is a regular -iar verb whose stress pattern places the accent on the i in some forms: enfría, enfrías.

Examples

"Deja enfriar la sopa antes de comerla."

Natural Translation

Let the soup cool before eating it.

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