French edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From fraîche (fresh) +‎ -ir.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /fʁɛ.ʃiʁ/, /fʁe.ʃiʁ/
  • (file)

Verb edit

fraîchir

  1. (intransitive) to freshen (temperature, wind)
  2. (impersonal) to deteriorate (weather)

Conjugation edit

This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-.

Further reading edit