Italian

edit

Etymology

edit

From rin- +‎ fresco +‎ -are.

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): /rin.freˈska.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: rin‧fre‧scà‧re

Verb

edit

rinfrescàre (first-person singular present rinfrésco, first-person singular past historic rinfrescài, past participle rinfrescàto, auxiliary (transitive or rarely intransitive) avére or (intransitive) èssere)

  1. (transitive) to cool again
  2. (transitive) to cool
  3. (transitive) to refresh, to restore, to renew, to freshen, to freshen up
  4. (transitive, figurative) to revive (memories, pain, etc.)
  5. (intransitive) to become cool or cooler [auxiliary essere or (uncommonly) avere]

Conjugation

edit
edit