sfreddarsi
Italian
editEtymology
editFrom sfreddare (“to cool”) + -si (enclitic reflexive pronoun).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editsfreddàrsi (first-person singular present mi sfréddo, first-person singular past historic mi sfreddài, past participle sfreddàto) (pronominal)
- to cool down
- Synonym: raffreddarsi
- Lascia sfreddare la minestra prima di mangiarla
- Let the soup cool down before eating it
- (figurative, rare) to die down, to cool down
- Synonym: raffreddarsi
- 1867, Ippolito Nievo, Le confessioni di un italiano, Treves-Treccani-Tumminelli, published 1931, page 351:
- il suo non era amore ma momentanea frenesia e che in due giorni si sarebbe sfreddata
- Hers was not love, but a temporary frenzy, that would have died down in two days
Conjugation
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- Italian terms suffixed with -si
- Italian 3-syllable words
- Italian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Italian/arsi
- Rhymes:Italian/arsi/3 syllables
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- Italian verbs
- Italian verbs ending in -are
- Italian reflexive verbs
- Italian terms with usage examples
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