cool down

See also: cooldown

English

(intransitive) To become cooler, to be reduced in temperature.
You can drink the coffee when it's cooled down.
(transitive) To cause the temperature of an item to decrease.
We had to cool down the equipment with water before using it.
(intransitive) To become less agitated.
I'd love to go to Iraq, but I'll have to wait until the violence cools down.
(transitive) To cause to become less agitated.
Dave was kicking and screaming, so I had to cool him down with some mellow music.

to become cooler (temperature)

to make something cooler

Chinese:
Cantonese: 冷卻／冷却 (laang⁵ koek³), 冷却 (laang⁵ koek³)

Mandarin: 冷卻／冷却 (zh) (lěngquè), 冷却 (zh) (lěngquè)
Finnish: jäähdyttää (fi)
French: refroidir (fr)
Galician: arrefriar (gl), arrefecer (gl)
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German: abkühlen (de)
Japanese: 冷ます (さます, samasu), 冷やす (ja) (ひやす, hiyasu)
Maori: whakapongi
Romanian: răci (ro), răcori (ro)
Russian: остужа́ть (ru) impf (ostužátʹ), остуди́ть (ru) pf (ostudítʹ), охлажда́ть (ru) impf (oxlaždátʹ), охлади́ть (ru) pf (oxladítʹ)
Slovak: chladiť, ochladiť, schladiť
Swedish: kyla ner (sv)

to become less agitated

Chinese:
Mandarin: 冷淡 (zh) (lěngdàn) (adjective, may be used as a verb)
Finnish: rauhoittua (fi)
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French: se calmer (fr)
Russian: остыва́ть (ru) impf (ostyvátʹ), осты́ть (ru) pf (ostýtʹ), охладева́ть (ru) impf (oxladevátʹ), охладе́ть (ru) pf (oxladétʹ), (calm down)успока́иваться (ru) impf (uspokáivatʹsja), успоко́иться (ru) pf (uspokóitʹsja)
Slovak: upokojiť sa, upokojovať sa
Swedish: lugna ner sig (sv)

to make less agitated