rinfrescare

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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]

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