refrescar

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refrescar

transitive verb

1. to refresh (enfriar); to chill (bebidas)

2. to brush up (conocimientos)

intransitive verb

3. to be refreshing (bebida)

verb impersonal

4. to cool down

refrescarse

pronomial verb

1. to get a breath of fresh air (tomar aire fresco)

2. to splash oneself down (mojarse con agua fría)

refrescar [ray-fres-car’]

article & verb transitive

1. To refresh, to moderate the heat of anything, to cool (enfriar), to refrigerate.

2. To drink iced drinks.

3. To renew, to refresh; to awaken feeling.

4. To recover strength and vigor.

5. To rest after fatigue.

verb neuter

6. To cool, to take the air. (n)

verb reflexive

7. -

verb neuter

8. To have a tea. (Andes) (n)

Used frequently also as a reflexive verb.

refrescar

verbo:transitivo

1 (enfriar) to cool; cool down

2 [+conocimiento] to brush up; polish up

refrescar la memoria to refresh one's memory

3 [+acto] to repeat; [+enemistad, interés] to renew

verbo:intransitivo

1 (Meteorología) to get cooler; cool down

en septiembre ya refresca it starts to get cooler in September

2 [+bebida] to be refreshing

3 (México) (Med) to get better

verbo:pronominal

refrescarse

1 (tomar el aire) to go out for a breath of fresh air

2 (lavarse) to freshen up

3 (beber) to have a drink; (And) especialmente (Col) (tomar té) to have tea

Verb Conjugation for "refrescar"

	Presente	Pretérito	Imperfect	Futuro	Subjuntivo
Yo	refresco	refresqué	refrescaba	refrescaré	refresque
Tú	refrescas	refrescaste	refrescabas	refrescarás	refresques
Ella/Él/Usted	refresca	refrescó	refrescaba	refrescará	refresque
Nosotros	refrescamos	refrescamos	refrescábamos	refrescaremos	refresquemos
Vosotros	refrescáis	refrescasteis	refrescabais	refrescaréis	refresquéis
Ellos/Ustedes	refrescan	refrescaron	refrescaban	refrescarán	refresquen