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La Palabra Del Dia: "enfriar"

La Palabra Del Dia: "enfriar"

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enfriar ( ehn-free-ahr' )

verb ( to cool, to chill )

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Examples:

1. Prende los ventiladores para enfriar un poco la casa.

Turn on the fans to cool the house a bit.

2. Los rumores y los malentendidos sirvieron para enfriar la amistad de Pedro y Pablo.

Rumors and misunderstandings served to cool the friendship of Pedro and Pablo.

¡Muchas gracias a nuestro amigo!

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updated Sep 6, 2014
posted by rac1
Pedro and me jeje, aahh gracias thank you to you all too :) - 003e54f5, Sep 2, 2014
Hola Annie. Muchas gracias :-)!!!! - Jraider, Sep 2, 2014
Hola princesa xx - ian-hill, Sep 2, 2014
Hola a todos .... :):):) - rac1, Sep 2, 2014

10 Answers

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Me enfrié el otro día y ahora tengo gripe o un resfriado, pero no sé de cúal de las dos sería.

I got cold the other day and now I have the flu, or a cold, but I don't know which of the two it would be.

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updated Sep 6, 2014
posted by jphip
Chill out dude!!!!! - Jraider, Sep 2, 2014
He went past chilling out. jejejeje - rac1, Sep 2, 2014
Typical manflu.. - annierats, Sep 2, 2014
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Los perros no pueden sudar, tienen que jadear para enfiriarse.

Dogs are unable to sweat, they have to pant to cool down.

updated Sep 3, 2014
posted by annierats
I remember reading about that. :) - rac1, Sep 2, 2014
Cómo estás annierats???? - Jraider, Sep 2, 2014
Muy bien, amigos. - annierats, Sep 3, 2014
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Cuando el otoño viene, el viento de las montañas enfria el aire.

When autumn comes. wind from the mountains coll the air.

updated Sep 3, 2014
posted by bubamaria
buba.....typo....mountains"cools" the air. - Jraider, Sep 2, 2014
Hola amiga. :) - rac1, Sep 2, 2014
Thank you, cools.. - bubamaria, Sep 3, 2014
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El fútbol comienza el jueves.

Tengo que enfriar un poco de cerveza.

Football starts on Thursday.

I have to cool down some beer.

updated Sep 3, 2014
edited by Jraider
posted by Jraider
Put it on ice. :) - rac1, Sep 2, 2014
Yes, I will be drinking some cold ones as well. What a great match-up to start the season. - jphip, Sep 2, 2014
Umm, who who are you rooting for, JR? jeje - rac1, Sep 2, 2014
Seahawks, of course! ;-) - Noetol, Sep 2, 2014
I just realized I had the wrong teams for thursday nights game. It's the Packers vs the Seahawks. How embarrasing ;-((!!!!!!! - Jraider, Sep 2, 2014
Who dat Annie? I'm going for the Seahawks as well :-)!!!! - Jraider, Sep 2, 2014
It didn't look like it earlier, jeje - rac1, Sep 2, 2014
'El' fútbol comienza el 'jueves'.. - 003e54f5, Sep 3, 2014
Gracias pablo,an accidental deletion! - Jraider, Sep 3, 2014
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No sabía pero se dice que bostezar podría ser un mecanismo para enfriar la cabeza, aparte de la indicación de fatiga y aburrimiento

I didn't know but it is said that yawning could be a mechanism for cooling the head, apart from the indication of fatigue and boredom

updated Sep 3, 2014
posted by porcupine7
and it is contagious because I yawn when I saw the picture of Pedro :) - 003e54f5, Sep 2, 2014
tienes razón , el bostezo es contagioso a menudo - porcupine7, Sep 2, 2014
Perfecto inglés. :) - rac1, Sep 2, 2014
Well done porcu :-)!! - Jraider, Sep 2, 2014
In Bolivia they say it is because you are hungry. - Just an excuse to eat :) - ian-hill, Sep 2, 2014
Don't do it in front of la suegra.. - annierats, Sep 2, 2014
Gracias amigos - porcupine7, Sep 3, 2014
5
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Tómate la sopa antes de que se enfríe.

Drink the soup before it gets cold.

El niño se enfriará si sale sin abrigo.

That child will catch a cold if he goes out without a coat.

Su amor se enfrió con los años.

Over the years their love grew cold.

Mi indiferencia no logró enfriar su pasión.

My indifference failed to cool her ardour. smile

updated Sep 2, 2014
posted by ian-hill
Hola Sir ian :-)! - Jraider, Sep 2, 2014
Hola JR :) - ian-hill, Sep 2, 2014
Mother's and their old wives tales. jeje - rac1, Sep 2, 2014
5
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Es mejor enfriar la cerveza bien antes de beber.

It is better to chill the beer well before drinking.

updated Sep 2, 2014
edited by Raja-jani
posted by Raja-jani
Jeje! We think the same Raj! - Jraider, Sep 2, 2014
Nice and cold. :) - rac1, Sep 2, 2014
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A menudo, madres dicen a sus hijas: "tápate el estómago o vas a resfriarte".

Often, mothers say to their daughters: "cover your stomach or you'll get cold".

Gracias a todos.

updated Sep 3, 2014
edited by Ella252
posted by Ella252
Hi Ella. :) - rac1, Sep 2, 2014
I always vote for a sentence with "menudo" in it! - Jraider, Sep 2, 2014
In English we say "cover your stomach" amiga :) - ian-hill, Sep 2, 2014
' vas a resfriarte' :) - 003e54f5, Sep 3, 2014
True, Ella. - annierats, Sep 3, 2014
3
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Chill my drink for me, please.

Enfria mi refresco para mi, por favor.

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updated Sep 3, 2014
posted by katydew
That's what I call a chilly bar. - rac1, Sep 2, 2014
The ice-bar in Estocolmo? - annierats, Sep 3, 2014
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The weather here was warm until recently when a blast of arctic air cooled things off and even brought snow to some places nearby.

El tiempo estaba cálido aquí hasta hace poco cuando una ráfaga de aire ártico enfrió e incluso trajo nieve a algunos lugares cercanos.

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updated Sep 3, 2014
posted by AnnRon
It looks like it has been blasted. - rac1, Sep 2, 2014