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refroidir

/ʁə.fʁwa.diʁ/ verb B1
  1. to lower the temperature of; to cool
  2. to become cooler; to lose heat; to cool down (intransitive, reflexive)
  3. to become less active; to cool down, cool off
  4. to strongly reduce or diminish something such as interest, zeal, etc. (transitive)
  5. to ice, to murder (slang)
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Verb forms

Infinitive
refroidir
Present participle
refroidissant
Past participle
refroidi
Present (je)
refroidis
Future (je)
refroidirai
Passé composé (je)
ai refroidi

From the library

Pendant cette heure et demie d'angoisse, Edmond, penché sur son ami, la main appliquée à son cœur, sentit successivement ce corps se refroidir et ce cœur éteindre son battement de plus en plus sourd et profond.
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, p. 212 · C1

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