herunterkühlen

/hɛˈʁʊntɐˌkyːlən/

verb C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.
separable

Forms

present
kühlt herunter
past
kühlte herunter
perfect
hat heruntergekühlt

Meaning

  1. to cool down

    Built from herunter (down (motion downward) + kühlen (to cool).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Made of

  • herunter down (motion downward
  • kühlen to cool

Similar words

abkühlen

Abkühlen is the general word for cooling down — weather, food, tempers; herunterkühlen is deliberate, mechanical cooling, like with a fridge or AC.

Practice

1 What does herunterkühlen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Man muss die Räume im Sommer ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches herunterkühlen?

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