cool off

abkühlen, sich beruhigen

Weniger heiß, weniger wütend oder weniger aktiv werden.

In einfachem Englisch: To become less hot, less angry, or less active.

• The soup needs to cool off.
• He went outside to cool off after the argument.
• The housing market cooled off when borrowing became more expensive.

So benutzt man es: cool off (Let the soup cool off before you taste it.)

Synonyme: cool down, calm down

Gegenteile: heat up

Häufige Wendungen: cool off outside, cool off naturally

abkühlen, beruhigen

Etwas weniger heiß oder weniger aktiv machen oder jemanden beruhigen.

In einfachem Englisch: To make something less hot or active, or make someone less angry.

• This fan will cool you off.
• A quiet walk cooled him off after the argument.
• The government raised taxes to cool off the economy.

So benutzt man es: cool someone/something off (The breeze cooled us off.); cool off someone/something (The new rules should cool off demand for loans.)

Synonyme: cool down, calm

Gegenteile: heat up

Häufige Wendungen: cool off someone, cool off something

das Interesse verlieren

Weniger Interesse oder Begeisterung für jemanden oder etwas empfinden.

In einfachem Englisch: To become less interested in or excited about someone or something.

• She began to cool off on the idea.
• He cooled off on the trip when he saw the cost.
• Are investors cooling off on electric cars?

So benutzt man es: cool off on someone/something (Investors have cooled off on the project.)

Synonyme: lose interest, lose enthusiasm

Häufige Wendungen: cool off noticeably, cool off suddenly

im Gefängnis sitzen

Eine Zeit lang im Gefängnis sitzen.

In einfachem Englisch: To spend time in prison.

• He can cool off in jail tonight.
• They spent a week cooling off behind bars.
• She is cooling off in prison after another robbery.

So benutzt man es: cool off in something (He is cooling off in the county jail.)

Synonyme: serve time

Häufige Wendungen: cool off inside, cool off overnight

töten, ermorden

Jemandem das Leben nehmen.

In einfachem Englisch: To kill someone.

• The killer threatened to cool him off.
• The gang cooled off a rival boss.
• They hired someone to cool off the witness.

So benutzt man es: cool someone off (The gang planned to cool him off before he could talk.)

Synonyme: kill, murder

Häufige Wendungen: cool off someone, cool someone off

untertauchen, sich verstecken

Sich verstecken, bis die Polizei nicht mehr sucht oder die öffentliche Empörung nachlässt.

In einfachem Englisch: To stay hidden until the police stop searching or public anger becomes weaker.

• The robbers went somewhere quiet to cool off.
• He cooled off in a remote cabin while police searched the city.
• They needed a place to cool off after the robbery.

Synonyme: lie low, hide out

Häufige Wendungen: cool off somewhere, cool off abroad