cool off

enfriarse, calmarse

Volverse menos caliente, menos enfadado o menos activo.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: cool off (Let the soup cool off before you taste it.)

Sinónimos: cool down, calm down

Antónimos: heat up

Expresiones frecuentes: cool off outside, cool off naturally

enfriar, calmar

Reducir el calor o la actividad de algo, o calmar el enfado de alguien.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: cool someone/something off (The breeze cooled us off.); cool off someone/something (The new rules should cool off demand for loans.)

Sinónimos: cool down, calm

Antónimos: heat up

Expresiones frecuentes: cool off someone, cool off something

perder interés, perder entusiasmo

Sentir menos interés o entusiasmo por alguien o algo.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Cómo se usa: cool off on someone/something (Investors have cooled off on the project.)

Sinónimos: lose interest, lose enthusiasm

Expresiones frecuentes: cool off noticeably, cool off suddenly

estar en la cárcel, cumplir condena

Pasar un tiempo en la cárcel.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: cool off in something (He is cooling off in the county jail.)

Sinónimos: serve time

Expresiones frecuentes: cool off inside, cool off overnight

matar, asesinar

Quitarle la vida a alguien.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: cool someone off (The gang planned to cool him off before he could talk.)

Sinónimos: kill, murder

Expresiones frecuentes: cool off someone, cool someone off

esconderse

Permanecer escondido hasta que la policía deje de buscar o se calme la indignación de la gente.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: lie low, hide out

Expresiones frecuentes: cool off somewhere, cool off abroad