🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

Raffreddamento

Pronunciation / Transliteration: raf-fred-da-men-to

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Cool-Down/kuːl daʊn/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Dopo l'allenamento, abbiamo fatto un raffreddamento per aiutare i nostri corpi a recuperare."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A period of gentle exercise or stretching following intense physical activity, aimed at gradually lowering the heart rate and preventing injury.

    "After the workout, we spent ten minutes in a cool-down to help our bodies recover."
  2. 2

    A process of reducing intensity or stress in a situation, often used in emotional or psychological contexts.

    "He took a moment for a cool-down after the heated discussion to gather his thoughts."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'cool-down' combines the verb 'cool', derived from Old English 'cūl', meaning to reduce temperature, and 'down', which has roots in Old English 'dūn', indicating a descent or reduction. The phrase evolved in the late 20th century, particularly in fitness contexts, to describe a period of gradual recovery after intense physical activity.

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🇫🇷French → English

Récupération

Transliteration: ray-kup-er-a-syon

"Après l'entraînement, nous avons fait une récupération pour aider nos corps à récupérer."

🇩🇪German → English

Abkühlung

Transliteration: ab-kühl-ung

"Nach dem Training haben wir eine Abkühlung gemacht, um uns zu erholen."

🇮🇹Italian → English

Raffreddamento

Transliteration: raf-fred-da-men-to

"Dopo l'allenamento, abbiamo fatto un raffreddamento per aiutare i nostri corpi a recuperare."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

Enfriamiento

Transliteration: en-fri-a-mien-to

"Después del entrenamiento, hicimos un enfriamiento para ayudar a nuestros cuerpos a recuperarse."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

Resfriamento

Transliteration: res-fri-a-men-to

"Após o treino, fizemos um resfriamento para ajudar nossos corpos a se recuperarem."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

शीतलन

Transliteration: shitalan

"व्यायाम के बाद, हमने अपने शरीर को ठीक करने में मदद करने के लिए एक शीतलन किया।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

冷却

Transliteration: lěngquè

"锻炼后,我们进行了冷却,以帮助身体恢复。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

쿨다운

Transliteration: kul-daun

"운동 후에 우리는 쿨다운을 하여 몸이 회복되도록 도왔습니다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

クールダウン

Transliteration: kūru daun

"トレーニングの後、私たちはクールダウンをして体を回復させました。"

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