cool off

refroidir, se calmer

Devenir moins chaud, moins en colère ou moins actif.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : cool off (Let the soup cool off before you taste it.)

Synonymes : cool down, calm down

Contraires : heat up

Expressions courantes : cool off outside, cool off naturally

refroidir, calmer

Rendre quelque chose moins chaud ou moins actif, ou calmer la colère de quelqu'un.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : cool someone/something off (The breeze cooled us off.); cool off someone/something (The new rules should cool off demand for loans.)

Synonymes : cool down, calm

Contraires : heat up

Expressions courantes : cool off someone, cool off something

se désintéresser, perdre son enthousiasme

S'intéresser moins à quelqu'un ou à quelque chose, ou perdre son enthousiasme.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : cool off on someone/something (Investors have cooled off on the project.)

Synonymes : lose interest, lose enthusiasm

Expressions courantes : cool off noticeably, cool off suddenly

être en prison, purger une peine

Passer un certain temps en prison.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : cool off in something (He is cooling off in the county jail.)

Synonymes : serve time

Expressions courantes : cool off inside, cool off overnight

tuer, assassiner

Faire mourir quelqu'un.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : cool someone off (The gang planned to cool him off before he could talk.)

Synonymes : kill, murder

Expressions courantes : cool off someone, cool someone off

se cacher, se faire oublier

Rester caché jusqu'à ce que la police cesse ses recherches ou que la colère du public diminue.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : lie low, hide out

Expressions courantes : cool off somewhere, cool off abroad