cooling

rafraîchissant, réfrigérant

Qui rend quelque chose moins chaud.

En anglais simple : Making something less hot.

• A cooling breeze blew through the window.
• The machine has a cooling fan.
• This gel has a cooling effect on the skin.

Synonymes : refreshing

Contraires : warming, heating

Expressions courantes : cooling breeze, cooling fan, cooling effect

rafraîchissant

Qualifie des aliments ou remèdes censés réduire la chaleur ou l'agitation du corps selon la médecine traditionnelle chinoise.

En anglais simple : Describing food or medicine believed in traditional Chinese medicine to reduce heat or excitement in the body.

• The practitioner recommended cooling foods.
• Watermelon is considered cooling in traditional Chinese medicine.
• She chose herbs described as cooling.

Expressions courantes : cooling foods, cooling herbs, cooling properties

refroidissement

Processus par lequel quelque chose devient moins chaud.

En anglais simple : The process of becoming less hot.

• Cooling takes about an hour.
• The metal cracked during rapid cooling.
• Scientists measured the cooling of the ocean surface.

Comment l'utiliser : cooling of something (Rapid cooling of the glass can cause cracks.)

Contraires : warming, heating

Expressions courantes : rapid cooling, gradual cooling, cooling of something

réfrigération

Maintien d'aliments ou d'autres choses au froid à l'aide d'une machine.

En anglais simple : Keeping food or other things cold using a machine.

• The cooling system needs electricity.
• Proper cooling keeps milk fresh.
• The shop lost all cooling when the power failed.

Synonymes : refrigeration

Expressions courantes : food cooling, cooling system, cooling unit