kühlen

See also: Kühlen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German küelen, from Old High German kuolōn, chuolen, from Proto-Germanic *kōlōną, *kōlēną. Cognate with Dutch koelen, Saterland Frisian köile, English cool (verb), Swedish kyla. Equivalent to kühl + -en.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkyːlən/, [ˈkʰyːln]
  • Hyphenation: küh‧len

Verb

kühlen (third-person singular simple present kühlt, past tense kühlte, past participle gekühlt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to cool, to refrigerate
    Ich kühlte den Kopf des Patienten mit Eis.
    I cooled the patient’s head with ice.

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