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rinfrescante

/rin.fresˈkan.te/adjectiveB2
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 26,100

Meaning

refreshing, cooling

  • providing a feeling of cool freshness, especially to relieve heat or thirst

In a sentence

In estate mi piace bere una limonata fredda e rinfrescante.

In summer I like to drink a cold, refreshing lemonade.

Questa crema ha un effetto rinfrescante immediato sulla pelle.

This cream has an immediate cooling effect on the skin.

Una doccia fresca è stata molto rinfrescante dopo la lunga corsa.

A cool shower was very refreshing after the long run.

Word forms (4)
WordWord forms
rinfrescantemasculine · singular
rinfrescantefeminine · singular
rinfrescantimasculine · plural
rinfrescantifeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • Two-form adjective: ends in '-e' in the singular, '-i' in the plural for both genders.
  • Present participle of 'rinfrescare' used as an adjective.

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