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abgekühlt

cooled down

adjective AP-ge-kuelt Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Conditions

Also means

chilled (of relations)

Usage Note

Abgekühlt describes something that has lost heat — abgekühlter Tee (cooled-down tea), die abgekühlte Luft am Abend. Figuratively, abgekühlte Beziehungen describes relations that have grown cooler and less warm.

Examples

"Den abgekühlten Kaffee trank er trotzdem noch, weil er keine Zeit hatte."

Natural Translation

He drank the cooled-down coffee anyway because he had no time.

Literal Translation

The cooled-down coffee he drank anyway because he had no time.

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