1.
to cool, to let cool
To lower the temperature of something.
スープを冷ます。
To cool the soup.
熱を冷ます。
To bring down a fever / To cool one's passion.
怒っているときは、まず頭を冷ましてから話し合ったほうがいい。
When you're angry, it's better to cool your head first before talking things out.
冷ます is a transitive verb meaning to cool something down or let it cool.
TRANSITIVITY:
- Type: 他動詞 (transitive)
- Pair: 冷める (intransitive, to cool down by itself)
HOMOPHONE WARNING:
- 冷ます: to cool (temperature)
- 覚ます: to wake someone up
COMMON PATTERNS:
- スープを冷ます: to cool the soup
- 熱を冷ます: to bring down a fever
- 頭を冷ます: to cool one's head (calm down)
- 興奮を冷ます: to calm excitement
FIGURATIVE USE:
Often used metaphorically for cooling emotions or enthusiasm: 熱を冷ます can mean to dampen enthusiasm.