熱(ねつ)を冷(さ)ます

ねつをさます

expression

to cool down; to dampen enthusiasm

1. to cool something down; to let the heat dissipate

To reduce the temperature of something, such as food, a fever, or a heated situation.

氷(こおり)で熱(ねつ)を冷(さ)ます。

Cool down the fever with ice.

Please let the soup cool down before drinking it.

The child had a fever, so I cooled their forehead to bring it down.

2. to dampen enthusiasm; to pour cold water on; to cool someone's passion

To reduce or extinguish someone's excitement, interest, or enthusiasm. Often used when something ruins the mood or kills motivation.

That one remark dampened his enthusiasm.

ファンの熱(ねつ)を冷(さ)ますような発言(はつげん)をしてしまった。

He made a remark that dampened the fans' enthusiasm.

Just when things were getting exciting, the rain started and killed the mood.

Uses the intransitive 冷(さ)める rather than the transitive 冷(さ)ます.

冷(さ)ます is transitive (someone cools something). The intransitive form is 熱(ねつ)が冷(さ)める (the heat/enthusiasm cools on its own).

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Added 2026.3.22 18:59 · Revised 2026.9.4 21:31

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