cooler

S2 W2

BrE /ˈkuː.lə/ AmE /ˈkuː.lɚ/

noun en → es

1 CONTAINER [zero] B1

a container for keeping food and drinks cool, especially in a car or outdoors

nevero, refrigerador portátil

Collocations cooler with ice packs

  • She packed a cooler full of drinks and snacks for the picnic.

    Ella empaquetó un nevero lleno de bebidas y bocadillos para la pícnic.

2 AIR CONDITIONER [zero] B2

a device for cooling the air in a room or building, especially one that is portable and can be moved from place to place

aire acondicionado portátil

Collocations portable air cooler

  • They bought a new air cooler for the bedroom.

    Compraron un aire acondicionado portátil para el dormitorio.

3 COOLING [zero] C1

(informal) something that is cool or fashionable; an act of making someone feel cooler, especially by giving them a drink to cool down

algo fresco o de moda, refrescante

Collocations cooling off

  • The new band is the latest cool thing.

    La nueva banda es lo más fresco ahora.

1 COOL [transitive] B2

(informal) to make something or someone cooler, especially by giving them a drink to cool down

refrescar, hacer que algo o alguien se enfríe

  • take sth cool
  • He took a cold shower to cool off.

    Tomó una ducha fría para refrescarse.

2 COOL [transitive] B2

(informal) to make someone feel cooler, especially by giving them a drink to cool down

refrescar, hacer que alguien se sienta más fresco

  • take sb cool
  • She took a drink to cool off.

    Tomó un trago para refrescarse.

1 COOL [intransitive] B2

(informal) to become cooler, especially by drinking something cold or taking a shower

enfriarse, refrescarse

  • cool off
  • He cooled off after taking a cold shower.

    Se enfrió después de tomar una ducha fría.

2 COOL [intransitive] B2

(informal) to become cooler, especially by drinking something cold or taking a shower

enfriarse, refrescarse

  • cool off
  • She cooled off after drinking a cold drink.

    Se refrescó después de beber una bebida fría.

1 COOL [intransitive] B2

(informal) to become cooler, especially by drinking something cold or taking a shower

enfriarse, refrescarse

  • cool off
  • The room cooled off after the air conditioner was turned on.

    La habitación se enfrió después de encender el aire acondicionado.