freddare

to shoot dead, to kill

verb MAHK-see-eh-men-dah-MEN-toh Rare

Origin: From freddo (cold) — to make cold, i.e. to kill.

Also means

to cool (food) quickly

Usage Note

Freddare in its primary modern sense means to shoot and kill someone: lo hanno freddato davanti a casa (they shot him dead in front of his home). In cooking it means to cool something rapidly — freddare la pasta (to cool the pasta down). The two meanings are context-dependent and belong to very different registers. Takes avere as its auxiliary.

Examples

"Il sicario lo freddò con un colpo solo."

Natural Translation

The hitman shot him dead with a single shot.

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