остывать
Translation of остывать
cool down
Meaning of остывать
становиться холоднее, например чай или ты после бега
to become cooler, e.g. tea or your body after sport
Transcription and pronunciation of остывать
остыва́ть
stress on the 3rd syllable
- Transcription
- [ɐstɨˈvatʲ]
- In Latin letters
- ostyvat
Traps and common mistakes
Остывать or остужать?
остужать
остужать = to make something cooler
Don't mix them up. Soup gets cooler by itself — остывает; you make it cooler — остужаешь.
Мама остужает кашу для малыша.
Mum is cooling the porridge for the baby.
Каша на столе уже остыла.
The porridge on the table has cooled down.
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Let the tea cool down first.
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Дай чаю сначала остыть.
Let the soup cool down.
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Дай супу остыть.
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What does остывать mean?
to become cooler, e.g. tea or your body after sport
How do you pronounce остывать?
остывать is pronounced [ɐstɨˈvatʲ], in Latin letters “ostyvat”.
How is остывать used in a sentence?
Let the tea cool down first. Translation: Дай чаю сначала остыть.
Is остывать part of Phrasal Verbs vocabulary?
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Is остывать part of Types of Weather vocabulary?
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