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| Spanish to English translations [PRO] | | Spanish term or phrase: humedezco mis manos para refrescarme | | wet my hands to cool down? |
| | | i wet my hands to cool off | Explanation:
all the answers have a part that is good.
"cool myself off" sounds awkward to me here
freshen up sounds more like with makeup, etc. fixing hair, etc.. gettng rid of tired look.( to me )
and "cool down" to me is after exercise aerobic heart acceleration.. when one is over heated.. not just terribly hot
more context would definitely help clear up these points.
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3 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +1
4 mins confidence: I wash my hands to freshen up
Explanation:
That's what I'd do.
| Sheilann
Spain
Native speaker of:  English
PRO pts in pair: 886
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4 mins confidence:
42 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1 cool off by wetting my hands
Explanation:
otra opción
si es poca agua, tal vez sea <moistening>
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
6 hrs confidence: I wet my hands to cool myself off
Explanation:
I personally prefer cool off than cool down. I imagine it is a literary story? If so, the context might give you some idea as to which term is better, or how you can combine it with the rest of the sentence.
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9 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +2 i wet my hands to cool off
Explanation:
all the answers have a part that is good.
"cool myself off" sounds awkward to me here
freshen up sounds more like with makeup, etc. fixing hair, etc.. gettng rid of tired look.( to me )
and "cool down" to me is after exercise aerobic heart acceleration.. when one is over heated.. not just terribly hot
more context would definitely help clear up these points.
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