What does refresco in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word refresco in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use refresco in Spanish.

The word refresco in Spanish means soft drink, cool, refresh, cool down, cool off, soothe, standby, can of soft drink. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word refresco

soft drink

nombre masculino (bebida no alcohólica)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tengo mucha sed, me apetece un refresco.
I'm very thirsty, I'd like a soft drink.

cool

verbo transitivo (enfriar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La lluvia refrescó el ambiente.
The rain cooled the environment.

refresh

verbo transitivo (recordar) (bring back to mind)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La charla del ponente nos sirvió para refrescar lo que sabíamos sobre el asunto.
The speaker's talk helped us refresh what we knew about the matter.

cool down

verbo intransitivo (ambiente: enfriarse) (wind, weather)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")
La noche refrescó y me tuve que tapar.
The night cooled down, and I had to cover up.

cool off

verbo pronominal (alguien: evitar el calor) (person)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Se refrescó bañándose en la piscina.
He cooled himself off by bathing in the pool.

soothe

verbo transitivo (herida: calmar el dolor) (pain)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Se aplicó unas hierbas medicinales para refrescar la herida.
He applied some medicinal herbs to soothe the pain of the wound.

standby

locución adjetiva (de alivio)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Tengo un caballo de refresco para cuando este esté muy cansado.
I have a horse on standby for when this one is tired.

can of soft drink

(bote de bebida) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Juan pidió un sandwich y una lata de refresco.
Juan asked for a sandwich and a can of soft drink.

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