how to say “to cool down” in Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/סיפור-כיסוי-#.m4a” /]סִפּוּר כִּסוּי When I say cover story I’m not referring to a front-page article – that’s כתבת שער[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/סיפור-כיסוי-#.m4a” /]. I’m talking about an alibi, a fictitious story meant to cover up one’s true actions. The Hebrew term for this is סיפור כיסוי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/סיפור-כיסוי-#.m4a” /] – literally, a cover story. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/סיפור-כיסוי-#.m4a” /]יש…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/להתנקות-1.m4a” /]לְהִתְנַקּוֹת So not everyone loves לנקות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/להתנקות-2.m4a” /] – to clean. But there’s a psychological/spiritual advantage to doing it, at least arguably: cleaning the outside might mirror some cleaning on the inside. The primary Hebrew word for to cleanse oneself is להתנקות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/להתנקות-1.m4a” /], a reflexive version of לנקות. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/להתנקות-3.m4a”…