rafraîchissons

Rafraîchissons is a form of the French verb rafraîchir. It functions as the present tense for the first person plural, nous rafraîchissons (we refresh), and it can also serve as the imperative for the same person, used to propose a collective action: Rafraîchissons-nous, let us refresh. It is a standard conjugation form found in everyday and formal French.

In use, rafraîchir covers making something fresh again, cooling, or renewing a state. In modern contexts, it is widely applied to information and displays: rafraîchir la page means to reload or update a web page, and rafraîchissement is the noun for a refresh or update. The term can also describe physical cooling, such as refreshing air or a refreshed drink, and more generally anything that renews or revives.

The etymology traces rafraîchir to the combination of the prefix re- (again) with frais (fresh), related to the idea of making something fresh once more. The present-tense forms include je rafraîchis, tu rafraîchis, il/elle rafraîchit, nous rafraîchissons, vous rafraîchissez, ils rafraîchissent. The passé composé uses avoir: j’ai rafraîchi; future and conditional forms follow regular -ir conjugation patterns. The related noun rafraîchissement denotes a refreshment or an update, while rafraîchissant means refreshing.

Examples of usage include: Rafraîchissons-nous pendant la pause. Pour voir les dernières informations, rafraîchissons la page. In UI and documentation, the imperative form is common in phrases such as Rafraîchissez la page.