chaleur

Definitions of chaleur
  1. noun
    the presence of heat
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    antonyms:
    fraîcheur, froid
    the absence of heat
    types:
    tiédeur
    a warmness resembling the temperature of the skin
    type of:
    température
    the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
  2. noun
    the sensation caused by heat energy
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    type of:
    température
    the somatic sensation of cold or heat
  3. noun
    the quality of having a moderate degree of heat
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    types:
    tiédeur
    a warmness resembling the temperature of the skin
  4. noun
    a period of unusually high temperatures
    synonyms: grosses chaleurs, vague de chaleur
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    types:
    chaleur lourde, chaleur étouffante, temps lourd
    oppressively hot and humid weather
    type of:
    conditions atmosphériques, conditions météorologiques, météo
    the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
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