chauffer

Definitions of chauffer
  1. verb
    get warm or warmer
    synonyms: échauffer
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    type of:
    changer
    undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
  2. verb
    gain heat or get hot
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    antonyms:
    refroidir
    loose heat
    type of:
    changer, modifier
    undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
  3. verb
    make hot or hotter
    synonyms: réchauffer
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    antonyms:
    refroidir
    make cool or cooler
    types:
    griller, rôtir
    make brown and crisp by heating
    préchauffer
    heat beforehand
    roussir
    make very hot and dry
    type of:
    altérer, changer, modifier, qualifier
    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
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