What does chaleur in French mean?

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

The word chaleur in French means heat, warmth, warmth, heat, hot spell, warmly, amiably, hot flush, oppressive heat, blazing heat, latent heat, specific heat, sweltering heat, stifling heat, heatstroke, give off heat, heat loss, thermal heat loss, heat exchange, heat exchanger, in heat, be unbearably hot, convection oven, hot period, heat loss, loss of heat, heat pump, It's so hot!, heat recuperation unit, heat reflector, heatwave, heat wave. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word chaleur

heat

nom féminin (température élevée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En été, la chaleur est parfois insoutenable.
In summer, the heat is sometimes unbearable.

warmth

nom féminin (ardeur, entrain) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La chaleur de son accueil m'a beaucoup touchée.
The warmth of his welcome touched me greatly.

warmth

nom féminin (côté plaisant de [qch]) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La chaleur de sa voix m'a fait craquer.
The warmth of his voice made me break down.

heat

nom féminin pluriel (état des femelles en période de reproduction)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ne laisse pas sortir la chienne toute seule quand elle a ses chaleurs. Nous donnons la pilule aux animaux en période de chaleurs.
Don't let the dog out on her own when she's in heat. We give animals the pill when they're in heat.

hot spell

nom féminin pluriel (période très chaude)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pendant les grandes chaleurs, je ne fais pas de sport.
I don't do sports during heatwaves.

warmly, amiably

locution adverbiale (avec entrain)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")
Il m'a accueillie avec chaleur.

hot flush

nom féminin (sensation d'échauffement) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
À la ménopause, les femmes ont souvent des bouffées de chaleur.

oppressive heat

nom féminin (très forte chaleur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

blazing heat

nom féminin (température étouffante)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

latent heat

nom féminin (modification physique d'une matière)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

specific heat

nom féminin (physique : chaleur massique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

sweltering heat, stifling heat

nom féminin (temps caniculaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La chaleur torride faisait coller les vêtements à la peau.

heatstroke

nom masculin (hyperthermie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Exposés au soleil aux heures les plus chaudes de la journée, ils ont attrapé un coup de chaleur.

give off heat

locution adverbiale (fumer de chaleur)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

heat loss, thermal heat loss

nom féminin (perte d'énergie calorifique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les ponts thermiques entraînent des déperditions de chaleur.

heat exchange

nom masculin (dispositif thermique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

heat exchanger

nom masculin (tube, plaque de transfert)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

in heat

(femelle : en période de reproduction) (animal)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Les chattes en chaleur cherchent les chats les soirs d'été.

be unbearably hot

locution verbale (faire une chaleur insupportable)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

convection oven

nom masculin (four à air pulsée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

hot period

nom féminin (époque chaude, moment chaud)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
En période de chaleur, il est recommandé de boire régulièrement.

heat loss, loss of heat

nom féminin (déperdition d'énergie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

heat pump

nom féminin (système de chauffage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

It's so hot!

interjection (qu'est-ce qu'il fait chaud !)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
Quelle chaleur ! Allume le ventilateur, s'il te plaît.

heat recuperation unit

nom masculin (appareil pour récupérer la chaleur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

heat reflector

nom masculin (dispositif renvoyant la chaleur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On place souvent un réflecteur de chaleur derrière les radiateurs.

heatwave, heat wave

nom féminin (période très chaude)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'été 2003 fut marqué par une vague de chaleur.

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