What does étuve in French mean?

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

The word étuve in French means oven, sauna, Turkish bath, steam room, sauna, steam room, sweat, steam. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word étuve

oven

nom féminin (étuvage, stérilisation) (laboratory)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tout le matériel chirurgical est désinfecté dans une étuve.
All the surgical equipment is disinfected in an oven.

sauna, Turkish bath, steam room

nom féminin (hammam)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Elle s'enferme dans une étuve pour transpirer.
She shuts herself away in a sauna to sweat.

sauna

nom féminin (figuré (endroit très chaud) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ton bureau est une véritable étuve !
Your office is a real sauna!

steam room

nom féminin (vieux (établissements de bains)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Au Moyen Âge, les soins du corps se faisaient dans des étuves.
In the Middle Ages, body care was carried out in steam rooms.

sweat

verbe transitif (faire cuire à chaleur douce) (cookery)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

steam

verbe transitif (cuire à la vapeur) (cookery)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

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