What does four in French mean?

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

The word four in French means oven, oven, flop, be ovenproof, quarter-sphere vault, cul-de-four, wear too many hats, wear too many hats, be a flop, arc furnace, wood oven, wood-fired oven, wood-burning stove, convection oven, lime kiln, microwave, microwave oven, bread oven, deck oven, self-cleaning oven, communal oven, crematory oven, electric oven, built-in oven, furnace, industrial oven, mixed-fuel oven, dual-fuel oven, solar cooker, solar oven, steam oven, appetizer, baking sheet, baking tray, baked apple, roast potato. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word four

oven

nom masculin (partie d'une cuisinière)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je fais cuire le gâteau dans le four.
I bake the cake in the oven.

oven

nom masculin (appareil de cuisson) (cooking)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le potier cuit ses pièces dans un four.
The potter fires his pieces in a kiln.

flop

nom masculin (familier (échec d'un spectacle) (colloquial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sa nouvelle pièce de théâtre est un four.
His new play is a flop.

be ovenproof

locution verbale (supporter la chaleur des fours)

Ce plat va au four.

quarter-sphere vault, cul-de-four

nom masculin (voûte en forme de quart de sphère) (architecture)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On trouve un cul-de-four au Sénat.

wear too many hats

locution verbale (figuré (être débordé de travail) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Marie est au four et au moulin avec son nouveau boulot.

wear too many hats

locution verbale (figuré (courir partout, s'occuper de tout) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Depuis qu'elle est veuve, Julie est au four et au moulin avec ses deux enfants.

be a flop

locution verbale (familier (spectacle : ne pas avoir de succès) (informal)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Cette nouvelle pièce de théâtre a fait un four.

arc furnace

nom masculin (four de métallurgie)

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

wood oven, wood-fired oven, wood-burning stove

nom masculin (four brûlant du bois)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Certaines boulangeries utilisent encore des fours à bois.

convection oven

nom masculin (four à air pulsée)

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

lime kiln

nom masculin (dispositif de cuisson du calcaire) (ceramics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les fours à chaux permettent de cuir les céramiques.

microwave, microwave oven

nom masculin (four électromagnétique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les fours à micro-ondes sont pratiques pour réchauffer les plats déjà cuisinés.
Microwaves are practical when heating up pre-cooked meals.

bread oven

nom masculin (lieu de cuisson du pain)

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

deck oven

nom masculin (four à matériau réfractaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce pain a été cuit dans un four à sole.

self-cleaning oven

nom masculin (four avec un dispositif de nettoyage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les fours à pyrolyse sont des fours autonettoyants.

communal oven

nom masculin (vieux (four collectif soumis à taxe)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Au Moyen Âge, les serfs devaient utiliser le four banal de leur seigneur.

crematory oven

nom masculin (four d'incinération de cadavres)

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

electric oven

nom masculin (type de four)

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

built-in oven

nom masculin (four intégré)

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

furnace, industrial oven

nom masculin (four pour grande quantité)

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

mixed-fuel oven, dual-fuel oven

nom masculin (four à gaz et électricité)

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

solar cooker, solar oven

nom masculin (outil de cuisson avec le soleil)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Aluminium, carton et verre peuvent suffire à la fabrication d'un simple four solaire.

steam oven

nom masculin (outil de cuisson raccordé à l'eau)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le four vapeur préserve le moelleux des aliments.

appetizer

nom masculin (amuse-gueule)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le buffet était composé de petits-fours et de verrines.

baking sheet, baking tray

nom féminin (plaque de tôle dans un four)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Marc dispose les pâtons sur la plaque de four avant de les cuire.

baked apple

nom masculin (dessert : pomme rôtie)

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

roast potato

nom féminin (patate rôtie)

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

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