chauffer

A. vtr

• 1 to heat [house]; to heat (up) [object, meal] Definition of heat in the British & World English dictionary Definition of heat in the US English dictionary Translate heat | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 2 [sun] to warm Definition of warm in the British & World English dictionary Definition of warm in the US English dictionary Translate warm | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

B. vi

• 1 [food, oven] to heat up; [engine] to warm up; to overheat Definition of heat up in the British & World English dictionary Definition of heat up in the US English dictionary Translate heat up | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 2 [radiator] to give out heat

• 3 (fam) ça va chauffer! = there's going to be big trouble!

C. v refl (+ v être) (se chauffer)

• 1se chauffer au soleil = to bask in the sun

• 2se chauffer au charbon = to have coal-fired heating