chauffer — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
chauffer is used for these senses in English:
- heat (transitive) To cause an increase in temperature of (an object or space); to cause to become hot (often with "up").
- heat up To heat, to cause to become hotter.
- turn on (transitive) To introduce (someone to something), and especially to fill them with enthusiasm (about it); to intoxicate, give pleasure to ( + to an object of interest or excitement). [from 20th c.]
- warm (transitive) To make engaged or earnest; to interest; to engage; to excite ardor or zeal in; to enliven.
- warm up (intransitive) To become warmer.
heat — full definition
- noun The energy or sensation of high temperature; warmth.
- noun Strong or intense emotion, especially anger or excitement.
- noun A qualifying round in a race or competition.
- noun Informal: intense pressure or scrutiny, especially from police or authorities.
- verb To make something hot or warm.
warm — full definition
- adj Having a moderately high, usually pleasant, temperature.
- adj Friendly, affectionate, or kind in manner.
- adj Close to finding or guessing something correctly, in a game or search.
- verb To raise the temperature of something, or to become less cold.
- verb To grow fonder of or more enthusiastic about someone or something over time.