heat
[+sun, fire, flame] chaleur f
→ the fierce heat of the sun
→ Water retains heat much longer than air.
→ You need to increase the heat of the barbecue.
→ The heat of the burners is instantly adjustable.
→ As an asthmatic, he cannot cope with heat and humidity.
I find the heat unbearable. Je ne supporte pas cette chaleur.
(fig)
(=excitement) ardeur f
→ it was debated with some heat and not a little passion
in the heat of the election campaign dans le feu de la campagne électorale
in the heat of the moment dans le feu de l'action
→ letters that were not meant for publication but dashed off in the heat of the moment
[+cooker, hotplate] feu m
on a medium heat à feu moyen
→ Remove the pan from the heat.
(SPORT) qualifying heat éliminatoire f
→ the second heat of the men's 100m breaststroke
(ZOOLOGY)
on heat (British)
in heat (US) en chaleur
[+room, house, water] chauffer
→ We can't afford to heat the house in winter.
→ The kettle heated the water in no time.
[person]
[+food] faire chauffer Heat gently for 5 minutes. Faire chauffer à feu doux pendant cinq minutes. → Heat the tomatoes and oil in a pan.
blood heat
n température f du sang
dead heat
n
The race was a dead heat. Ils sont arrivés ex \(ae)quo.
to finish in a dead heat terminer ex \(ae)quo
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heat up
[liquid] chauffer
The water is heating up. L'eau chauffe.
[room] se réchauffer
→ The room soon heated up once we lit the fire.
(fig)
(=become more intense) s'intensifier, gagner en intensité
→ the competition is heating up
→ things really heat up during the show's third episode
→ With the political battle heating up in Washington, each side will begin pressing Congress.
→ The debate about birthing methods is heating up again.
[+building, room] réchauffer
[+food] faire réchauffer
→ Freda heated up a pie for me.
He heated the soup up. Il a fait réchauffer la soupe.
heat haze
n brume f de chaleur
heat-resistant
adj
[material] résistant inv à la chaleur
[dish] allant inv au four
heat-seeking
adj guidé (e) par infrarouge
heat source
n source f de chaleur
→ Don't put a fridge next to a radiator, oven or any other heat source.
heat stroke , heatstroke
n coup m de chaleur
prickly heat
n fièvre f miliaire