/ʃo/
Translation
hot, warm
Word origin
From Latin calidus ('warm, hot'), from calere ('to be warm'). The same root gave English 'caldron', 'calorie' and 'nonchalant'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- calidus
- English cognates
- caldron, calorie, nonchalant
Examples
aujourd'hui, '.
It is very hot today, remember to drink plenty of water.
soupe ' .
Eat your soup while it is still hot.
J' , j' raté .
I had a close shave, I nearly missed my flight this morning.
J' .
I put on a warm coat before going out.
débat ' .
The debate ended on a rather heated discussion.
, .
The tea is still very hot, wait a moment.
Chaud est un adjectif dont la forme feminine est chaude. Il decrit la temperature elevee d'une surface, d'un liquide ou de l'air. Avoir chaud (to be hot/warm) et faire chaud (to be hot - weather) sont les constructions idiomatiques, contrairement a l'anglais qui utilise to be avec le temps.
L'avoir chaud ou avoir eu chaud (to have had a close call) est une expression figuree de frayeur. Chaud devant ! (hot stuff coming through!) est un avertissement en cuisine. A chaud (in the heat of the moment) et a froid (coldly, in cold blood) contrastent l'impulsivite et la deliberation.
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