Translation
to heat, to warm up
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Word origin
From Vulgar Latin calefare, from Latin calefacere ('to make warm'), from calere ('to be hot') and facere ('to make').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- calefacere
- English cognates
- chafe, calorie
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | chauffe | chauffais | chauffai | chaufferai | chaufferais |
| tu | chauffes | chauffais | chauffas | chaufferas | chaufferais |
| il/elle | chauffe | chauffait | chauffa | chauffera | chaufferait |
| nous | chauffons | chauffions | chauffâmes | chaufferons | chaufferions |
| vous | chauffez | chauffiez | chauffâtes | chaufferez | chaufferiez |
| ils/elles | chauffent | chauffaient | chauffèrent | chaufferont | chaufferaient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | chauffe | chauffasse |
| tu | chauffes | chauffasses |
| il/elle | chauffe | chauffât |
| nous | chauffions | chauffassions |
| vous | chauffiez | chauffassiez |
| ils/elles | chauffent | chauffassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | chauffe |
| nous | chauffons |
| vous | chauffez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- chauffant
- Past participle
- chauffé · chauffée · chauffés · chauffées
Examples
.
She is heating the water for tea.
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The engine gets hot too quickly.
.
We heat the house with wood.
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They warmed the room before we arrived.
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The stones heat up in the sun all day.
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