/ʁe.ʃo.fe/
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to warm up, to reheat
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Word origin
From re- ('again') and échauffer ('to heat'), which comes from Latin excalefacere ('to make warm'), from calere ('to be warm').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- calere
- English cognates
- calorie, caldron
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | réchauffe | réchauffais | réchauffai | réchaufferai | réchaufferais |
| tu | réchauffes | réchauffais | réchauffas | réchaufferas | réchaufferais |
| il/elle | réchauffe | réchauffait | réchauffa | réchauffera | réchaufferait |
| nous | réchauffons | réchauffions | réchauffâmes | réchaufferons | réchaufferions |
| vous | réchauffez | réchauffiez | réchauffâtes | réchaufferez | réchaufferiez |
| ils/elles | réchauffent | réchauffaient | réchauffèrent | réchaufferont | réchaufferaient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | réchauffe | réchauffasse |
| tu | réchauffes | réchauffasses |
| il/elle | réchauffe | réchauffât |
| nous | réchauffions | réchauffassions |
| vous | réchauffiez | réchauffassiez |
| ils/elles | réchauffent | réchauffassent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | réchauffe |
| nous | réchauffons |
| vous | réchauffez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- réchauffant
- Past participle
- réchauffé · réchauffée · réchauffés · réchauffées
Examples
- , ?
Can you heat the soup up, please?
.
The sun gently warms the earth in spring.
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Come by the fire to warm yourself up.
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Scientists say the climate is warming.
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That meeting warmed their relationship.
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