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overheat [əʊvəˈhi:t]* * *[ˌəʊvə'hiːt] 1.transitive verb Culinary faire trop chauffer2.intransitive verb [car, equipment] chauffer; [oven] chauffer trop; [economy] être en surchauffe -
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B vi [car, equipment] chauffer ; [oven, furnace] chauffer trop ; [child] avoir trop chaud ; [economy] être en surchauffe. -
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heat [hi:t]1 noun∎ you should avoid excessive heat and cold il faudrait que vous évitiez les trop grosses chaleurs et les trop grands froids;∎ the radiator gives off a lot of heat le radiateur chauffe bien;∎ you shouldn't go out in this heat tu ne devrais pas sortir par cette chaleur;∎ the heat of summer le plus fort de l'été;∎ in the heat of the day au (moment le) plus chaud de la journée;∎ the heat of the day has passed le plus chaud de la journée est passé;∎ I couldn't take the heat of the tropics je ne pourrais pas supporter la chaleur des tropiques;∎ figurative if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen que ceux qui ne sont pas contents s'en aillent(b) (temperature) température f, chaleur f;∎ heat loss perte f ou déperdition f de chaleur;∎ Cookery turn up the heat mettre le feu plus fort;∎ reduce the heat réduire le feu ou la chaleur;∎ cook at a high/low heat faire cuire à feu vif/doux∎ to turn the heat on allumer ou mettre le chauffage;∎ to turn off the heat éteindre ou arrêter le chauffage;∎ the building was without heat all week l'immeuble est resté toute la semaine sans chauffage(d) (intensity of feeling, fervour) feu m, passion f;∎ she replied with (some) heat elle a répondu avec feu ou avec passion(e) (high point of activity) fièvre f, feu m;∎ in the heat of the argument dans le feu de la discussion;∎ in the heat of the moment dans l'agitation ou l'excitation du moment;∎ in the heat of battle dans le feu du combat∎ the heat is on les choses sérieuses ont commencé;∎ to turn up the heat faire pression, mettre la pression;∎ the mafia turned the heat on the mayor la mafia a fait pression sur le maire;∎ I'm lying low until the heat is off je me tiens à carreau jusqu'à ce que les choses se calment;∎ the new deadline took the heat off him le nouveau délai lui a permis de souffler un peu∎ the heat les flics mpl∎ wine heats the blood le vin échauffe le sang(food, liquid) chauffer; (air, house, room) se réchauffer►► Aviation heat barrier barrière f thermique;Medicine heat bump bouton m de chaleur;Physics heat capacity capacité f calorifique;Physics heat constant constante f calorifique;Technology heat engine machine f ou moteur m thermique;Technology heat exchanger échangeur m de chaleur;Medicine heat exhaustion épuisement m dû à la chaleur;heat haze brume f de chaleur;heat loss perte f ou déperdition f de chaleur;Medicine heat prostration épuisement m dû à la chaleur;Technology heat pump pompe f à chaleur;Medicine heat rash irritation f ou inflammation f due à la chaleur;Aviation heat shield bouclier m thermique;Medicine heat treatment traitement m par la chaleur, specialist term thermothérapie f;Meteorology heat wave vague f de chaleur, canicule f➲ heat upréchauffer(food, liquid) chauffer; (air, house, room) se réchauffer; figurative (situation) se dégrader, s'aggraver
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