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stove

/stəʊv/ /stoʊv/

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noun

Poêle, fourneau

A heater, a closed apparatus to burn fuel for the warming of a room.

Examples :

"The old stove in the classroom kept the room warm enough for the students to study comfortably. "

Le vieux poêle dans la salle de classe gardait la pièce suffisamment chaude pour que les élèves puissent étudier confortablement.

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noun

Cuisinière, fourneau

A device for heating food, (UK) a cooker.

Examples :

"My mother used the stove to cook dinner. "

Ma mère a utilisé la cuisinière pour préparer le dîner.

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noun

Serre

A hothouse (heated greenhouse).

Examples :

"The botanist used the stove to grow exotic orchids during the winter. "

Le botaniste utilisait la serre pour cultiver des orchidées exotiques pendant l'hiver.

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noun

Cuisinière, fourneau

A house or room artificially warmed or heated.

Examples :

"The old stove in the classroom kept the room warm enough for the students to study comfortably. "

Le vieux fourneau dans la salle de classe gardait la pièce suffisamment chaude pour que les élèves puissent étudier confortablement.

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verb

Chauffer, sécher

To heat or dry, as in a stove.

Examples :

"to stove feathers"

Chauffer des plumes.

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verb

Chauffer

To keep warm, in a house or room, by artificial heat.

Examples :

"to stove orange trees"

Chauffer les orangers.

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verb

Équiper de douves

To fit or furnish with staves or rundles.

Examples :

"The carpenter stove the barrel with strong wooden staves, making it much more durable. "

Le charpentier a équipé le tonneau de douves en bois solides, ce qui l'a rendu beaucoup plus durable.

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verb

Enfoncer

(usually with 'in') To break in the staves of; to break a hole in; to burst.

Examples :

"to stave in a cask"

Enfoncer un tonneau.

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verb

Écarter, repousser

(with 'off') To push, or keep off, as with a staff.

Examples :

"The farmer used a long pole to stove the pigeons away from the crops. "

L'agriculteur a utilisé une longue perche pour écarter les pigeons des cultures.

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verb

Éloigner, repousser

(usually with 'off') To delay by force or craft; to drive away.

Examples :

"We ate grass in an attempt to stave off our hunger."

Nous avons mangé de l'herbe pour tenter d'éloigner notre faim.

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verb

Voler en éclats

(rare or archaic) To burst in pieces by striking against something.

Examples :

"The vase, dropped by accident, stove the windowpane. "

Le vase, tombé par accident, a volé en éclats contre la vitre.

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verb

Fuir, se précipiter

To walk or move rapidly.

Examples :

"The children stove across the playground to catch the bus. "

Les enfants se sont précipités à travers le terrain de jeu pour attraper le bus.

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verb

Crever, éclater

To suffer, or cause to be lost by breaking the cask.

Examples :

"The careless student stove the precious vintage wine, causing the entire family to lose the rare collection. "

L'étudiant imprudent a fait crever le précieux vin de collection, ce qui a fait perdre à toute la famille la rare collection.

suffering action

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verb

Calfater

To render impervious or solid by driving with a calking iron.

Examples :

"to stave lead, or the joints of pipes into which lead has been run"

Calfater le plomb, ou les joints des tuyaux dans lesquels le plomb a été coulé.

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