noun🔗SharePoêle, fourneauA heater, a closed apparatus to burn fuel for the warming of a room."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.architectureutilityitembuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCuisinière, fourneauA device for heating food, (UK) a cooker."My mother used the stove to cook dinner. "Ma mère a utilisé la cuisinière pour préparer le dîner.deviceutensilmachinefoodutilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSerreA hothouse (heated greenhouse)."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.agriculturebuildingplanttechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCuisinière, fourneauA house or room artificially warmed or heated."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.utilitybuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareChauffer, sécherTo heat or dry, as in a stove."to stove feathers"Chauffer des plumes.utensiltechnologydeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareChaufferTo keep warm, in a house or room, by artificial heat."to stove orange trees"Chauffer les orangers.utilitytechnologybuildingenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉquiper de douvesTo fit or furnish with staves or rundles."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.materialutensilarchitecturebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEnfoncer(usually with 'in') To break in the staves of; to break a hole in; to burst."to stave in a cask"Enfoncer un tonneau.actionutilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉcarter, repousser(with 'off') To push, or keep off, as with a staff."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.actionutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉloigner, repousser(usually with 'off') To delay by force or craft; to drive away."We ate grass in an attempt to stave off our hunger."Nous avons mangé de l'herbe pour tenter d'éloigner notre faim.actionwayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareVoler en éclats(rare or archaic) To burst in pieces by striking against something."The vase, dropped by accident, stove the windowpane. "Le vase, tombé par accident, a volé en éclats contre la vitre.actionphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFuir, se précipiterTo walk or move rapidly."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.actionwayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCrever, éclaterTo suffer, or cause to be lost by breaking the cask."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.sufferingactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCalfaterTo render impervious or solid by driving with a calking iron."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.nauticaltechnicalutilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
