{"id":22187,"date":"2015-07-02T23:07:57","date_gmt":"2015-07-02T21:07:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=22187"},"modified":"2017-10-23T16:15:23","modified_gmt":"2017-10-23T14:15:23","slug":"just-like-a-heatwave-heat-related-vocabulary-in-french","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/just-like-a-heatwave-heat-related-vocabulary-in-french\/","title":{"rendered":"Heat-Related Vocabulary in French"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the past couple of days, anyone in France who\u2019s stepped foot outside or even opened a window has certainly noticed that Mother Nature a allum\u00e9 le chauffage \u00e0 fond <\/strong>(has turned the heat up on high)!<\/strong> It\u2019s actually the\u00a0result of hot winds making their way up from Africa. France isn\u2019t the only one experiencing une canicule <\/strong>(a heatwave), either: l\u2019Espagne, le Portugal, et certaines parties du Royaume-Uni <\/strong>(Spain, Portugal, and parts of the UK) have all been affected.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a big deal, too. Temperatures in some places are soaring up to 42\u00b0C (107.6\u00b0F), and for un pays qui n\u2019est pas habitu\u00e9 \u00e0 la chaleur <\/strong>(a country that isn\u2019t used to the heat), this can be very dangerous. Unlike the US, not many houses have la clim <\/strong>(shortened form of climitisation<\/strong>, meaning air conditioning). On beautiful days, French people open les volets <\/strong>(the blinds\/shutters) of their windows and let the air blow in. When the air coming through is hot, though, it doesn\u2019t serve much of a purpose. Even if some homes are equipped with an air conditioner, it doesn\u2019t mean you can always run them. \u00c0 cause de la canicule <\/strong>(because of the heatwave), 830,000 households lost power overnight in the western side of the country this week. In 2003, 14,802 heat-related deaths were reported after temperatures spiked in France.<\/p>\n

This year, to keep their citizens cool, the French government has put into a place un plan anti-canicule <\/strong>(anti-heatwave plan). If you\u2019re nice and sweaty in Paris, they’ve opened public air-conditioned rooms. They\u2019ve also released the graphics to help the public.<\/p>\n

Today we\u2019re going to look at some vocabulary related to heat and the words\u00a0chaud<\/strong>\u00a0and chaleur<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Describing Hot Weather<\/u><\/strong>
\nIl fait chaud. <\/strong>\u2013 It\u2019s hot out.
\nIl y a du soleil. <\/strong>\u2013 It\u2019s sunny
\nIl fait beau.<\/strong> \u2013 It\u2019s nice out
\nIl fait lourd. <\/strong>\u2013 It\u2019s heavy out.
\nIl fait __ degr\u00e9s. <\/strong>\u2013 It\u2019s __ degrees (don\u2019t forget to use Celsius!)
\nla canicule\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/b>heatwave
\nun coup de soleil \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>sunburn
\ncramer<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 to burn (here, because of the sun)<\/p>\n

Words\/Expressions with \u201cChaleur\u201d<\/u><\/strong>
\nla chaleur <\/strong>\u2013 heat \/ warmth
\nla chaleur accablante <\/strong>\u2013 sweltering heat
\nun coup de chaleur <\/strong>\u2013 heatstroke
\n\u00eatre en chaleur <\/strong>\u2013 to be in heat (for animals)
\nfaire une chaleur \u00e9pouvantable<\/strong> \u2013 to be unbearably hot
\nl\u2019humidit\u00e9 <\/strong>\u2013 humidity
\nun \u00e9change de chaleur <\/strong>\u2013 heat exchange (physics)
\nun four \u00e0 chaleur tournante <\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 convection oven
\nune bouff\u00e9e de chaleur <\/strong>\u2013 hot flash
\nune perte de chaleur <\/strong>\u2013 heat loss<\/p>\n

Words\/Expressions with \u201cChaud\u201d<\/u><\/strong>
\nchaud(e)<\/strong> \u2013 hot
\n\u00e0 chaud<\/strong> \u2013 immediate, initial
\nau chaud <\/strong>\u2013 warm (food, for example)
\navoir chaud<\/strong> \u2013 to be hot (don\u2019t use \u00eatre here! read below.)
\navoir eu chaud<\/strong> \u2013 narrow escape\/\u201da close one\u201d
\navoir le sang chaud<\/strong> \u2013 to be hot-blooded
\nbattre le fer quand il est chaud<\/strong> \u2013 strike it while the iron’s hot
\nchaud devant<\/strong> \u2013 coming through (said when you’re carrying things and need people to move)
\nchaud lapin<\/strong> \u2013 horndog (familiar)
\nun commentaire \u00e0 chaud<\/strong> \u2013 a comment made right after an event
\ncraindre le chaud<\/strong> \u2013 to be sensitive to heat
\ncrever de chaud<\/strong> – to bake\/boil (from being in the heat)
\n\u00eatre chaud<\/strong> \u2013 to be horny (familiar)
\nfaire chaud au coeur<\/strong> \u2013 to warm your heart
\nfaire des gorges chaudes<\/strong> \u2013 make fun of someone
\ngarder au chaud <\/strong>\u2013 to keep something warm
\ndes habits chauds<\/strong> \u2013 warm clothes
\nmettre au chaud<\/strong> \u2013 to put something away for a rainy day
\nmourir de chaud<\/strong> \u2013 to die from heat
\nni faire chaud ni froid\/cela ne me fait ni chaud ni froid<\/strong> \u2013 I don’t mind either way
\npleurer \u00e0 chaudes larmes<\/strong> \u2013 crying, but with many, many tears
\nune r\u00e9action \u00e0 chaud<\/strong> \u2013 a lively response
\nrefiler la patate chaude<\/strong> \u2013 to drop\/get rid of something\/someone bothersome or annoying
\nsouffler le chaud et le froid<\/strong> \u2013 blow hot and cold (alternate between 2 differing opinions)
\nun chaud et froid<\/strong> \u2013 a sudden drop in temperature<\/p>\n

Did I miss any? Let me know in the\u00a0comments section below!<\/p>\n

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For the past couple of days, anyone in France who\u2019s stepped foot outside or even opened a window has certainly noticed that Mother Nature a allum\u00e9 le chauffage \u00e0 fond (has turned the heat up on high)! It\u2019s actually the\u00a0result of hot winds making their way up from Africa. France isn\u2019t the only one experiencing…<\/p>\n

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