white heat in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for white heat in the English»French Dictionary

white heat N

1. white heat PHYS:

white heat

rouge m blanc

2. white heat (intense heat):

white heat

chaleur f accablante

3. white heat (of emotion):

white heat

chaleur f

Translations for white heat in the French»English Dictionary

chauffer du fer au rouge/à blanc

to bring iron to a red/white heat

Translations for white heat in the English»French Dictionary

I.heat [Brit hiːt, Am hit] N

1. heat (gen):

heat PHYS, METEO

chaleur f

the plants wilted in the heat

les plantes se sont fanées à la chaleur

he was sweating in or with the heat

il transpirait à cause de la chaleur

she was exhausted by the heat

elle se sentait épuisée par la chaleur

the summer/afternoon heat

la chaleur de l'été/de l'après-midi

in the heat of the summer

au plus chaud de l'été

in the heat of the day

au moment le plus chaud de la journée

we were stifling in the 30° heat

il faisait 30° et on étouffait

in this heat nobody feels hungry

par cette chaleur personne n'a faim

a cream to take the heat out of sunburnt skin

un lait apaisant pour les coups de soleil

2. heat FOOD:

heat (of hotplate, gas ring)

feu m

heat (of oven)

température f

cook at a low/moderate heat

faire cuire à feu doux/moyen

cook at a low/moderate heat (in oven)

faire cuire à basse température /à température moyenne

turn up/turn down the heat

augmenter/diminuer le feu or la température

3. heat (heating):

heat

chauffage m

to turn the heat on/off

mettre/arrêter le chauffage

to turn the heat up/down

monter/baisser le chauffage

4. heat SPORTS:

heat

épreuve f éliminatoire

heat (in athletics)

série f

she won her heat

elle a remporté sa série

5. heat ZOOL:

to be on or in heat

être en chaleur

6. heat fig (of argument, discussion):

heat

véhémence f

in the heat of sth

dans le feu de qc

carried away by the heat of the discussion she…

emportée dans le feu de la discussion elle…

in the heat of the moment

dans le feu de l'action

to take the heat off sb

soulager qn

that's taken the heat off us

cela nous a soulagés

to put or turn the heat on sb to do

faire pression sur qn pour qu'il fasse

the heat is on

il va falloir mettre le paquet (to do pour faire)

II.heat [Brit hiːt, Am hit] VB trans

heat (gen) room, house, pool

chauffer

heat FOOD food, oven

faire chauffer

heat MED blood

échauffer

heat the oven to 180°

faire chauffer le four à 180°

III.heat [Brit hiːt, Am hit] VB intr

heat

chauffer

See also kitchen

kitchen [Brit ˈkɪtʃɪn, ˈkɪtʃ(ə)n, Am ˈkɪtʃ(ə)n] N

kitchen

cuisine f

kitchen attr furniture, appliance, utensil, salt, staff

de cuisine

kitchen door, window

de la cuisine

if you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen

si tu trouves la situation insupportable, tu n'es pas obligé de rester

I.white [Brit wʌɪt, Am (h)waɪt] N

1. white (colour):

white

blanc m

I like white

j'aime le blanc

in white

en blanc

a shade of white

un ton de blanc

2. white (part of egg, eye):

white

blanc m

the whites of sb's eyes

le blanc des yeux de qn

3. white:

white, a. White (Caucasian)

Blanc/Blanche m/f

4. white (white ball):

white

bille f blanche (de billard/snooker)

5. white (wine):

white

blanc m

6. white (in chess, draughts):

white

blancs mpl

I'll be white

je prends les blancs

white wins

les blancs gagnent

Phrases:

white, a. White POL (reactionary)

Blanc/Blanche m/f

II.whites N npl

1. whites (clothes):

cricket/tennis/chef's whites

tenue f de cricket/de tennis/de chef-cuisinier

2. whites MED (leucorrhoea):

whites

pertes fpl blanches

III.white [Brit wʌɪt, Am (h)waɪt] ADJ

1. white paint, tooth, flower, hair:

white

blanc/blanche

bright/cool white

blanc éclatant/glacial

inv to go or turn white

devenir blanc, blanchir

to turn sth white

faire blanchir qc

to paint/colour sth white

peindre/colorer qc en blanc

2. white (Caucasian):

white race, child, skin

blanc/blanche

white area

habité par des Blancs

white culture, prejudice, fears

des Blancs

a white man/woman

un Blanc/une Blanche

an all-white jury

un jury exclusivement composé de Blancs

3. white (pale):

white face, person, cheek

pâle (with de)

to go or turn white

pâlir (with de)

IV.white [Brit wʌɪt, Am (h)waɪt]

he would swear black was white

il a l'esprit de contradiction

the men in white coats hum

les infirmiers psychiatriques

two blacks don't make a white

on n'efface pas un tort par un autre

whiter than white reputation, person:

plus blanc/blanche que neige

white heat in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for white heat in the English»French Dictionary

I.heat [hi:t] N no pl

1. heat (warmth, high temperature):

heat

chaleur f

heat of the day

moment m le plus chaud

to turn down the heat

baisser le chauffage

to cook sth on a high/low heat

faire cuire qc à feu vif/doux

2. heat (emotional state):

heat

feu m

with heat

avec vivacité

in the heat of the moment/argument

dans le feu de l'action/la discussion

3. heat (sports race):

heat

éliminatoire f

4. heat no pl (ready to breed):

heat

chaleur f

to be in heat

être en chaleur

Phrases:

the heat is on

la machine est lancée

to put the heat on sb

faire pression sur qn

to take the heat off sb

servir de bouclier à qn

II.heat [hi:t] VB trans, intr

heat

chauffer

I.white [waɪt] ADJ

white

blanc(he)

Phrases:

whiter than white

plus blanc que neige

to turn white with fear

pâlir de peur

II.white [waɪt] N

1. white (colour, of egg, eye):

white

blanc m

2. white (person):

white

Blanc(he) m (f)

See also blue

I.blue [blu:] ADJ

1. blue (colour):

blue

bleu(e)

a light/dark/bright/strong blue skirt

une jupe bleu clair/foncé/vif/soutenu

to turn blue

bleuir

2. blue fig:

to feel blue

broyer du noir

Phrases:

once in a blue moon

tous les trente-six du mois

out of the blue

sans crier gare

II.blue [blu:] N

blue

bleu m

sky blue

bleu ciel

the door is painted blue

la porte est peinte en bleu

to be a pale/deep blue

être d'un bleu pâle/profond

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Ministers appeared taken aback by the white heat of anger of so many not touched by the "recovery".

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The ensuing arc heats the carbon tips to white heat.

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The point is that you can not micro-manage the bold, instinctive decisions required when the white heat of competition arrives.

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Few advisers can long survive proximity to the white heat of a demagogue.

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However, some large transmitting tubes are designed to operate with their anodes at red, orange, or in rare cases, white heat.

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Any further increase in temperature to white heat will ignite the external atmosphere.

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Unless of course that first encounter is on the water, in the white heat of competition.

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You adapt technology that's made in the white heat of competition for areas that are socially useful.

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When the pots are at a white heat they are charged with blister steel broken into lumps of about kg, and a flux to help remove impurities.

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I can't remember now which was which, in the white heat of a creative phone call where ideas were tumbling around like rogue satellites.

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