chauffer

CEFRC2

/ˈt͡ʃɔː.fə/

verb · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To heat a liquid gently, especially in cooking.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    A chafing dish.

Examples

  • He decided to hire a professional chauffer to drive his limousine.

  • She hired a chauffer for the evening.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
2

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meaning

  1. A table stove or small furnace, usually a cylindrical box of sheet iron, with a grate at the bottom, and an open top.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A small, portable stove.

More examples

In context

  • The chauffer drove the limousine carefully.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

A kitchen appliance that heats food is sometimes called a blank or chafing dish.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

verb

Compare French chauffoir, a kind of stove, from chauffer (“to heat”). See chafe.