réchauffer
French → English
(physical) to warm up: to make someone or something warm or hot again
Anise referma les mains sur son gobelet brûlant pour se réchauffer après la tempête.
(English) Anise closed her hands over her hot mug to warm herself up after the storm.
Je me réchauffe en arpentant le pont du navire à grands pas durant la nuit glaciale.
(English) I warm myself up by pacing the ship's deck with large strides during the freezing night.
(figurative) to hearten: to comfort someone or make an atmosphere more pleasant
La pensée de retrouver sa famille après des mois d'absence lui réchauffait le cœur.
(English) The thought of reuniting with his family after months of absence heartened him.
Leurs paroles d'encouragement ont suffi à réchauffer l'ambiance morose de la réunion.
(English) Their words of encouragement were enough to warm up the gloomy atmosphere of the meeting.
Entry ID: fr:en:réchauffer · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary