échauffer
French → English
verb/[e.ʃo.fe]/
(physical) To heat up: to cause something to become warm or to increase someone's body temperature
Il faut faire un bon feu pour échauffer la chambre en hiver.
(English) A good fire must be made to heat up the room in winter.
Le sportif doit s'échauffer les muscles avant de courir.
(English) The athlete must warm up his muscles before running.
verb/[e.ʃo.fe]/
(emotion) To inflame: to excite or provoke strong passions, anger, or imagination
La lecture de ce pamphlet a beaucoup échauffé les esprits.
(English) Reading this pamphlet greatly inflamed people's minds.
Cette discussion a fini par échauffer sa bile.
(English) This discussion ended up making him angry.
Entry ID: fr:en:échauffer · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary