stove

• Nom désignant un appareil de cuisine utilisé pour cuire les aliments ou chauffer une pièce, composé généralement de brûleurs ou d'un espace clos pour la cuisson au four ou la friture.

A noun referring to a kitchen appliance or device used for cooking or heating, typically consisting of burners or an enclosed space for baking or roasting.

1. A1formal

   A kitchen appliance used for cooking food, typically with burners or heating elements on top and an oven below.

   cuisinière

   • She boiled water on the stove for tea.
   • He placed the pot on the stove to heat the soup.
   • The kitchen has a new gas stove.

   Synonymescookercookstovekitchen rangerange

2. Heating deviceA2formal

   A device that burns fuel or uses electricity to provide heat for a room or building.

   Appareil de chauffage

   • They lit the wood stove to warm the cabin.
   • The old stove in the living room was used for heating.
   • A coal stove was the main source of heat in the house.

   Synonymesspace heater

• Verbe signifiant briser ou défoncer quelque chose, ou repousser/écarter quelque chose (souvent utilisé dans le verbe à particule 'stave off').

A verb meaning to break or smash something, or to ward off something (often used in phrasal verb 'stave off').

phrasal, séparable

1. Furnish with stavesC1formal

   To provide or fit something with staves (long, narrow pieces of wood or metal).

   Garnir de douves

   • The cooper staved the barrel to ensure it was watertight.
   • They staved the old wooden fence with new planks.
   • The craftsman staved the boat's hull for extra strength.

2. Burst or force a holeC1formal

   To break or force a hole into something, often by striking or pushing.

   défoncer en perçant un trou

   • The rock staved a hole in the side of the ship.
   • He staved in the door with a heavy hammer.
   • The impact staved a large opening in the wall.

   Synonymesbreachbreakburstperforatepiercepuncturerupture

Variantes phrasalstave instave off

• Forme archaïque du prétérit du verbe 'stave', signifiant briser, défoncer ou repousser (comme dans 'stave off').

An archaic past tense form of the verb 'stave', meaning to break or smash, or to ward off (as in 'stave off').

verbe irrégulier

1. To heat or cook using a stoveB2formal

   To process or treat something by heating it on or in a stove.

   cuire ou chauffer dans un fourneau

   • She stoved the vegetables for the stew.
   • The blacksmith stoved the metal to make it malleable.
   • They stoved the clay pots to harden them.

   Synonymesbakecookheat