chaud

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old French chaut, chalt, from Latin caldus, from calidus (“warm, hot”).

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Adjective[edit]

chaud (feminine chaude, masculine plural chauds, feminine plural chaudes)

  1. warm, hot
    Coordinate terms: froid, tiède
    Attention, la poêle est chaude ! ― Be careful; the pan is hot!
  2. (slang) horny, randy (showing interest in sexual activity)
    Cette meuf est chaude ! ― That chick's horny as hell!
  3. (slang) enthusiastic, willing, up for
    Near-synonym: partant
    T’es sûr que tu veux y aller ? Je suis vraiment pas chaud, perso ! ― Are you sure you wanna go? I'm not really up for it, personally.
  4. (slang) hard
    Near-synonyms: tendu, limite
    Ça va être chaud de finir ça d’ici demain, je crois pas que j’aurai le temps... ― Finishing that on time is gonna be hard, I don't think I'll have enough time...
  5. (slang) risky, dangerous, disreputable, dodgy
    Il vaut mieux éviter cette partie de la ville, ces quartiers sont chauds. ― It's better to avoid that part of the city; those neighborhoods are sketchy.

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Descendants[edit]

  • Louisiana Creole: cho

Noun[edit]

chaud m (plural chauds)

  1. heat, warmth

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Norman[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Noun[edit]

chaud m (plural chauds)

  1. (Jersey) stock

Occitan[edit]

Adjective[edit]

chaud m (feminine singular chauda, masculine plural chauds, feminine plural chaudas)

  1. (Limousin) Alternative form of caud (“warm, hot”)

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