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chaud

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French

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Etymology

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From Old French chaut, from Latin cal(i)dus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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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.
  6. (Canada, colloquial) drunk
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:ivre
    être complètement chaud
    to be completely drunk

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Descendants

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  • Haitian Creole: cho
  • Louisiana Creole: cho

Noun

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chaud m (plural chauds)

  1. heat, warmth

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Further reading

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Lorrain

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French chaut.

Adjective

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chaud

  1. hot

Norman

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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chaud m (plural chauds)

  1. (Jersey) stock

Occitan

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Adjective

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

  1. (Limousin) alternative form of caud (warm, hot)

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