warm over

réchauffer

Chauffer de nouveau des aliments déjà cuits.

En anglais simple : To heat food again after it has already been cooked.

• Warm over the soup for lunch.
• She warmed the leftovers over in a pan.
• Can we warm over yesterday’s stew?

Comment l'utiliser : warm over something / warm something over (I warmed the stew over for lunch.)

Synonymes : reheat, heat up

Expressions courantes : warm over leftovers, warm over the soup, warm something over

ressasser, réchauffer

Présenter de nouveau des idées anciennes et connues comme si elles étaient nouvelles.

En anglais simple : To present old, familiar ideas again as though they were new.

• The speech warmed over old ideas.
• They warmed over the same tired plot in the sequel.
• Why warm over a proposal that failed last year?

Comment l'utiliser : warm over something (The article merely warms over old arguments.)

Synonymes : rehash, recycle

Expressions courantes : warm over old ideas, warm over an argument

chauffer au-dessus de

Réchauffer quelque chose en le tenant ou en le plaçant au-dessus d’une source de chaleur.

En anglais simple : To make something warmer by holding or placing it above a source of heat.

• Warm your hands over the fire.
• She warmed the milk over a low flame.
• We warmed the bread over the glowing coals.

Comment l'utiliser : warm something over something (We warmed our hands over the fire.)

Synonymes : heat

Expressions courantes : warm something over coals, warm something over flames

réchauffer, réconforter

Donner à une personne ou à un lieu une sensation de chaleur, de confort et de bien-être.

En anglais simple : To make someone or a place feel warm, comfortable, and pleasant.

• The fire warmed the room over.
• Her gentle smile warmed me over.
• Soft sunlight warmed over the quiet kitchen.

Comment l'utiliser : warm someone/something over (The fire warmed the little room over.)

Synonymes : warm, comfort

Expressions courantes : warm someone over, warm over the room