chauffer à blanc
French, verb/ʃo.fe a blɑ̃/
chauffer à blanc is spelled C-H-A-U-F-F-E-R-À-B-L-A-N-C (14 letters). Chauffer à blanc is a French verb meaning “to make white-hot, to bring to a white heat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Chauffer jusqu'à l'incandescence”.
What does chauffer à blanc mean in English?
verb
- 1
to make white-hot, to bring to a white heat
- 2
to ignite
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Chauffer jusqu'à l'incandescence. 2. Exciter au plus haut point.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce chauffer à blanc?
- /ʃo.fe a blɑ̃/
- \ʃo.fe a blɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.