Level B1 (Intermediate)
Today’s French Word of the Day is chaleureux (feminine chaleureuse), an adjective meaning “warm” or “welcoming.”
Meaning
Pronunciation
Example sentences
Meaning
“Chaleureux/chaleureuse“ is a French adjective meaning “warm,” “welcoming,” “friendly,” or “cordial.” It is closely related to the feminine noun “la chaleur” (heat).
Pronunciation
Example sentences
This first sentence uses the object pronoun on, which has many translations including, “one”, “we”, “you” and “people” in general. On can also be used as a passive voice. Hence, on dit que can translate to “people say that” or “it’s said that”.
Souvent on dit que les gens dans le Nord de la France sont très chaleureux.
It’s often said that people in the North of France are warm and welcoming.
For this sentence, the verb supporter means to “to tolerate” or “to stand”. The negation ne + verb + plus means “no longer” or “any more”. This sentence uses the feminine noun la chaleur (heat) and weather term il fait chaud (it’s hot out).
Je ne supporte plus cette chaleur. Il fait trop chaud !
I can’t stand this heat anymore. It’s too hot out!
Words related to chaleureux
- Accueillant(e): (adjective) welcoming, hospitable
- Amiable: (adjective) amiable, friendly
- Affable: (adjective) affable, good-natured, friendly
- Cordial(e): (adjective) cordial, warm
- Sympathique: (adjective, often said as “sympa”) nice, friendly, likeable
- Gentil(le): (adjective) kind, nice
