stove
A stove is a large piece of kitchen equipment used for cooking food. It provides heat through burners on the top or an enclosed space called an oven.
Exemples
3 sur 5I am cooking a large pot of soup on the stove for dinner.
I am cooking a large pot of soup on the stove for dinner.
The residential unit is furnished with a high-efficiency electric stove.
The residential unit is furnished with a high-efficiency electric stove.
Don't touch the stove; it's still super hot!
Don't touch the stove; it's still super hot!
Famille de mots
Astuce mémo
Think of the letters 'ST' in STove: you use it to make STew and it produces STeam.
Quiz rapide
Please turn off the ___ after you finish boiling the eggs.
Correct !
La bonne réponse est : stove
Exemples
I am cooking a large pot of soup on the stove for dinner.
everydayI am cooking a large pot of soup on the stove for dinner.
The residential unit is furnished with a high-efficiency electric stove.
formalThe residential unit is furnished with a high-efficiency electric stove.
Don't touch the stove; it's still super hot!
informalDon't touch the stove; it's still super hot!
The transition from wood-burning to gas stoves significantly changed domestic labor.
academicThe transition from wood-burning to gas stoves significantly changed domestic labor.
Our restaurant supplies division offers a variety of commercial-grade stoves.
businessOur restaurant supplies division offers a variety of commercial-grade stoves.
Famille de mots
Collocations courantes
Phrases Courantes
hot off the stove
recently cooked and fresh
stovetop cooking
cooking using the burners on top of the stove
on the stove
currently being cooked
Souvent confondu avec
The stove refers to the entire unit or the top burners, while the oven is the enclosed box used for baking.
A range is a specific type of stove that includes both burners and an oven in one unit; 'stove' is more general.
Notes d'usage
In American English, 'stove' is the most common term for the appliance. In British English, 'cooker' is often used instead.
Erreurs courantes
Learners sometimes use 'stove' to mean only the oven part. Remember that 'on the stove' usually refers to the top surface (the burners).
Astuce mémo
Think of the letters 'ST' in STove: you use it to make STew and it produces STeam.
Origine du mot
Derived from the Old English 'stofa', which originally meant a heated room or a bath-house.
Modèles grammaticaux
Contexte culturel
In many Western cultures, the stove is considered the 'heart' of the kitchen where family meals are prepared.
Quiz rapide
Please turn off the ___ after you finish boiling the eggs.
Correct !
La bonne réponse est : stove
Grammaire lie
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