Also means
warmth
Usage Note
Chaleur covers both physical heat (the warmth of the sun or a fire) and figurative warmth in personality. The expression il fait une chaleur means it is oppressively hot. The adjective form is chaud/chaude (hot).
Examples
"La chaleur est insupportable aujourd'hui."
Natural Translation
The heat is unbearable today.

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