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thermostat

thermostat

noun tehr-moh-STAH Rare

Usage Note

Thermostat is a direct technical borrowing and is spelled identically to English. The final t is silent. In cooking recipes it appears with oven-temperature markings: thermostat 6 corresponds to roughly 180 °C.

Examples

"Monte le thermostat, il fait froid."

Natural Translation

Turn up the thermostat, it's cold.

Literal Translation

Raise the thermostat, it makes cold.

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