What does poêle in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word poêle in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use poêle in French.

The word poêle in French means frying pan, wood-burner, pall, fry, wood-burner, frying pan, oil stove, oil-fired stove, oil-burning stove, paraffin heater, kerosene heater. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word poêle

frying pan

nom féminin (ustensile de cuisson)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour faire des crêpes, j'utilise une poêle.
To make crepes, I use a frying pan.

wood-burner

nom masculin (appareil de chauffage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous avons installé un poêle pour chauffer le salon.
We installed a wood-burner to heat the sitting room.

pall

nom masculin (Religion : drap mortuaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un poêle recouvrait son cercueil.
A pall covered her coffin.

fry

verbe transitif (cuire à la poêle)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le chef poêle cette viande plutôt que de la cuire au four. Marianne poêle des champignons pour accompagner son escalope normande.

wood-burner

nom masculin (chaudière à bois)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

frying pan

nom féminin (casserole)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Faites revenir les oignons 3 minutes dans une poêle à frire.

oil stove, oil-fired stove, oil-burning stove

nom masculin (dispositif de chauffage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ils ont remplacé le poêle à mazout par un insert à bois.

paraffin heater, kerosene heater

nom masculin (appareil de chauffage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous avons acheté un petit poêle à pétrole comme chauffage d'appoint dans le bureau.

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