chauffe

/ʃof/chauffer
1.
verbInd, Imp1stPresSing1,3,2

heat (transitive: make something hot)

be heating up; get hot / become intense (intransitive, literal or figurative)

Fais gaffe, le moteur chauffe.

Watch out, the engine is heating up.

2.
nounfeminineSing

warm-up (brief preparatory exercise)

preheating; brief run to bring a machine or system up to operating temperature

On fait une petite chauffe avant de commencer le match ?

Shall we do a quick warm-up before starting the match?