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/ʃə.vɛ/
1.
nounmasculine
bedside; the area at the head of a bed
bedside table / nightstand (by extension)
at someone's bedside (to be with a sick or dying person)
Je suis resté toute la nuit au chevet de ma mère.
I stayed at my mother's bedside all night.
2.
nounmasculine
the east end of a church (apse; the choir and ambulatory area)
Le chevet de la cathédrale date du XIIe siècle.
The cathedral's chevet dates from the 12th century.