calor

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heat

∗ noun

calor
masculine noun
1heat (temperatura alta); warmth (tibieza)
  • al calor de la lumbre -> by the fireside
  • este abrigo da mucho calor -> this coat is very warm
  • entrar en calor -> to get warm; to warm up (figurative) (público, deportista)
  • hace calor -> it's warm o hot
  • tener calor -> to be warm o hot
  • calor animal -> body heat
  • calor específico (physics) -> specific heat
2warmth (afecto, entusiasmo)
  • el calor del público -> the warmth of the audience
also:
  • calores -> hot flushes (de la menopausia) (RP)

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calor [cah-lor’]
noun
1Heat; hotness, calidity; glow. (m)
2Burning, blazing. (m)
3Warmth, ardor, fervor, fieriness (sentimientos, acciones). (Metaphorical) (m)
4Brunt of an action or engagement. (m)
5Favor, kind reception. (m)
  • Dar calor a la empresa -> to encourage an undertaking
  • Dar calor -> among tanners, to raise the color of a hide by heating it
  • Un calor agradable -> a pleasant warmth
  • Un calor excesivo -> an excessive heat
  • Entrar en calor -> to get warm
  • Hace mucho calor -> it’s very hot

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calor
sustantivo:masculino
a_veces
sustantivo:femenino
1 (alta temperatura) heat
un calor agobiante
no puedo dormir con este calor I can't sleep in this heat; no soporto los calores del verano I can't cope with the heat in summer; un material resistente al calor a heat-resistant material; ¡qué calor! it's really hot!; nos sentamos al calor de la chimenea we sat by the heat of the fire; we sat by the warm fireside
dar calordar
el fuego da un calorcito muy agradable the fire gives off a very pleasant heat; esta camiseta me da demasiado calor this shirt is too hot warm;o
entrar en calorentrar to get warm
un café para entrar en calor a coffee to warm you/us up
una carrera suave para entrar en calor
hacer calorhacer to be hot
hace muchísimo calor it's very hot; mañana hará mucho calor it will be very hot tomorrow
pasar calorpasar to be hot
nunca he pasado tanto calor como hoy I've never been felt as hot as today;o
tener calortener to be hot
tengo mucho calor I'm very hot
asar
2 (afecto) warmth and affection
un niño falto de calor a child deprived of warmth and affection
calor humano human warmth
3 calores [de la menopausia] hot flushes; hot flashes; (EEUU)

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