hot

caliente

adjective

hot
[hɒt]
adjetivo
1caliente (having high temperature); caluroso(a) (day, summer, climate)
  • to be hot -> tener calor; (person) estar caliente (thing)
  • it's hot -> hace calor (weather)
  • hot dog -> perrito (m) caliente, perro (m) caliente (español de Colombia, español de México), pancho (m) (RP)
  • hot flushes (medicina) -> sofocos mpl
  • hot tub -> jacuzzi® (m) (Estados Unidos)
  • hot water bottle -> bolsa (f) de agua caliente
2picante (spicy)
3(close)
  • you're getting hot -> caliente, caliente (in guessing game)
  • to be hot on somebody's/something's trail -> estar pisando los talones a alguien/algo
4(familiar) (good)
  • to be hot on something -> estar muy puesto(a) en algo(be knowledgeable about), estar muy por dentro de algo; (RP) ser muy quisquilloso(a) con algo (attach importance to)
  • it wasn't such a hot idea -> no fue una idea tan buena
  • how are you? — not so hot -> ¿qué tal? — regular
5sexy (familiar) (sexually attractive); cachondo(a) (sexually aroused) (español de España, español de México), arrecho(a) (CAm, español de Colombia, español de México, español de Venezuela), alzado(a) (RP)
6afanado(a) (familiar) (stolen), chorizado(a) (español de España)
también:
  • hot pants -> minishorts mpl
7(idioms)
  • hot from the press -> caliente; (news) recién salido(a] [de la imprenta) (book)
  • too hot to handle -> demasiado comprometido(a) (issue)
  • to have a hot temper -> tener mal genio
  • to get hot under the collar -> acalorarse (become indignant)
  • hot air (familiar) -> palabras (f pl) vanas (meaningless talk)
  • it's all hot air (familiar) -> no son más que fanfarronadas
  • they're selling like hot cakes -> se venden como pan caliente or churros or (español de España) rosquillas (español de España)
  • a hot favorite -> un/una gran favorito(a) (in race)
  • hot gossip -> chismorreo (m) or cotilleo (m) or (español de España) chusmerío (m) jugoso (RP)
  • hot line (comunicaciones) -> línea (f) directa
  • hot news -> noticias (f pl) frescas
  • hot potato (familiar) -> asunto (m) espinoso(controversial issue), patata (f) caliente (español de España)
  • to be in the hot seat -> ser el responsable
  • hot spot -> zona (f) conflictiva (trouble spot)
  • to be in hot water (familiar) -> estar en apuros (in difficult situation)

hot [jot]
adjetivo
1Cálido, caliente (warm).
  • Hot weather -> tiempo caluroso
2Ardiente, fogoso, impaciente, fervoroso (passioned).
3Picante, acre.
4Violento, furioso, colérico (violent).
5Intolerable, que causa pena y apuros. (Familiar) (m)
  • to grow hot -> calentarse, encenderse
  • To make hot -> calentar
  • To be burning hot -> quemarse; hacer mucho calor, asarse los pájaros
  • The summer is now at its hottest -> estamos en los calores más fuertes del estío
  • Hot mustard -> mostaza muy picante
  • Hot blast -> corriente, tiro de aire caliente
  • Hot and heavy -> (Fam.) Furioso, fiero y contundente
  • Piping hot -> caliente hasta hervir o bullir
  • To be in hot water -> estar en ascuas
  • Hot-livered -> irascible, de carácter colérico, botafuego

hot [hɒt]
adjective
hotter (comparative)hottest (superlative)
1 (gen) caliente; [+climate] cálido; [+day, summer] caluroso; de calor; [+sun] abrasador
with running hot and cold water con agua corriente caliente y fría; it was a very hot day fue un día de mucho calor; it was a hot and tiring walk fue una caminata que nos hizo sudar y nos cansó mucho; a nice hot bath un buen baño caliente
when I come home from work I like / to have a nice hot bath
to be hot [+thing] estar caliente; [+weather] hacer calor; [+person] tener calor; this room is hot hace calor en esta habitación; to be very hot [+thing] estar muy caliente; [+weather] hacer mucho calor; [+person] tener mucho calor; I'm too hot tengo demasiado calor
it made me go hot and coldcold me dio escalofríos
to get hotget [+thing] calentarse; [+weather] empezar a hacer calor; [+person]
I'm getting hot me está entrando calor
I'm getting a bit hot I'm starting to get hot
to get (all) hot and bothered sofocarse; you're getting hot (when guessing) caliente, caliente
2 (spicy, peppery) [+taste, food] picante
this food is very hot esta comida es muy picante; Mexican food's too hot la comida mejicana es demasiado picante
3 [+contest] muy reñido; [+temper] malo; [+dispute] acalorado
hot favouritefavourite gran favorito; (m)
to make it hot for sbmake hacerle la vida imposible a algn
to make a place too hot for sb hacer que algn se vaya de un lugar haciéndole la vida imposible
hot moneymoney dinero caliente; (m)
hot newsnews noticias de última hora; (f)
he's a pretty hot playerplayer es un jugador experto
he has a hot tempertemper tiene mal genio carácter;or
a hot tiptip información de buenas tintas de fuente fidedigna; (f)or
to be in/get into hot water estar/meterse en problemas
to be hot under the collar (informal) estar acalorado
to get hot under the collar (informal) acalorarse
to be too hot to handle
he's/it's too hot to handle es demasiado
Even for someone of Mr Hurd's skill and experience, the situation proved too hot to handle Wherever he has been based, his host country has eventually found him too hot to handle To do so would require changing the constitution, and that is too hot for any politician to handle
that's a hot button a hot-button issueor (US) ese es un asunto polémico; ese es un tema candente
these accusations have hit a hot button in the black community estas acusaciones han levantado ampollas entre la población negra
adverb
to be hot on sb's trail heelsor pisar los talones a algn; news hot from the press una noticia que acaba de publicarse en la prensa
to blow hot and cold ser veleta; mudar a todos los vientos
noun
he's got the hots for her (informal) ella le pone cachondo
modifier
hot air (n) palabras al aire; (f)
hot cross bun (n) bollo a base de especias y pasas marcado con una cruz y que se come en Viernes Santo
hot dog (n) (Cookery) perrito caliente; (m) hot dog; (m) pancho; (m) (S. Cone)
hot flash (n) (US)
hot flush See culture box in entry hot.
hot flush (n) (Britain) sofoco de calor; (m)
hot goods (n) artículos robados; (m)
hot line (n) teléfono rojo; (m)
hot potato (informal) (n) cuestión muy discutida; (f)
hot seat (informal) (n)
to be in the hot seat estar expuesto
hot spot (informal) (n) (Pol) lugar de peligro; (m) (for amusement) lugar de diversión; (m) (night club) sala de fiestas; (f)
visit the local hot spots...(travel brochure)
(for wireless access) punto caliente; (m) hotspot; (m)
hot springs (n) aguas termales; (f)
hot stuff (n)
to be hot stuff (expert) ser un hacha; (informal) (sexy) estar como un tren; (informal) he's pretty hot stuff at maths (informal) es un hacha un as para las matemáticas;or
hot tub (n) jacuzzi;™ (m)

Verb Conjugation for "hot"

Imperative
  • hot
  • you hot
  • he/she hots
  • we hot
  • you hot
  • they hot
Preterite
  • I hotted
  • you hotted
  • he/she hotted
  • we hotted
  • you hotted
  • they hotted
Present Continuous
  • I am hotting
  • you are hotting
  • he/she is hotting
  • we are hotting
  • you are hotting
  • they are hotting
Present Perfect
  • I have hotted
  • you have hotted
  • he/she has hotted
  • we have hotted
  • you have hotted
  • they have hotted
Past Continuous
  • I was hotting
  • you were hotting
  • he/she was hotting
  • we were hotting
  • you were hotting
  • they were hotting
Past Perfect
  • I had hotted
  • you had hotted
  • he/she had hotted
  • we had hotted
  • you had hotted
  • they had hotted
Future
  • I will hot
  • you will hot
  • he/she will hot
  • we will hot
  • you will hot
  • they will hot
Future Perfect
  • I will have hotted
  • you will have hotted
  • he/she will have hotted
  • we will have hotted
  • you will have hotted
  • they will have hotted
Future Continuous
  • I will be hotting
  • you will be hotting
  • he/she will be hotting
  • we will be hotting
  • you will be hotting
  • they will be hotting
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been hotting
  • you have been hotting
  • he/she has been hotting
  • we have been hotting
  • you have been hotting
  • they have been hotting
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been hotting
  • you will have been hotting
  • he/she will have been hotting
  • we will have been hotting
  • you will have been hotting
  • they will have been hotting
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been hotting
  • you had been hotting
  • he/she had been hotting
  • we had been hotting
  • you had been hotting
  • they had been hotting
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