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hot [hɒt]
adjetivo
1. caliente (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
2. picante (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
5. sexy (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)
6. afanado(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)
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hot [jot]
adjetivo
1. Cálido, caliente (warm).
- Hot weather -> tiempo caluroso
2. Ardiente, fogoso, impaciente, fervoroso (passioned).
3. Picante, acre.
4. Violento, furioso, colérico (violent).
5. Intolerable, 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
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