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"Caliente" is a form of "caliente", an adjective which is often translated as "hot". "Calor" is a noun which is often translated as "heat". Learn more about the difference between "calor" and "caliente" below.
el calor(
kah
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lohr
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
a. heat
No es el calor, sino la humedad la que me afecta mucho.It's not the heat, but rather the humidity that really affects me.
b. warmth
No hay nada que me guste más que tirarme en la playa y disfrutar del calor del sol.There's nothing I like to do more than stretch out on the beach and enjoy the warmth of the sun.
2. (affection)
a. warmth
Nuestros amigos nos acogieron con tal calor que nos sentimos muy a gusto en su casa.Our friends welcomed us with such warmth that we felt very at home in their house.
los calores
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
3. (menopause)
a. hot flashes (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
Los calores son una de las cosas que sufren las mujeres en la menopausia.Hot flashes are one of the things that women go through during menopause.
b. hot flushes (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Mi madre siempre tiene calores por la noche.My mother always has hot flushes at night.
caliente(
kah
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lyehn
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teh
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
3. (colloquial) (very upset) (Latin America)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
4. (colloquial) (sexually aroused)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. turned on (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Si estás tan caliente, ve a bañarte con agua fría.If you're that turned on, go take a cold shower.
b. horny (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Mi novia se pone caliente cuando me ve lavando el auto sin camisa.My girlfriend gets horny when she sees me washing my car with no shirt on.
c. randy (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Freddy siempre actúa como un adolescente caliente cuando está con Tina.Freddy always acts like a randy teenager whenever he is with Tina.
5. (passionate)
An interjection is a short utterance that expresses emotion, hesitation, or protest (e.g., Wow!).
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
¡Caliente, caliente! ¡Ya lo encontraste!Warm, warmer! You found it!
Ya casi llegas. Estás muy cerca. ¡Caliente, caliente!You're almost there. You're really close. You're getting warm!
