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"Calor" is a noun which is often translated as "heat", and "sol" is a noun which is often translated as "sun". Learn more about the difference between "calor" and "sol" below.
el calor(
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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.
el sol(
sohl
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (astronomy)
a. sun
Galileo Galilei declaró que la tierra gira alrededor del sol.Galileo Galilei declared that the Earth revolves around the sun.
2. (light rays)
3. (familiar)
4. (music)
a. G
Para tocar sol en la trompeta, hay que dejar las válvulas abiertas.In order to play G on the trumpet, you need to leave the valves open.
c. so (solfege) (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
Ahora puedo tocar casi todas las notas salvo el sol.Now I can play almost every note except for so.
a. sol
El viaje en taxi desde el aeropuerto de Lima me costó unos 60 soles.The taxi ride from Lima's airport cost me about 60 soles.
