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"Heat" is a noun which is often translated as "la calefacción", and "sun" is a noun which is often translated as "el sol". Learn more about the difference between "heat" and "sun" below.
heat(
hit
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (heating)
a. la calefacción (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I turned on the heat because I'm freezing.Encendí la calefacción porque me estoy congelando.
3. (culinary)
4. (spiciness)
a. el picante (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The heat of this curry lingers on the tongue.El picante de este curry dura en la lengua.
5. (intensity)
a. la exaltación (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
In the heat of the moment, I didn't think of the consequences.Me dejé llevar por la exaltación del momento y no pensé en las consecuencias.
6. (colloquial) (stress or coercion)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. la presión (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The authorities turned up the heat on the banks.Las autoridades han pasado a ejercer mayor presión sobre los bancos.
b. la tensión (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Her laugh took the heat out of the situation.Su risa restó tensión a la situación.
7. (zoology)
a. el celo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Our bitch is in heat, and we want to mate her with that German shepherd.Nuestra perra está en celo y queremos aparearla con ese pastor alemán.
8. (sports)
a. la prueba eliminatoria (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He won all heats and went on to win the final.Ganó todas las pruebas eliminatorias y después la final.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
10. (to become hot)
sun(
suhn
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (astronomy)
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. tomar el sol
It is advisable to use sunscreen when you sun yourself.Es aconsejable utilizar protector solar cuando tomas el sol.
b. asolearse (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
She suns herself every day in the summer.Se asolea todos los días en verano.
c. tomar sol (Southern Cone)
I was sunning myself on the beach when it began to rain.Estaba tomando sol en la playa cuando empezó a llover.
