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"Hot" is an adjective which is often translated as "caliente", and "be cold" is an intransitive verb phrase which is often translated as "hacer frío". Learn more about the difference between "hot" and "be cold" below.
hot(
hat
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
2. (attractive)
3. (spicy)
4. (intense)
a. acalorado
The audience engaged in a hot debate with the professor.El público se enzarzó en una discusión acalorada con el profesor.
5. (colloquial) (stolen)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. robado
Merchandise like this is typically hot or fake.Normalmente, la mercancía de este tipo es robada o falsificada.
6. (colloquial) (popular)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. de moda
The smartphone that was hot last year has already become obsolete.El smartphone que estaba de moda el año pasado ya se quedó obsoleto.
7. (colloquial) (controversial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. candente
The scandal was the hot topic around Hollywood.El escándalo fue el tema candente en Hollywood.
8. (colloquial) (skilled)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
9. (colloquial) (sexually aroused)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. caliente (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
That movie got me really hot.Esa película me puso muy caliente.
b. prendido (colloquial) (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.
You know that tight, red dress always gets me hot.Ya sabes que ese vestido rojo y ceñido siempre me pone prendido.
c. arrecho (colloquial) (vulgar) (Andes) (Central America) (Dominican Republic)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A word or phrase that is crude, indecent, and generally rejected by society.
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in the Dominican Republic
Tina and Freddy were so hot for each other that they went to a motel.Tina y Freddy estaban tan arrechos que se fueron a un motel.
d. cachondo (colloquial) (Mexico) (Spain)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Mexico
Regionalism used in Spain
My boyfriend gets hot when he sees me lifting weights.Mi novio se pone cachondo cuando me ve levantando pesas.
be cold(
bi
kold
)An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
1. (weather)
a. hacer frío
I haven't been outside today, but it looks like it's going to be cold.No he salido afuera hoy, pero parece que va a hacer frío.
a. tener frío
I always wear a sweater, because I don't like to be cold.Siempre me llevo un suéter porque no me gusta tener frío.
a. ser frío
Ice cream is cold, so I like to eat it on a hot day.El helado es frío, por lo que me gusta comerlo en un día caliente.
a. estar frío
We need to wait for the water to warm up. Right now it is too cold.Necesitmos esperar a que se caliente el agua. Ahorita está demasiado fría.
