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"Calienta" is a form of "calentar", a transitive verb which is often translated as "to heat". "Después" is an adverb which is often translated as "after". Learn more about the difference between "calienta" and "después" below.
calentar(
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)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. to heat
La chimenea eléctrica calentó bien el cuarto.The electric fireplace heated the room nicely.
b. to heat up
Hace tanto frío que la estufa eléctrica no sirve para calentar la habitación.It's so cold the electric heater won't heat the room up.
c. to warm up
Voy a calentar mi cena en el microondas.I'm going to warm up my dinner in the microwave.
2. (sports)
a. to warm up
Los jugadores están calentando los brazos para evitar lesiones.The players are warming up their arms to avoid injuries.
3. (colloquial) (to arouse)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to turn on (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
¿Te calienta la ropa interior sexy?Does sexy underwear turn you on?
4. (to make angry) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
5. (colloquial) (to hit)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to beat up (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Lo amenazaron diciéndole que si no confesaba lo iban a calentar.They threatened him by telling him that if he didn't confess they would beat him up.
a. to inflame
El discurso de Correa calentó los ánimos de sus seguidores.Correa's speech inflamed the feelings of his followers.
7. (music)
a. to warm up
Estos ejercicios sencillos te ayudarán a calentar la voz antes del recital.These simple exercises will help you warm up your voice before the concert.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
8. (sports)
a. to warm up
Siempre se debe calentar antes del entrenamiento de fútbol.You should always warm up before soccer practice.
a. to get hot
No salgas a correr a esa hora; el sol calienta mucho.Don't go running at that time; the sun gets really hot.
b. to give off heat
Esta plancha no calienta nada. Hay que comprar una nueva.This iron doesn't give off any heat. We've got to buy a new one.
10. (music)
a. to warm up
Antes y después de tocar un instrumento, es importante calentar y estirar.Before and after playing an instrument, it is important to warm up and stretch.
calentarse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
11. (to get warm)
12. (colloquial) (to get aroused)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to get turned on (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Muchas personas se calientan con los acentos extranjeros.Many people get turned on by foreign accents.
13. (to liven up)
a. to run high
Cuando un hincha insultó al arquero, los ánimos comenzaron a calentarse.When a fan insulted the goalkeeper, tempers started to run high.
después(
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)An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g., to run quickly, very tired).
a. after
Llamé a mis papás justo después de comprometerme.I called my parents just after getting engaged.
b. later
Iré de compras después pero ahora tengo que estudiar.I'll go shopping later but now I have to study.
c. afterwards
¿Podemos ir al parque después? Ahora quiero descansar.Can we go to the park afterwards? I want to rest now.
d. afterward (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
Paco comenzó a tener diferencias de opinión con los otros socios, y poco después abandonó la firma.Paco started having disagreements with the other partners, and he left the firm not long afterward.
