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be boiling hot

be boiling hot(

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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.).

intransitive verb phrase

A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).

(figurative)

(to feel heat)

a. estar achicharrado

I'm boiling hot! I wish we had a pool.¡Estoy achicharrado! Ojalá tuviéramos una piscina.

b. asarse

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

I am boiling hot! Please open the windows.¡Me estoy asando! Por favor, abre las ventanas.

2. (to be at a high temperature)

a. quemar

Don't touch the pan. It is boiling hot.No toques la sartén. Está quemando.

b. arder

Put on an oven mitt to take the teapot off the burner; it's boiling hot.Ponte un guante para quitar la tetera del fuego; está ardiendo.

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(to have a high body temperature)

a. estar hirviendo

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

Pedrito is boling hot. I think he has a fever. - We should take him to the doctor.Pedrito está hirviendo. Creo que tiene fiebre. - Deberíamos llevarlo al médico.

4. (to be very hot outside)

a. hacer muchísimo calor

It is going to be boiling hot outside tomorrow. Stay indoors if you can.Mañana hará muchísimo calor. Quédense dentro si pueden.

b. hacer un calor infernal

We've decided not to go to Moab this week because it is boiling hot there.Hemos decidido no ir a Moab esta semana porque ahí hace un calor infernal.

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