warm up

calentar

calentarse

warm up(worm uhp)

transitive verb phrase

1. (to heat)

a. calentar

We turned on the fireplace to warm up the room.

Encendimos la chimenea para calentar el cuarto.

b. recalentar (food)

My mother warmed up leftovers for dinner tonight.

Mi madre recalentó las sobras para la cena de esta noche.

2. (to make lively)

a. animar

The event organizers hired a DJ to warm up the party.

Los organizadores del evento contrataron a un pinchadiscos para animar la fiesta.

3. (music)

a. calentar

If you don't warm up your voice before you start singing, you'll injure your vocal cords.

Si no calientas la voz antes de empezar a cantar, dañarás las cuerdas vocales.

intransitive verb phrase

4. (to become warmer)

a. calentarse

We started driving once the engine had warmed up.

Empezamos a conducir tan pronto como el motor se calentó.

b. entrar en calor (person)

I stood by the fire and finally began to warm up.

Me puse junto al fuego y por fin empecé a entrar en calor.

5. (to become lively)

a. animarse

The audience warmed up after the keynote speaker told a few jokes.

El público se animó después de que el orador principal contara unos chistes.

6. (to become more receptive to; used with "to")

a. acostumbrarse

It took several years for us to warm up to our stepfather.

Nos tomó muchos años acostumbrarnos a nuestro padrastro.

b. entusiasmarse

We weren't excited at first, but then we warmed up to the idea of going to the movies.

Al principio no nos emocionaba, pero luego nos entusiasmamos con la idea de ir al cine.

7. (to prepare to do an activity)

a. hacer ejercicios de calentamiento

We warmed up before we got into the pool to avoid injuring ourselves.

Hicimos ejercicios de calentamiento antes de entrar en la piscina para no lastimarnos.

b. calentar

We warmed up for five minutes before we started running.

Calentamos por cinco minutos antes de empezar a correr.

8. (music)

a. calentar

Warming up and stretching are key parts of my routine before playing the violin.

Calentar y estirar son partes fundamentales de mi rutina previa a tocar el violín.