Meanings (ES + gloss)
calor
Thermal energy.
Heat and temperature, although different, are intimately related. [...] For example, suppose you added equal amounts of heat to equal masses of iron and aluminum. How do you think…
Heat limits the length and intensity of ship-to-ship combat. Starships generate enormous heat when they fire high-energy weapons, perform maneuvering burns, and run on-board combat…
calor
The condition or quality of being hot.
Stay out of the heat of the sun!
picante • picor
An attribute of a spice that causes a burning sensation in the mouth.
The chili sauce gave the dish heat.
calor • emoción • intensidad • vorágine • ímpetu
A period of intensity, particularly of emotion.
It's easy to make bad decisions in the heat of the moment.
empalago
An undesirable amount of attention.
The heat from her family after her DUI arrest was unbearable.
bola rápida
A fastball.
The catcher called for the heat, high and tight.
eliminatoria
A preliminary race, used to determine the participants in a final race.
The runner had high hopes, but was out of contention after the first heat.
canícula • onda de calor
A hot spell.
The children stayed indoors during this year's summer heat.
chota • poli • tira
The police.
The heat! Scram!
What a field day for the heat / A thousand people in the street
Phrases
Joule heatJoulean heatNernst heat theoremScoville heat unitafterheatanimal heatbioheatbloodheatbody heatbottom heatcanned heatcatch heatdead heatdeheatfeel the heatheat alarmheat apoplexyheat bankheat barrierheat capacityheat checkheat checkerheat conductanceheat conductivityheat dayheat deathheat death of the universeheat detectorheat domeheat dumpheat engineheat exchangeheat exchangerheat exhaustionheat gunheat hazeheat indexheat intoleranceheat islandheat labile
Word forms
Meanings (ES + gloss)
caldear • calefaccionar • calefactar • calentar • elevar la temperatura
To cause an increase in temperature of (an object or space); to cause to become hot (often with "up").
I'll heat up the water.
cachondear • calentar • estimular • excitar • poner
To arouse, to excite (sexually).
The massage heated her up.
Phrases