OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 1826

hot

/hɒt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
caliente • muy caliente
Relating to heat and conditions which produce it.
He forgot that the frying pan was hot and burned his hand.
It is too hot to be outside.
acalorado • tener calor
Relating to heat and conditions which produce it.
Aren't you hot with that thick coat on?
I was so hot from being in the sun too long.
ardiendo • con calentura • febril
Relating to heat and conditions which produce it.
cargado • vivo
Active, in use or ready for use (like a bullet or a firing range), turned on (like a microphone or camera).
a hot wire
radiactivo
Active, in use or ready for use (like a bullet or a firing range), turned on (like a microphone or camera).
bueno • candente • sabroso • sensual
Relating to excited emotions.
He saw many hot girls at the concert.
That stripper is hot!
de moda • demandado
Relating to popularity, quality, or the state of being interesting.
And in 1975 one of the hottest Austin ensembles was the posthippie western swing revivalist group known as Asleep at the Wheel.
This new pickup is so hot we can't keep it in stock!
chueco • tranzado
Relating to danger or risk.
The camera was hot. Buying a hot camera was a parole violation.
hot merchandise
caliente
Very close to finding or guessing something to be found or guessed.
Am I warm yet? — You're hot!
He was hot on her tail.
alampante • picante • picoso
Spicy, pungent, piquant, as some chilis and other spices are.
This kind of chili pepper is way too hot for my taste.
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