Compound Forms:
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| hot tub n | (jacuzzi) (voz inglesa) | jacuzzi nm |
| | The hotel has a pool, a sauna, and a hot tub. |
| | After a game of football the whole team would take a dip in the hot tub. |
| | El hotel tiene piscina, sauna y jacuzzi. |
| hot under the collar adj | slang, figurative (angry, agitated) | furioso/a adj |
| | He got very hot under the collar when I politely suggested he might be mistaken. |
| | Se puso furioso cuando amablemente sugerí que podía estar equivocado. |
| | (coloquial) | cabreado/a adj |
| | Se puso cabreado cuando amablemente sugerí que podía estar equivocado. |
| | (coloquial) | estar bufando loc verb |
| | Estaba bufando cuando amablemente sugerí que podía estar equivocado. |
| hot water n | (heated water) | agua caliente nf + adj |
| | Hot water is better than cold water for taking a bath. |
| | El agua caliente es mejor que el agua fría para tomar un baño. |
hot water bottle,
hot-water bottle n | (rubber container for heated water) | bolsa de agua caliente nf + loc adj |
| | (CL) | guatero nm |
| | On cold winter nights, I tuck a hot water bottle under the blankets to warm my feet. |
| | En las noches de invierno siempre pongo una bolsa de agua caliente debajo de las cobijas para calentarme los pies. |
hot water heater,
hot-water heater n | (equipment for heating water) | calentador de agua nm + loc adj |
| hot weather n | (with high temperatures) | días de calor nmpl + loc adj |
| | | clima caliente nm + adj |
| | During hot weather, I always dry the washing out of doors. |
| | En los días de calor, siempre tiendo la ropa fuera para que se seque. |
| hot well n | (hot water tank) | pozo de agua caliente nm + loc adj |
| | | pozo caliente loc nom m |
| hot zone n | (dangerous area) | zona peligrosa, área peligrosa nf + adj |
| hot zone n | (area with wifi) | zona wifi nf + adj inv |
hot-air,
hot air n as adj | (brush, etc.: using hot air) | que usa aire caliente loc adj |
hot-air balloon,
hot air balloon n | (passenger balloon) | globo aerostático loc nom m |
| | | globo nm |
| | Have you ever been for a ride in a hot-air balloon? |
| | ¿Alguna vez te has montado en un globo aerostático? |
| hot-blooded adj | figurative (passionate) (figurado) | de sangre caliente loc adj |
| | | pasional adj mf |
| | | apasionado/a adj |
| hot-blooded adj | figurative (person: impetuous) (figurado) | de sangre caliente loc adj |
| | | impulsivo/a adj |
| hot-button n as adj | US, figurative, informal (issue: emotive) | candente adj |
| hot-desk⇒ vi | (worker: use any desk) | usar cualquier escritorio loc verb |
| | | no tener un escritorio asignado loc verb |
| hot-desker n | (worker without assigned desk) | empleado sin un escritorio asignado, empleada sin un escritorio asignado loc nm, loc nf |
| hot-desking n | (use of unassigned desks) | compartir escritorios en una oficina loc verb |
hot-dog bun,
hot dog bun n | (long bread roll) | pan de perrito caliente nm + loc adj |
| | (AR) | pan de pancho nm + loc adj |
hot-dog stand,
hot dog stand n | (kiosk or counter selling hot dogs) | puesto de perritos calientes nm + loc adj |
| | Whenever I pass through Chicago, I try to stop at a hot-dog stand to pick up lunch. |
| | | puesto de perros calientes nm + loc adj |
| | | puesto de salchichas nm + loc adj |
| | (AR) | puesto de panchos nm + loc adj |
| | (PR) | carrito de hot dogs, puesto de hot dogs nm + loc adj |
| hot-wire [sth]⇒ vtr | (start a car without key) (vehículo, coloquial) | hacerle un puente a loc verb |
hotbed,
hot-bed,
hot bed n | figurative (place where [sth] is rife) (figurado) | hervidero nm |
| | (figurado) | semillero nm |
| | (figurado) | caldo de cultivo loc nom m |
| | This section of the city is a hotbed for new artists. |
| | Esta sección de la ciudad es un hervidero para artistas nuevos. |
hotbed,
hot-bed,
hot bed n | (heated glasshouse for plants) | invernadero nm |
| | Using this hotbed we can grow crops even when they are out of season. |
hotbed,
hot-bed,
hot bed n | (metalworking: platform for cooling) | lecho de enfriamiento loc nom m |
hotbed,
hot-bed,
hot bed n | informal (bed shared in shifts) | cama compartida nf + adj |
hotbed,
hot-bed vi | informal (share bed in shifts) | compartir cama loc verb |
hotcake,
hot cake n | US (pancake made with leavening) (voz inglesa) | hot cake loc nom m |
| | | tortita nf |
hothead,
hot-head n | figurative, slang ([sb] quick to anger) | exaltado, exaltada nm, nf |
| | | impulsivo, impulsiva nm, nf |
| | (AR, PE, UY: coloquial) | calentón, calentona nm, nf |
| | Some hotheads were causing trouble at the protest march. |
| | Algunos exaltados estaban causando problemas en la protesta. |
hotheaded,
hot-headed,
hot-tempered adj | (easily angered) (persona: perder la calma) | exaltado/a adj |
| | (coloquial, AR) | calentón adj |
| | My hotheaded boss loses his temper over the slightest mistake. |
hotline,
hot line,
hot-line n | (direct phone connection) | línea directa nf + adj |
| | | número directo nm + adj |
| | The company runs a free hotline for customers to call at any time, day or night. |
| | La empresa tiene una linea directa gratuita para que sus clientes llamen a cualquier hora del día. |
hotline,
hot line,
hot-line n | (phone service: personal problems) | línea de atención nf + loc adj |
| | My neighbor answers calls on a suicide hotline. |
hotline,
hot line,
hot-line n | (between government heads) | línea directa nf + adj |
| | The president got on the hotline to Moscow to discuss several emergency measures. |
hotpot,
hot pot n | UK (food: casserole) | cacerola nf |
| | | estofado nm |
| | We made a spicy hotpot for dinner. |
| | Cocinamos una cacerola picante para la cena. |
hotpot,
hot pot n | (food: Chinese dish) | caldero chino loc nom m |
| | | caldero mongol loc nom m |
| | | fondue china loc nom f |
hotshot,
hot shot n | slang (successful person) | personaje nm |
| | (coloquial: persona talentosa) | fenómeno, as nm |
| | (coloquial: persona importante) | pez gordo loc nom m |
| | Jenna is a hotshot in the world of high fashion. |
| | Jenna es un personaje en el mundo de la alta costura. |
hotshot,
hot-shot n as adj | slang (high-flying, successful) | de categoría loc adj |
| | | de primera loc adj |
| | | de lo mejor loc adj |
| | Matthew intends to become a hotshot attorney. |
| | Matthew pretende convertirse en un abogado de categoría. |
hotspot,
hot spot n | (center of activity) | foco nm |
| | | meollo nm |
| | This city is one of the world's great tourist hotspots. |
| | La ciudad es uno de los grandes focos turísticos del mundo. |
hotspot,
hot spot n | (nightclub, entertainment venue) | club nm |
| | We went on a date at one of the new hotspots in the city. |
| | Tuvimos una cita en uno de los nuevos clubs de la ciudad. |
hotspot,
hot spot n | (venue offering wifi access) | punto de acceso wifi loc nom m |
| | | zona wifi loc nom f |
| | All of the coffee shops in this city are hotspots. |
| | Todos los cafés de la ciudad son puntos de acceso wifi. |
hotspot,
hot spot n | (of political conflict) | zona conflictiva nf + adj |
| | | zona de conflicto nf + loc adj |
| | The country has become a political hotspot due to the increasing civil unrest in its major cities. |
hotspot,
hot spot n | (where fire may start) | punto caliente loc nom m |
| | The firefighters investigated several hot spots to insure that they did not reignite. |
hotspot,
hot spot n | (geology: area of molten rock) | punto caliente loc nom m |
| in hot pursuit adv | informal (close behind) | persiguiendo gerundio |
| | | pisándole los talones a expr |
| | The police arrived in hot pursuit of the robbers. |
| | La policía llegó persiguiendo los ladrones. |
| in hot water expr | figurative (in trouble) | con el agua hasta el cuello loc adv |
| | He found himself in hot water for being late for work. |
| | Está con el agua hasta el cuello por llegar tarde al trabajo. |
| in the hot seat expr | slang, figurative (accountable, under pressure) (figurado, coloquial) | en el punto de mira, en primera línea, en la línea de fuego, en el banquillo, en la picota, en un fo loc adj |
| | Jackie's in the hot seat because she's team leader. |
| on a hot streak expr | slang (lucky) | de suerte loc adj |
| | | con buena racha loc adj |
| | | en racha loc adv |
| | He was on a hot streak and scoring goals. |
| | Estaba en una racha de suerte marcando goles. |
piping hot,
piping adj | informal (very hot) | muy caliente loc adj |
| | (AmL, coloquial) | que pela loc adj |
| | He likes his coffee piping hot. |
| | This bowl of soup is piping. |
| | A él le gusta su café muy caliente. |
| | Este plato de sopa está que pela. |
red-hot,
red hot adj | (very hot, burning) | al rojo vivo loc adj |
red-hot,
red hot adj | figurative (very good, exciting) | buenísimo adj |
| Note: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
red-hot,
red hot adj | figurative (passionate) | caliente adj mf |
| | | pasional adj mf |
| Note: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
red-hot,
red hot adj | figurative (race: likely to win) (carrera) | preferido/a adj |
| Note: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
| red-hot iron n | (burning brand) | hierro candente nm + adj |
| | | fierro caliente nm + adj |
| | | hierro al rojo vivo grupo nom |
| | The farmer marked his cattle with a red-hot iron. |
| | El granjero marcó al ganado con hierro candente. |
| red-hot poker | (botany) | flor de cohetes loc nom f |
| | | tritoma nf |
| scalding hot adj | (very hot) (figurado) | hirviendo adj |
| | (AmS, coloquial) | que pela loc adj |
| scorching hot adj | (intensely hot, burning) | abrasador/a adj |
| | | calcinante adj mf |
| | | tórrido/a adj |
| | The day was scorching hot: all the ice in our glasses melted within five minutes. |
| | We had scorching hot weather that summer. |
| | Era un día abrasador: el hielo de nuestros vasos se derretía en cinco minutos. |
sell like hotcakes,
sell like hot cakes,
go like hotcakes,
go like hot cakes v expr | (sell quickly) (coloquial) | venderse como churros loc verb |
| | (AR) | venderse como pan caliente loc verb |
sizzling,
sizzling hot adj | figurative (weather: very hot) (calor) | agobiante adj mf |
| | | sofocante adj mf |
| | The weather was sizzling during Dan and Laura's weekend away. |
| | El tiempo fue agobiante durante la escapada de fin de semana de Dan y Laura. |
| sizzling hot adj | slang (sensational) (coloquial) | espectacular adj |
| | That girl in the yellow bikini's sizzling hot! |
| | ¡Esa chica en el bikini amarillo está espectacular! |
| sizzling hot adj | figurative (very hot) | que pela loc adj |
| | The platter was sizzling hot, and I burned myself when I touched it. |
| | La fuente estaba que pelaba y me quemé cuando la toqué. |
smoking hot,
smoking-hot adj | (grill, etc.: heated) | echando humo loc adj |
| Note: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| | Calentar bien el aceite hasta que esté echando humo, recién entonces agregar los bastones de papa en la sartén. |
smoking hot,
smoking-hot adj | slang, figurative (sexy) (AR, coloquial) | fuerte adj |
| | (CR, coloquial, hombre) | reventado/a adj |
| | (coloquial) | buenísimo adj |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. ¡Qué fuerte que está el novio de Laura! ¿Lo conociste? |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. ¡Qué reventado que está el novio de Laura! ¿Lo conociste? |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. ¡El novio de Laura está buenísimo! ¿Lo conociste? |
| strike while the iron is hot expr | figurative (take an opportunity) | aprovechar el momento loc verb |
thermionic tube,
hot-cathode tube n | (electronics) | tubo de vacío loc nom m |
| | | tubo termiónico loc nom m |
| too hot to handle expr | figurative (too difficult or risky) | muy difícil de manejar expr |
| | This situation is too hot to handle. I’m going home. |
white hot,
white-hot adj | (extremely hot to touch) | candente, incandescente adj mf |
| | | al rojo loc adj |
white hot,
white-hot adj | figurative (energetic, effective) (coloquial) | que arde loc adj |
| | The team was white hot today and easily won the final game. |
| | Hoy el equipo estaba que ardía y ganó la final con facilidad. |
white hot,
white-hot adj | figurative (very angry) (figurado) | iracundo/a adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |