caliente

Del latín 'calens', que es el participio presente del verbo 'calere'.

ADJ (1)
[/ka.liˈen.te/es-ES]
hot literal / warm / fiery figurative / scorching
Synonyms caloroso formal , tibio
Antonyms frío

Describes something that has a high temperature, ranging from pleasantly warm to intensely hot or scorching. It can also refer to something that causes a sensation of heat, or be used figuratively to describe something fiery or passionate.

No irregularidades
plural
calientes
  • El café está muy caliente. — The coffee is very hot.
  • Ten cuidado, la estufa está caliente. — Be careful, the stove is hot.
  • El día estuvo tan caliente que no pudimos salir. — The day was so scorching hot that we couldn't go out.
  • Tiene un temperamento caliente y se enoja fácilmente. — He has a fiery temperament and gets angry easily.
  • La discusión se puso caliente. — The discussion got heated.