calor
nounBeginnerHigh frequency
What does “calor” mean in English?
heat
Example sentences
En agosto hay mucho calor.
In August there's a lot of heat.
Hace calor.
It's hot.
Tengo calor.
I'm hot (I feel hot).
How to use it
Calor means 'heat' or 'hot weather'. Masculine: el calor. Used with hacer: hace calor ('it's hot'). For personal feeling: tener calor ('to feel hot').
Common mistake
For 'I'm hot' use tengo calor, NOT 'soy caliente' (which means 'I'm sexually aroused' — embarrassing slip). Tener + calor is the right phrase.
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Reference
This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 32.