Also means
to warm up
Usage Note
Calentar is a stem-changing verb (e→ie): caliento, calientas, calienta. It means to heat food, a room, or a person, and also 'to warm up' before sport (calentar antes del partido). The reflexive calentarse can mean to get heated (literally or figuratively, as in an argument). The adjective caliente (hot, warm) shares the same root.
Examples
"Calienta la sopa antes de servirla."
Natural Translation
Heat the soup before serving it.
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