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calor

heat

noun kah-LOHR Less Common

Also means

warmth

Usage Note

Calor is grammatically masculine (el calor), but the colloquial phrase hace mucha calor (heard in some regions) is a common gender slip — the correct form is hace mucho calor. Tener calor (to feel hot) contrasts with hacer calor (the weather is hot). Calor can also mean emotional warmth: el calor humano (human warmth).

Examples

"Hoy hace mucho calor en la ciudad."

Natural Translation

It is very hot in the city today.

Literal Translation

Today makes much heat in the city.

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