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hot [hɒt]1. adjectivea. chaud• to be/get hot under the collar (inf) être/se mettre dans tous ses étatsb. [curry] épicé ; [spices] fort2. plural noun3. compounds* * *[hɒt]1) ( very warm) [season, country, bath, plate, hands] chaud; [sun] chaud; [food, drink] (bien) chaudto be ou feel hot — [person] avoir chaud
to get hot — [person] commencer à avoir trop chaud; [parked car] devenir chaud; [engine, oven] chauffer; [weather] se réchauffer
to go hot and cold — ( with fever) être fiévreux/-euse; ( with fear) avoir des sueurs froides
2) Culinary [mustard, spice] fort; [sauce, dish] épicé3) (new, fresh) [trail, news] tout chaud4) (fierce, keen) [competition] acharné5) ( short)6) (colloq) US ( in demand)7) (colloq) ( good)a hot tip — un bon tuyau (colloq)
to be hot on something — ( knowledgeable) être calé (colloq) en quelque chose; ( keen) être très à cheval sur quelque chose
8) (colloq) ( stolen) volé9) ( bright) [colour] chaud10) ( radioactive) radioactif/-ive11) ( close)you're getting hot — ( in games) tu chauffes
•Phrasal Verbs:- hot up••to be in hot water — être dans le pétrin (colloq)
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