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noun (a glass-house kept warm for growing plants in: He grows orchids in his hothouse.) invernaderotr['hɒthaʊs]1 invernaderohothouse ['hɑt.haʊs] n: invernadero mn.• estufa s.f.• invernadero (Agricultura) s.m.• invernáculo s.m.noun invernadero m; (before n) <plant, flowers> de invernadero; < atmosphere> enrarecido['hɒthaʊs]N (pl hothouses) [ˌ'hɒthaʊzɪz] invernadero m* * *noun invernadero m; (before n) <plant, flowers> de invernadero; < atmosphere> enrarecido -
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nAGRIC invernadero m -
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s.invernadero (glasshouse); hervidero (sentido figurado) -
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hot1) (having or causing a great deal of heat: a hot oven; That water is hot.) caliente2) (very warm: a hot day; Running makes me feel hot.) caluroso, cálido (día); acalorado3) ((of food) having a sharp, burning taste: a hot curry.) picante4) (easily made angry: a hot temper.) fuerte; colérico5) (recent; fresh: hot news.) reciente; (noticias) frescas•- hotly- hot air
- hot-blooded
- hot dog
- hotfoot
- hothead
- hotheaded
- hothouse
- hot-plate
- be in
- get into hot water
- hot up
- in hot pursuit
- like hot cakes
hot adj1. calientebe careful! the water is hot! ¡cuidado! ¡el agua está caliente!2. caluroso / cálidoa hot day un día caluroso / un día de calor3. picantepepper makes food taste hot la pimienta le da a la comida un sabor picante to be hot se refiere tanto a las personas como a las cosasI'm hot, open the window tengo calor, abre la ventanait's hot, open the window hace calor, abre la ventanatr[hɒt]1 (gen) caliente2 SMALLMETEOROLOGY/SMALL caluroso,-a, cálido,-a3 (food - spicy) picante; (- not cold) caliente4 (news) de última hora6 (good) bueno,-a, enterado,-a7 (dangerous) peligroso,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be hot on something saber mucho de algoto be hot stuff slang estar bueno,-a, estar como un trento be in the hot seat familiar estar en la línea de fuegoto blow hot and cold figurative use ser veletato get hot under the collar familiar ponerse nervioso,-a, acalorarseto get into hot water figurative use meterse en líosto make things hot for somebody figurative use hacerle la vida difícil a alguienhot air figurative use palabreríahot dog perrito calientehot potato familiar patata caliente, asunto delicadohot sauce salsa picante1) : caliente, cálido, calurosohot water: agua calientea hot climate: un clima cálidoa hot day: un día caluroso2) ardent, fiery: ardiente, acaloradoto have a hot temper: tener mal genio3) spicy: picante4) fresh: reciente, nuevohot news: noticias de última hora5) eager: ávido6) stolen: robadoadj.• acalorado, -a adj.• apasionado, -a adj.• caliente adj.• calor adj.• caluroso, -a adj.• cálido, -a adj.• picante adj.adv.• con calor adv.• sin piedad adv.n.• solanera s.f.hɑːt, hɒt1)a) <food/water> caliente; <weather/day/country> caluroso; < climate> cálidodon't touch it, it's hot — no lo toques, está caliente
it's hot today/in here — hoy/aquí hace calor
I'm/he's hot — tengo/tiene calor
to get hot — \<\<oven/iron/radiator\>\> calentarse*
I got really hot in that shop/playing tennis — me dio mucho calor en esa tienda/me acaloré mucho jugando tenis (AmL) or jugando al tenis (Esp, RPl)
to get/be all hot and bothered about something — sulfurarse/estar* sulfurado por algo
to have a hot temper — tener* mal genio; blow II 1) a)
b) ( spicy) picante, picoso (Méx)2) ( dangerous) (colloq) peligrosoto make things hot for somebody — hacerle* la vida muy difícil a alguien
the situation was too hot to handle — la situación entrañaba demasiados riesgos or era demasiado comprometedora
3)a) ( fresh) <news/scent> reciente, frescob) ( current) <story/issue> de plena actualidadc) (popular, in demand) < product> de gran aceptación; <play/movie> taquillero4) (colloq)a) ( expert)to be hot AT/ON something: she's very hot at physics es un hacha or es muy buena en física; he's very hot on current affairs — está muy al tanto en temas de actualidad
b) ( keen)to be hot ON something: she's hot on punctuality — le da mucha importancia a la puntualidad
c) ( satisfactory) (pred, with neg)how are things? - not so hot — ¿qué tal? - regular or más o menos
5) ( stolen) (sl) robado, afanado (arg)6) ( in gambling)•Phrasal Verbs:- hot up[hɒt]1. ADJ(compar hotter) (superl hottest)to be hot — [thing] estar caliente; [weather] hacer calor; [person] tener calor
to be very hot — [thing] estar muy caliente; [weather] hacer mucho calor; [person] tener mucho calor
you're getting hot — (fig) (when guessing) caliente, caliente
2) (=spicy, peppery) [taste, food] picante3) (fig) [contest] muy reñido; [temper] malo; [dispute] acalorado•
to make it hot for sb — hacerle la vida imposible a algn- be in/get into hot water- be hot under the collarto be too hot to handle —
he's/it's too hot to handle — es demasiado
pursuitthese accusations have hit a hot button in the black community — estas acusaciones han levantado ampollas entre la población negra
2.ADVto be hot on sb's trail or heels — pisar los talones a algn
- blow hot and cold3.N4.CPDhot cross bun N — bollo a base de especias y pasas marcado con una cruz y que se come en Viernes Santo
hot dog N — (Culin) perrito m caliente, hot dog m, pancho m (S. Cone)
hot flash N (US) — = hot flush
hot flush N — (Brit) sofoco m de calor
hot link N — hiperenlace m
hot potato * N — cuestión f muy discutida
hot seat * N —
hot spot * N — (Pol) lugar m de peligro; (for amusement) lugar m de diversión; (=night club) sala f de fiestas; (for wireless access) punto m caliente, hotspot m
hot springs NPL — aguas fpl termales
hot stuff N —
to be hot stuff — (=expert) ser un hacha *; (=sexy) estar como un tren *
he's pretty hot stuff at maths * — es un hacha or un as para las matemáticas
- hot up* * *[hɑːt, hɒt]1)a) <food/water> caliente; <weather/day/country> caluroso; < climate> cálidodon't touch it, it's hot — no lo toques, está caliente
it's hot today/in here — hoy/aquí hace calor
I'm/he's hot — tengo/tiene calor
to get hot — \<\<oven/iron/radiator\>\> calentarse*
I got really hot in that shop/playing tennis — me dio mucho calor en esa tienda/me acaloré mucho jugando tenis (AmL) or jugando al tenis (Esp, RPl)
to get/be all hot and bothered about something — sulfurarse/estar* sulfurado por algo
to have a hot temper — tener* mal genio; blow II 1) a)
b) ( spicy) picante, picoso (Méx)2) ( dangerous) (colloq) peligrosoto make things hot for somebody — hacerle* la vida muy difícil a alguien
the situation was too hot to handle — la situación entrañaba demasiados riesgos or era demasiado comprometedora
3)a) ( fresh) <news/scent> reciente, frescob) ( current) <story/issue> de plena actualidadc) (popular, in demand) < product> de gran aceptación; <play/movie> taquillero4) (colloq)a) ( expert)to be hot AT/ON something: she's very hot at physics es un hacha or es muy buena en física; he's very hot on current affairs — está muy al tanto en temas de actualidad
b) ( keen)to be hot ON something: she's hot on punctuality — le da mucha importancia a la puntualidad
c) ( satisfactory) (pred, with neg)how are things? - not so hot — ¿qué tal? - regular or más o menos
5) ( stolen) (sl) robado, afanado (arg)6) ( in gambling)•Phrasal Verbs:- hot up -
5 invernadero
invernadero sustantivo masculino greenhouse
invernadero sustantivo masculino greenhouse
efecto invernadero, greenhouse effect ' invernadero' also found in these entries: Spanish: efecto - denominar English: conservatory - glasshouse - greenhouse - greenhouse effect - hothouse - green - hot
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Hothouse — may refer to:* A heated greenhouse * Hothouse (novel), a 1962 fantasy/science fiction novel by Brian Aldiss * The Hothouse, a 2004 Australian reality TV show * The Hothouse , a play by Harold Pinter * Hot House Entertainment, a gay pornography… … Wikipedia
hothouse — [hät′hous΄] n. a building made mainly of glass, artificially heated for growing plants; greenhouse adj. 1. grown in a hothouse 2. needing very careful treatment, as if grown in a hothouse; delicate … English World dictionary
Hothouse — Hot house , n. 1. A house kept warm to shelter tender plants and shrubs from the cold air; a place in which the plants of warmer climates may be reared, and fruits ripened. [1913 Webster] 2. A bagnio, or bathing house. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hothouse — mid 15c., bath house, from HOT (Cf. hot) + HOUSE (Cf. house). In 17c. a euphemism for brothel (Cf. massage parlor); the meaning glass roofed structure for raising plants is from 1749. Figurative use by 1802 … Etymology dictionary
hothouse — ► NOUN 1) a heated greenhouse. 2) an environment that encourages rapid growth or development. ► VERB ▪ educate (a child) to a higher level than is usual for their age … English terms dictionary
hothouse — I. noun Date: 1511 1. obsolete bordello 2. a greenhouse maintained at a high temperature especially for the culture of tropical plants 3. hotbed 2 II. adjective Date: 1838 1. grown in a hothouse … New Collegiate Dictionary
hothouse — [[t]hɒ̱thaʊs[/t]] hothouses 1) N COUNT A hothouse is a heated building, usually made of glass, in which plants and flowers can be grown. 2) N COUNT: oft N n, N of n You can refer to a situation or place as a hothouse when there is intense… … English dictionary
hothouse — I UK [ˈhɒtˌhaʊs] / US [ˈhɑtˌhaʊs] noun Word forms hothouse : singular hothouse plural hothouses 1) [countable] a building made of glass that is used for growing plants that need a warm temperature 2) [singular] a place where people are put under… … English dictionary
hothouse — noun (C) 1 a heated building, usually made of glass, where flowers and delicate plants can grow compare greenhouse 2 a place or situation where a lot of people are interested in particular ideas or activities: Vienna was a hothouse of artistic… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
hothouse — 1. noun 1) tomatoes grew in the hothouse Syn: greenhouse, conservatory 2) society was becoming a hothouse of narcissism Syn: breeding ground, hotbed, seedbed 2. adjective the school has a hothouse atmosphere Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
hothouse — /hot hows /, n., pl. hothouses / how ziz/, adj. n. 1. an artificially heated greenhouse for the cultivation of tender plants. adj. 2. of, pertaining to, or noting a plant grown in a hothouse, or so fragile as to be capable of being grown only in… … Universalium