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1 calor tórrido
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2 tórrido
adj.torrid, hot, scorching.* * *► adjetivo1 torrid* * *ADJ torrid* * *- da adjetivo torrid* * *= scorching, baking hot, piping hot, sultry [sultrier -comp., sultriest -sup.], torrid.Ex. It is widely known that black robes help the Bedouins to keep cool in the scorching heat of the desert.Ex. He slept on a camp bed in the baking hot room between 12-hour shifts and survived on leftovers brought to him by friendly chefs.Ex. The monks then add milk and salt to taste and piping hot Tibetan tea is ready to serve.Ex. The day was sultry, and some of the party, being parched with thirst, left the line of march, and scrambled down the bank of the river to drink.Ex. The impression in England was that Queensland was a torrid place, not suitable for white occupation, and very thinly occupied, mostly by blacks.----* calor tórrido = scorching heat, torrid heat, blistering heat.* zona tórrida, la = torrid zone, the.* * *- da adjetivo torrid* * *= scorching, baking hot, piping hot, sultry [sultrier -comp., sultriest -sup.], torrid.Ex: It is widely known that black robes help the Bedouins to keep cool in the scorching heat of the desert.
Ex: He slept on a camp bed in the baking hot room between 12-hour shifts and survived on leftovers brought to him by friendly chefs.Ex: The monks then add milk and salt to taste and piping hot Tibetan tea is ready to serve.Ex: The day was sultry, and some of the party, being parched with thirst, left the line of march, and scrambled down the bank of the river to drink.Ex: The impression in England was that Queensland was a torrid place, not suitable for white occupation, and very thinly occupied, mostly by blacks.* calor tórrido = scorching heat, torrid heat, blistering heat.* zona tórrida, la = torrid zone, the.* * *tórrido -da‹zona/clima› torrid; ‹calor› scorching, torrid* * *
tórrido,-a adjetivo torrid
clima tórrido, hot climate
' tórrido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tórrida
English:
torrid
* * *tórrido, -a adj1. [clima, zona] torrid2. [verano, tarde] sweltering, torrid* * *adj torrid* * *tórrido, -da adj: torrid -
3 calor
m.1 heat (temperatura alta).al calor de la lumbre by the firesideeste abrigo da mucho calor this coat is very warmentrar en calor to get warm; to warm up (figurative) (público, deportista)hace calor it's warm o hottener calor to be warm o hotcalor animal body heat2 warmth (afecto, entusiasmo).el calor del público the warmth of the audience3 ardor, eagerness, fervor, zeal.4 hot weather, suffocating heat.5 cauma.* * *1 heat, warmth2 figurado (actividad) heat\al calor de figurado under the wing ofentrar en calor to get warm 2 DEPORTE to warm upcalor natural natural heatel calor del hogar figurado the warmth of home* * *noun m.1) heat2) warmth* * *SM[a veces] SF1) (=alta temperatura) heat¡qué calor! — it's really hot!
nos sentamos al calor de la chimenea — we sat by the heat of the fire, we sat by the warm fireside
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dar calor, el fuego da un calorcito muy agradable — the fire gives off a very pleasant heat•
entrar en calor — to get warmun café para entrar en calor — a coffee to warm you/us up
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hacer calor — to be hot•
pasar calor — to be hotnunca he pasado tanto calor como hoy — I've never been o felt as hot as today
asar 2.•
tener calor — to be hot2) (=afecto) warmth and affection3) pl calores [de la menopausia] hot flushes, hot flashes (EEUU)* * *[Use of the feminine gender, although common in some areas, is generally considered to be archaic or non-standard]1) (Fís) heat2)a) (Meteo) heathacía un calor agobiante — the heat was stifling o suffocating
b) ( sensación)pasamos un calor horrible — it was terribly o unbearably hot
al calor del fuego/de la lumbre — by the fireside
3) ( afecto) warmth4) calores masculino plural ( de la menopausia) hot flashes (pl) (AmE), hot flushes (pl) (BrE)* * *= heat, warmth.Ex. Numerous different models are available, ranging from models where communication is via a heat sensitive screen, through to terminals linked to an outside computer by a telephone line.Ex. The spark of warmth had emboldened her.----* achicharrarse de calor = bake.* al calor de la lumbre = round-the-fireside.* asarse de calor = bake.* bocanada de calor = gust of warm air, gust of hot air, gust of heat.* bomba de calor = heat pump.* calor abrasador = scorching heat, blistering heat, torrid heat.* calor achicharrante = scorching heat, blistering heat.* calor extremo = extreme heat.* calor infernal = scorching heat, blistering heat.* calor sofocante = torrid heat.* calor tórrido = scorching heat, torrid heat, blistering heat.* día de mucho calor = scorcher.* durante las horas de más calor = during the heat of the day.* estrés causado por el calor = heat stress.* estrés debido al calor = heat stress.* intercambio de calor = heat exchange.* ola de calor = heat wave.* oleada de calor = heat wave.* pantalla susceptible al calor = sensitive screen.* pérdida de calor = heat loss.* que hace entrar en calor = warming.* que retiene el calor = heat absorbing.* resistente al calor = heat-resistant.* si no aguantas el calor, sal de la cocina = if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.* * *[Use of the feminine gender, although common in some areas, is generally considered to be archaic or non-standard]1) (Fís) heat2)a) (Meteo) heathacía un calor agobiante — the heat was stifling o suffocating
b) ( sensación)pasamos un calor horrible — it was terribly o unbearably hot
al calor del fuego/de la lumbre — by the fireside
3) ( afecto) warmth4) calores masculino plural ( de la menopausia) hot flashes (pl) (AmE), hot flushes (pl) (BrE)* * *= heat, warmth.Ex: Numerous different models are available, ranging from models where communication is via a heat sensitive screen, through to terminals linked to an outside computer by a telephone line.
Ex: The spark of warmth had emboldened her.* achicharrarse de calor = bake.* al calor de la lumbre = round-the-fireside.* asarse de calor = bake.* bocanada de calor = gust of warm air, gust of hot air, gust of heat.* bomba de calor = heat pump.* calor abrasador = scorching heat, blistering heat, torrid heat.* calor achicharrante = scorching heat, blistering heat.* calor extremo = extreme heat.* calor infernal = scorching heat, blistering heat.* calor sofocante = torrid heat.* calor tórrido = scorching heat, torrid heat, blistering heat.* día de mucho calor = scorcher.* durante las horas de más calor = during the heat of the day.* estrés causado por el calor = heat stress.* estrés debido al calor = heat stress.* intercambio de calor = heat exchange.* ola de calor = heat wave.* oleada de calor = heat wave.* pantalla susceptible al calor = sensitive screen.* pérdida de calor = heat loss.* que hace entrar en calor = warming.* que retiene el calor = heat absorbing.* resistente al calor = heat-resistant.* si no aguantas el calor, sal de la cocina = if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.* * *[Use of the feminine gender, although common in some areas, is generally considered to be archaic or non-standard]A ( Fís) heatB1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Meteo) heatcon este calor no dan ganas de trabajar you don't feel like working in this heathoy hace calor it's hot todayhacía un calor agobiante the heat was stifling o suffocatinghace un calorcillo agradable it's pleasantly warm2(sensación): ¿tienes calor? are you hot?en el viaje pasamos un calor horrible it was terribly o unbearably hot on the journeytómate esta sopa para entrar en calor drink this soup, it'll warm you up o drink this soup to warm yourself upme puse a saltar para entrar en calor I started jumping up and down to get warmesta chaqueta me da mucho calor I feel very hot in this jacketal calor del fuego/de la lumbre by the firesideC (afecto) warmthun hogar falto de calor a home lacking in warmth and affectionD1( RPl fam) (vergüenza, apuro): me da calor ir a pedirle plata I'm embarrassed to go and ask him for money* * *
calor sustantivo masculino Use of the feminine gender, although common in some areas, is generally considered to be archaic or non-standard
1a) (Fis, Meteo) heat;
hacía un calor agobiante the heat was stifling o suffocatingb) ( sensación):
pasamos un calor horrible it was terribly hot;
entrar en calor to get warm;
esta chaqueta me da mucho calor I feel very hot in this jacket;
al calor del fuego by the fireside
2 ( afecto) warmth
3◊ calores sustantivo masculino plural ( de la menopausia) hot flashes (pl) (AmE), hot flushes (pl) (BrE)
calor sustantivo masculino
1 heat: hacía mucho calor, it was very hot
pasar/tener calor, to feel hot o to be hot
en el calor de la noche, in the heat of the night
2 (afecto, cariño) warmth: el niño echa en falta el calor de una madre, the boy needs some motherly love
3 (pasión) ardour US ardor: discutieron con calor la propuesta, they had a heated discussion about the proposal
♦ Locuciones: entrar en calor, to warm up
al calor de, beside: nos reunimos al calor de la lumbre, we gathered around the bonfire
Si quieres combinar esta palabra con los verbos hacer o tener, debes usar respectivamente to be y to feel/be: Hace calor. It's hot. Tengo calor. I feel hot o I am hot.
' calor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abarquillarse
- abrigar
- achicharrarse
- aplatanada
- aplatanado
- apretar
- ardor
- asada
- asado
- asarse
- asfixiante
- bastante
- bocanada
- bochorno
- calentar
- caliente
- calurosa
- caluroso
- cocerse
- colorada
- colorado
- débil
- demonio
- disminuir
- enfermar
- entrar
- extemporánea
- extemporáneo
- fuera
- insensible
- irradiar
- mucha
- mucho
- pasar
- quemazón
- quien
- reflector
- reflectora
- residual
- sofocante
- sofocarse
- sofoco
- sol
- vaya
- abrigo
- absorber
- absorción
- acalorado
- achicharrante
- adentro
English:
as
- B.T.U.
- bake
- baking
- be
- blistering
- boiling
- certainly
- conduct
- diffuse
- dog days
- emit
- exposure
- feel
- floodlight
- great
- heat
- heat-seeking
- heatwave
- hot
- interminable
- oppressive
- phew
- retain
- roast
- scorcher
- shall
- spell
- suffocating
- that
- used
- very
- warm
- warm up
- warmth
- bask
- become
- Calor Gas
- quite
- roasting
* * *calor nm1. [temperatura alta] heat;[tibieza] warmth;el calor dilata los cuerpos heat causes bodies to expand;al calor de la lumbre by the fireside;asarse de calor to be roasting, to be boiling hot;este abrigo da mucho calor this coat is very warm;entrar en calor to get warm;[público, deportista] to warm up;hace calor it's warm o hot;¡qué calor (hace)! it's so hot!;tener calor to be warm o hot;voy a abrir la ventana, tengo calor I'm going to open the window, I'm too hotcalor animal body heat;calor blanco white heat;Fís calor específico specific heat;calor latente latent heat;calor negro electric heating;calor radiante radiant heat2. [afecto, entusiasmo] warmth;la emocionó el calor del público she was moved by the warmth of the audiencecalor humano human warmthme da calor hablar en público I get embarrassed if I have to speak in public* * *m1 heat;hace mucho calor it’s very hot;tengo calor I’m hot2 figwarmth;entrar en calor get warm3:* * *calor nm1) : heathace calor: it's hot outsidetener calor: to feel hot2) : warmth, affection3) : ardor, passion* * *calor n heat -
4 abrasador
adj.scorching, burning, ardent, hot.* * *► adjetivo1 burning, scorching2 figurado consuming* * *- dora adjetivo burning (before n)* * *= burning, searing, blistering, scorching, baking hot, sultry [sultrier -comp., sultriest -sup.], torrid.Ex. A choking emotion, partly made up of incredulity and in part a burning resentment filled Drew Pope.Ex. His searing and rigorously logical analysis of the '1949 ALA Rules for Entry' is one of my favorite pieces of writing on cataloging.Ex. The best place to be on a blistering day is in the shade.Ex. It is widely known that black robes help the Bedouins to keep cool in the scorching heat of the desert.Ex. He slept on a camp bed in the baking hot room between 12-hour shifts and survived on leftovers brought to him by friendly chefs.Ex. The day was sultry, and some of the party, being parched with thirst, left the line of march, and scrambled down the bank of the river to drink.Ex. The impression in England was that Queensland was a torrid place, not suitable for white occupation, and very thinly occupied, mostly by blacks.----* calor abrasador = scorching heat, blistering heat, torrid heat.* día abrasador = scorcher.* * *- dora adjetivo burning (before n)* * *= burning, searing, blistering, scorching, baking hot, sultry [sultrier -comp., sultriest -sup.], torrid.Ex: A choking emotion, partly made up of incredulity and in part a burning resentment filled Drew Pope.
Ex: His searing and rigorously logical analysis of the '1949 ALA Rules for Entry' is one of my favorite pieces of writing on cataloging.Ex: The best place to be on a blistering day is in the shade.Ex: It is widely known that black robes help the Bedouins to keep cool in the scorching heat of the desert.Ex: He slept on a camp bed in the baking hot room between 12-hour shifts and survived on leftovers brought to him by friendly chefs.Ex: The day was sultry, and some of the party, being parched with thirst, left the line of march, and scrambled down the bank of the river to drink.Ex: The impression in England was that Queensland was a torrid place, not suitable for white occupation, and very thinly occupied, mostly by blacks.* calor abrasador = scorching heat, blistering heat, torrid heat.* día abrasador = scorcher.* * *burning ( before n)* * *
abrasador◊ - dora adjetivo
burning ( before n)
abrasador,-ora adjetivo scorching
' abrasador' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrasadora
English:
blistering
- burning
- scorching
- fiery
- withering
* * *abrasador, -ora adjburning;pasión abrasadora burning passion* * *adj scorching, burning* * *: burning, scorching -
5 calor tórrido
m.torrid heat, torridity.* * *(n.) = scorching heat, torrid heat, blistering heatEx. With scorching heat from above and hard labour in the fields, Mirza Kak felt pangs of hunger.Ex. At times during the summer, residents across Ontario and southern Quebec either enjoyed or endured bouts of torrid heat and insufferable humidity.Ex. Normally snow-covered in winter, the mountain range is bare now but offers some welcome shade from the blistering sun.* * *(n.) = scorching heat, torrid heat, blistering heatEx: With scorching heat from above and hard labour in the fields, Mirza Kak felt pangs of hunger.
Ex: At times during the summer, residents across Ontario and southern Quebec either enjoyed or endured bouts of torrid heat and insufferable humidity.Ex: Normally snow-covered in winter, the mountain range is bare now but offers some welcome shade from the blistering sun. -
6 calor abrasador
(n.) = scorching heat, blistering heat, torrid heatEx. With scorching heat from above and hard labour in the fields, Mirza Kak felt pangs of hunger.Ex. Normally snow-covered in winter, the mountain range is bare now but offers some welcome shade from the blistering sun.Ex. At times during the summer, residents across Ontario and southern Quebec either enjoyed or endured bouts of torrid heat and insufferable humidity.* * *(n.) = scorching heat, blistering heat, torrid heatEx: With scorching heat from above and hard labour in the fields, Mirza Kak felt pangs of hunger.
Ex: Normally snow-covered in winter, the mountain range is bare now but offers some welcome shade from the blistering sun.Ex: At times during the summer, residents across Ontario and southern Quebec either enjoyed or endured bouts of torrid heat and insufferable humidity. -
7 calor sofocante
m.suffocating heat, heavy weather, hot weather, oppressive heat.* * *(n.) = torrid heatEx. At times during the summer, residents across Ontario and southern Quebec either enjoyed or endured bouts of torrid heat and insufferable humidity.* * *(n.) = torrid heatEx: At times during the summer, residents across Ontario and southern Quebec either enjoyed or endured bouts of torrid heat and insufferable humidity.
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8 sofocante
adj.suffocating, stifling.* * *► adjetivo1 suffocating, stifling* * *ADJ stifling, suffocating* * ** * *= stifling, suffocating, sultry [sultrier -comp., sultriest -sup.], torrid.Ex. He calls for various strategies of resistance to counter the stifling hand of capitalism on Western culture.Ex. In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.Ex. The day was sultry, and some of the party, being parched with thirst, left the line of march, and scrambled down the bank of the river to drink.Ex. The impression in England was that Queensland was a torrid place, not suitable for white occupation, and very thinly occupied, mostly by blacks.----* calor sofocante = torrid heat.* * ** * *= stifling, suffocating, sultry [sultrier -comp., sultriest -sup.], torrid.Ex: He calls for various strategies of resistance to counter the stifling hand of capitalism on Western culture.
Ex: In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.Ex: The day was sultry, and some of the party, being parched with thirst, left the line of march, and scrambled down the bank of the river to drink.Ex: The impression in England was that Queensland was a torrid place, not suitable for white occupation, and very thinly occupied, mostly by blacks.* calor sofocante = torrid heat.* * *‹calor/temperaturas› suffocating, stifling; ‹relación› stiflingel ambiente sofocante de la ciudad the stifling atmosphere of the town* * *
sofocante adjetivo
stifling
sofocante adjetivo suffocating, stifling
calor sofocante, stifling heat
' sofocante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bochorno
- bochornosa
- bochornoso
English:
oppressive
- stifling
- suffocating
- sweltering
* * *sofocante adj[calor] suffocating, stifling* * *adj suffocating* * *sofocante adj: suffocating, stifling* * *sofocante adj suffocating -
9 intolerable
adj.intolerable, unacceptable (inaceptable, indignante).* * *► adjetivo1 intolerable, unbearable* * *adj.* * *ADJ intolerable, unbearable* * *adjetivo intolerable* * *= intolerable, insufferable.Ex. Users do not find this intolerable, so it may be that we tend to exaggerate the hostility that would be aroused by a similar approach in library catalogues.Ex. At times during the summer, residents across Ontario and southern Quebec either enjoyed or endured bouts of torrid heat and insufferable humidity.* * *adjetivo intolerable* * *= intolerable, insufferable.Ex: Users do not find this intolerable, so it may be that we tend to exaggerate the hostility that would be aroused by a similar approach in library catalogues.
Ex: At times during the summer, residents across Ontario and southern Quebec either enjoyed or endured bouts of torrid heat and insufferable humidity.* * *intolerableeste comportamiento es intolerable this sort of behavior is unacceptable o intolerable o cannot be toleratedhace un calor intolerable this heat is unbearable, it's unbearably hot* * *
intolerable adjetivo
intolerable
intolerable adjetivo intolerable
' intolerable' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hostia
- impresentable
- inaguantable
- indecente
- insoportable
- tolerar
English:
indefensible
- intolerable
- outrageous
- impossible
- pale
* * *intolerable adj1. [inaceptable, indignante] intolerable, unacceptable2. [dolor, ruido] unbearable* * *adj intolerable, unbearable* * *intolerable adj: intolerable, unbearable -
10 inaguantable
adj.unbearable.* * *► adjetivo1 unbearable* * *ADJ intolerable, unbearable* * *adjetivo unbearable* * *= unbearable, unendurable, insufferable.Ex. Books are the best friends a man can have because they are loyal at a time when a man is unbearable to himself and his fellow human beings.Ex. She said that the smoke is making her job unendurable, that she becomes physically ill.Ex. At times during the summer, residents across Ontario and southern Quebec either enjoyed or endured bouts of torrid heat and insufferable humidity.* * *adjetivo unbearable* * *= unbearable, unendurable, insufferable.Ex: Books are the best friends a man can have because they are loyal at a time when a man is unbearable to himself and his fellow human beings.
Ex: She said that the smoke is making her job unendurable, that she becomes physically ill.Ex: At times during the summer, residents across Ontario and southern Quebec either enjoyed or endured bouts of torrid heat and insufferable humidity.* * *1 [ SER] ‹dolor/calor/peso› unbearable2 ‹persona› unbearablehoy está inaguantable he's (being) unbearable todayese tipo es inaguantable that guy is unbearable* * *
inaguantable adjetivo
unbearable
inaguantable adjetivo unbearable, intolerable
' inaguantable' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
imposible
- irresistible
- endemoniado
- horrible
English:
diabolic
- diabolical
- unbearable
* * *inaguantable adj[dolor, persona] unbearable;los alumnos están hoy inaguantables the pupils are being unbearable today* * *adj unbearable* * *inaguantable adjinsoportable: insufferable, unbearable* * *inaguantable adj unbearable -
11 insoportable
adj.unbearable, intolerable.* * *► adjetivo1 unbearable* * *adj.* * *ADJ unbearable, intolerable* * *adjetivo unbearable, intolerable* * *= unbearable, insupportable, unendurable, excruciating, insufferable.Ex. Books are the best friends a man can have because they are loyal at a time when a man is unbearable to himself and his fellow human beings.Ex. On the other hand people passionately devoted to a hobby or sport or their work will endure without complaint conditions which less ardent folk think outrageously insupportable.Ex. She said that the smoke is making her job unendurable, that she becomes physically ill.Ex. Loneliness can involve excruciating physical pain as well as harrowing mental suffering.Ex. At times during the summer, residents across Ontario and southern Quebec either enjoyed or endured bouts of torrid heat and insufferable humidity.----* ser un insoportable = be a pain the neck, be a pain in the ass, be a pain in the arse, be a pain in the backside, be a pain in the proverbials.* situación insoportable = unbearable situation.* * *adjetivo unbearable, intolerable* * *= unbearable, insupportable, unendurable, excruciating, insufferable.Ex: Books are the best friends a man can have because they are loyal at a time when a man is unbearable to himself and his fellow human beings.
Ex: On the other hand people passionately devoted to a hobby or sport or their work will endure without complaint conditions which less ardent folk think outrageously insupportable.Ex: She said that the smoke is making her job unendurable, that she becomes physically ill.Ex: Loneliness can involve excruciating physical pain as well as harrowing mental suffering.Ex: At times during the summer, residents across Ontario and southern Quebec either enjoyed or endured bouts of torrid heat and insufferable humidity.* ser un insoportable = be a pain the neck, be a pain in the ass, be a pain in the arse, be a pain in the backside, be a pain in the proverbials.* situación insoportable = unbearable situation.* * *unbearable, intolerable* * *
insoportable adjetivo
unbearable, intolerable
insoportable adjetivo unbearable
' insoportable' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
atroz
- repelente
English:
excruciating
- impossible
- impossibly
- insufferable
- overwhelming
- unbearable
- become
* * *insoportable adjunbearable, intolerable;en agosto hace un calor insoportable it's unbearably hot in August* * *adj unbearable, intolerable* * *insoportable adjinaguantable: unbearable, intolerable* * *insoportable vb unbearable -
12 insufrible
adj.intolerable, insufferable.* * *► adjetivo1 insufferable* * *ADJ unbearable, insufferable* * *a) < persona> unbearable, insufferable* * *= unbearable, overbearing, insufferable.Ex. Books are the best friends a man can have because they are loyal at a time when a man is unbearable to himself and his fellow human beings.Ex. Overbearing parents are likely to raise obsessive kids, according to a new study.Ex. At times during the summer, residents across Ontario and southern Quebec either enjoyed or endured bouts of torrid heat and insufferable humidity.* * *a) < persona> unbearable, insufferable* * *= unbearable, overbearing, insufferable.Ex: Books are the best friends a man can have because they are loyal at a time when a man is unbearable to himself and his fellow human beings.
Ex: Overbearing parents are likely to raise obsessive kids, according to a new study.Ex: At times during the summer, residents across Ontario and southern Quebec either enjoyed or endured bouts of torrid heat and insufferable humidity.* * *1 ‹persona› unbearable, insufferable2 ‹situación› intolerable; ‹dolor› unbearable* * *
insufrible adjetivo insufferable
' insufrible' also found in these entries:
English:
insufferable
* * *insufrible adj[carácter, persona] insufferable, unbearable; [dolor] unbearable* * *adj insufferable* * *insufrible adj: insufferable
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heat — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. high temperature (see heat); passion, rage, vehemence; rut, mating period. See sex, excitement. Ant., cold. II Quality of warmth Nouns 1. heat, caloric; warmth, ardor, fervor, fervency; incalescence … English dictionary for students
Heat — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Heat >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 heat heat caloric Sgm: N 1 temperature temperature warmth fervor calidity Sgm: N 1 incalescence incalescence incandescence Sgm: N 1 glow glow … English dictionary for students
torrid — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. hot, burning, arid, parched, sizzling, scorching; equatorial, tropical; ardent, passionate. See heat, feeling. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Tropic] Syn. tropical, austral, broiling, blazing, fiery,… … English dictionary for students
torrid — torridity, torridness, n. torridly, adv. /tawr id, tor /, adj. 1. subject to parching or burning heat, esp. of the sun, as a geographical area: the torrid sands of the Sahara. 2. oppressively hot, parching, or burning, as climate, weather, or air … Universalium