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♦ warm /wɔ:m/A a.1 caldo ( anche fig.); caloroso; appassionato; ardente; cordiale; focoso; che tiene caldo: Are you warm enough?, hai abbastanza caldo?; It's nice and warm in here, qua dentro fa un bel caldo (o un bel calduccio); warm water, acqua calda; warm shades, tinte calde ( il rosso, il giallo, ecc.); (meteor.) warm front, fronte caldo; a warm welcome, un cordiale benvenuto; warm thanks, calorosi ringraziamenti; warm clothing, indumenti caldi (o che tengono caldo); a warm heart, un cuore gentile; a warm temperament, un temperamento appassionato2 ( caccia: dell'odore della selvaggina) forte; fresco; recente: warm scent (o trail) traccia fresca3 (fam.) benestante; ricco4 (fam.) che rischia di mettersi male; ‘caldo’ (fig.); rischioso; pericoloso: Things are getting warm in the Middle East, in Medio Oriente la situazione si sta facendo caldaB n.1 [u] (il) caldo: Come into the warm!, vieni al caldo!● warm-air heating, riscaldamento ad aria □ warm-blooded, ( d'animale) a sangue caldo; ( di persona) che ha il sangue caldo, impulsivo □ ( slang USA) warm body, scaldapanche, scaldasedie (fig.) □ (comput.) warm boot, avvio a caldo □ (fig.) a warm corner, un luogo pericoloso; una posizione rischiosa □ warm descriptions, descrizioni eccitanti (o impudiche) □ warm-hearted, di buon cuore; affettuoso; cordiale □ warm-heartedness, buon cuore; cordialità; affettuosità □ (mecc.) warm start, partenza a caldo □ warm work, lavoro che fa sudare, occupazione faticosa; (fig.) lavoro pericoloso □ to get warm, scaldarsi; riscaldarsi; ( di una discussione, ecc.) accalorarsi, animarsi □ to grow warm, farsi caldo; accalorarsi, riscaldarsi (fig. fam.): The disputants grew warm, i litiganti si sono accalorati □ in warm blood, a sangue caldo □ to make it (o things) warm for sb., rendere la vita difficile a q.; attaccare q.; molestare q. □ ( giocando alla ricerca di oggetti nascosti) You are getting warm, «fuoco!, fuoco!»warmly avv. warmness n. [u]. (to) warm /wɔ:m/A v. t.scaldare; riscaldare; (fig.) dare calore a, accendere, animare, eccitare: to warm one's feet in front of the fire, scaldarsi i piedi davanti al fuoco; to warm (up) the soup, riscaldare la zuppa; His words warmed my heart, le sue parole mi hanno scaldato il cuoreB v. i.scaldarsi; riscaldarsi; (fig.) accalorarsi, accendersi, infervorarsi: The soup is warming (up), la zuppa si sta scaldando; The preacher warmed up as he went on with his sermon, continuando la predica, il predicatore s'infervorò● ( sport) to warm the bench, fare panchina, fare il panchinaro (pop.) □ (fig. fam.) to warm sb. (o sb. 's jacket), bastonare q.; dare un fracco di legnate a q. □ to warm oneself, scaldarsi; riscaldarsi.
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