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hot seat N

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1. hot seat (difficult position) inf:

to be in the hot seat

estar en la línea de fuego

2. hot seat (electric chair) Am:

hot seat sl

silla f eléctrica

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I.seat [Am sit, Brit siːt] N

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1. seat:

seat (place to sit)

seat (on bicycle)

seat (on bicycle)

seat (in theater)

seat (in theater)

please have or take a seat

tome asiento, por favor form

please have or take a seat

siéntese, por favor

please take your seats for dinner

pasen a la mesa, por favor

I took a seat at the back

me senté en el fondo

I had a window seat

me tocó un asiento junto a la ventanilla

I've got two seats for tonight's performance

tengo dos entradas para la función de esta noche

there aren't any seats left (in cinema)

no quedan localidades

there aren't any seats left (in bus)

no quedan asientos

he kindly gave me his seat

muy amablemente me cedió el asiento

can you keep my seat for me?

¿me guardas el lugar or el asiento?

to take a back seat

mantenerse al margen

to take a back seat

dejar que otros asuman las responsabilidades (or tomen las decisiones etc.)

2.1. seat (of chair):

seat

2.2. seat (of garment):

seat

seat

fundillos mpl AmS

to fly by the seat of one's pants

dejarse guiar por el instinto

2.3. seat (buttocks):

seat euph

trasero m inf

2.4. seat (of rider):

to have a good seat

to lose one's seat

caerse del caballo

3.2. seat (constituency):

seat Brit

distrito m electoral

4.2. seat (of family):

seat

seat

casa f solariega

II.seat [Am sit, Brit siːt] VB trans

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2.1. seat (locate) usu pass:

a concept deeply seated in the national psyche

un concepto muy arraigado en la idiosincracia nacional

2.2. seat (fit, fix):

seat

III.seat [Am sit, Brit siːt] VB intr Brit

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seat trousers/skirt:

seat

hacer bolsa (en los fondillos)

hot <comp hotter, superl hottest> [Am hɑt, Brit hɒt] ADJ

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1.1. hot:

hot food/water

hot weather/day

hot climate

a hot country

un país caluroso

don'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:

I/she got very hot

me/le dio mucho calor

am I getting hot? (in children's games)

¿caliente o frío?

the metal was red hot

el metal estaba al rojo vivo

under the hot sun

al rayo del sol

to get/be all hot and bothered about sth Brit

sulfurarse/estar sulfurado por algo

to go hot and cold all over, I went hot and cold all over

se me puso la carne de gallina

to go hot and cold all over, I went hot and cold all over

me dieron escalofríos

to have a hot temper

tener mal genio

to have a hot temper

tener un carácter explosivo

1.2. hot (spicy):

hot curry/sauce

hot curry/sauce

2.3. hot (eager) inf:

hot for sth a public hot for the latest novelty

un público ávido de novedades

he was hot on or for her

estaba loco por ella inf

3.2. hot (current):

hot story/issue

de plena actualidad

4.2. hot inf (keen):

to be hot on sth she's hot on punctuality

le da mucha importancia a la puntualidad

4.3. hot inf (satisfactory) pred, with neg:

how are things? — not so hot

¿qué tal? — regular or más o menos

she's not feeling too hot

no se encuentra muy bien

4.4. hot (sexually attractive):

hot inf inf

a hot chick

una chica buenona

a hot chick

un cuero Chil Mex inf

a hot chick

una mina rica CSur inf

he's really hot

he's really hot

está buenísimo

he's really hot

está cuerísimo Mex

he's really hot

es minísimo Chil

5. hot (stolen):

hot sl

hot sl

hot sl

6. hot (in gambling):

the hot favorite

el gran favorito

a hot tip

7. hot (radioactive) sl:

hot debris/waste

See also blow², blow¹

blow² [Am bloʊ, Brit bləʊ] N

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I.blow¹ <pt blew, pp blown> [Am bloʊ, Brit bləʊ] VB trans

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1. blow (propel):

blow

she blew the ash onto the floor

sopló y echó la ceniza al suelo

stop blowing smoke into my face!

¡no me eches el humo a la cara!

a gust blew the door shut

una ráfaga de viento cerró la puerta de golpe

the helicopter blew a cloud of dust into the air

el helicóptero levantó una nube de polvo

her hat was blown off

se le voló el sombrero

they let the wind blow them along

se dejaron llevar por el viento

the wind blew the roof off the kiosk

el viento le arrancó el techo al quiosco

the plane was blown off course

el viento sacó el avión de su curso

look what the wind's blown in!

¡mira quién ha aparecido!

2.1. blow (make by blowing):

to blow bubbles

hacer pompas de jabón

2.2. blow (clear):

vaciar (soplando)

to blow one's nose

sonarse la nariz

2.3. blow (play):

blow signal

the referee blew the whistle

el árbitro tocó or hizo sonar el silbato or pito

to blow one's own trumpet or Am horn

to blow one's own trumpet or Am horn

echarse or tirarse flores

he doesn't need anyone else to blow his trumpet for him

no tiene abuela or se le ha muerto la abuela inf, hum

he doesn't need anyone else to blow his trumpet for him

no necesita quien lo alabe, se alaba solo

3.1. blow (smash):

blow bridge/safe

blow bridge/safe

the car was blown to pieces

el coche voló en pedazos

to blow a hole in sth

hacer un agujero en algo

to blow sb's head off

volarle la tapa de los sesos a alguien

to blow sth sky high or out of the water this blows his theory sky high

esto echa por tierra su teoría

if this goes off, we'll be blown sky high

como explote, saltamos por los aires

to blow sth wide open

poner algo al descubierto

to blow sth wide open

destapar algo inf

3.2. blow (burn out):

4.1. blow inf (squander):

to blow sth on sth he'd blown the money on a cruise

había despilfarrado el dinero en un crucero

to blow sth on sth he'd blown the money on a cruise

se había pulido el dinero en un crucero Spain inf

to blow sth on sth he'd blown the money on a cruise

se había patinado la plata en un crucero RioPl inf

4.2. blow inf (spoil):

I blew the oral test

la pifié inf or vulg sl la cagué en el oral

I blew the oral test

la regué en el oral Mex inf

5. blow (leave):

blow esp Am sl, dated

largarse de inf

6. blow < pp blowed> (curse) Brit inf:

blow me if she didn't make the same mistake!

¿y no va y se equivoca otra vez?

blow this! let's take a cab!

¡al diablo con esto! tomemos un taxi inf

oh, blow your principles!

¡mira, guárdate tus principios!

I'll be blowed if I'll apologize!

¡ya pueden esperar sentados a que pida perdón! inf

7. blow (perform fellatio):

blow esp Am vulg sl

chupar vulg sl

blow esp Am vulg sl

mamar vulg sl

II.blow¹ <pt blew, pp blown> [Am bloʊ, Brit bləʊ] VB intr

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1.3. blow whale:

blow

4.1. blow (burn out):

4.2. blow (burst):

blow gasket:

5. blow (leave, go):

blow esp Am sl, dated

III.blow¹ [Am bloʊ, Brit bləʊ] N

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2. blow (gale):

blow

to go for a blow Brit inf

salir a tomar (el) aire or el fresco

Translations for hot seat in the English»Spanish Dictionary

hot seat N

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1. hot seat (difficult position):

to be in the hot seat

estar en la línea de fuego

2. hot seat (electric chair):

silla f eléctrica

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I.seat [si:t] N

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2. seat (ticket):

seat

to book a seat

reservar una entrada

3. seat no pl (part):

seat of chair

seat of trousers

4. seat (buttocks):

seat

5. seat POL:

seat

seat

banca f Arg, Par, Urug

to win/lose a seat

ganar/perder un escaño

6. seat (centre):

seat

seat of learning form

centro m de enseñanza

7. seat (country residence):

seat

casa f solariega

8. seat (riding style):

to have a good seat

Phrases:

to fly by the seat of one's pants

dejarse guiar por el instinto

II.seat [si:t] VB trans

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1. seat (place on a seat):

seat

to seat oneself form

to seat oneself (offer a seat to)

2. seat (have enough seats for):

seat

tener cabida para

the bus seats 20

el autobús tiene 20 plazas

3. seat ARCHIT, TECH:

seat

hot [hɒt, Am hɑ:t] ADJ

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2. hot (spicy):

hot

hot

bravo, -a LatAm

3. hot inf (skilful):

hot

to be hot stuff at (doing) sth

ser un hacha en algo

4. hot inf (demanding):

hot

to be hot on sth

dar mucha importancia a algo

5. hot (dangerous):

hot

to be too hot to handle fig

ser demasiado difícil de manejar

6. hot inf (sexually attractive):

7. hot (exciting):

hot music, party

noticias frescas

Phrases:

to be all hot and bothered

estar sulfurado

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Appearing as the first celebrity to sit in the hot seat, he eventually tried for $125,000, but got the answer wrong. en.wikipedia.org

The league's umpires, though, have been on the hot seat for most of this season with some high-profile missed calls. en.wikipedia.org

The game is designed for four players, either human (using a hot seat method) or computer-controlled. en.wikipedia.org

It featured music performances, hot seat questions for celebrity guests, phone-ins, games, comedy sketches, competitions, and television programmes and cartoons. en.wikipedia.org

There is no built-in facility for play over network, but modern players have done so by running a hot seat multiplayer game in a virtual desktop. en.wikipedia.org

The person with the highest number of cons occupied the first hot seat, and the person with the most pros have to decide who will occupy the second. en.wikipedia.org

But the final couple in the hot seat faltered on the seventh question. en.wikipedia.org

Hot seat to the finals, where he fought for the title of winner of two people. en.wikipedia.org

The hot seat was a red chair on a platform in which the competitor would sit during the first and second quarters. en.wikipedia.org

The game can be played by a single player against one to five computer opponents, or multiplayer with hot seat play. en.wikipedia.org

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