hot spot in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.spot [Am spɑt, Brit spɒt] N

2.1. spot C (location, place):

spot
lugar m
spot
sitio m
a delightful spot by the river
un lugar or un sitio precioso a orillas del río
extra police were rushed to the spot
refuerzos policiales fueron enviados con urgencia al lugar de los disturbios (or del siniestro etc.)
don't move from that spot until I get back
no te muevas de ahí hasta que vuelva
on the spot firemen were quickly on the spot
los bomberos se presentaron sin demora en el lugar del siniestro
and now a report from our woman on the spot
y ahora un informe de nuestra enviada especial (desde el lugar de los hechos)
he had to decide on the spot
tuvo que decidir en ese mismo momento
she was fired on the spot
la despidieron en el acto
they were killed on the spot
los mataron allí mismo
on-the-spot fine
multa que se paga en el acto
to be rooted to the spot
quedarse clavado en el sitio or paralizado

8. spot → spotlight

II.spot <pres part spotting; pt, pp spotted> [Am spɑt, Brit spɒt] VB trans

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III.spot <pres part spotting; pt, pp spotted> [Am spɑt, Brit spɒt] VB intr

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IV.spot <pres part spotting; pt, pp spotted> [Am spɑt, Brit spɒt] VB impers Brit

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V.spot [Am spɑt, Brit spɒt] ADJ

See also spotlight

I.spotlight [Am ˈspɑtˌlaɪt, Brit ˈspɒtlʌɪt] N

II.spotlight <pt & pp spotlit, usu pass> [Am ˈspɑtˌlaɪt, Brit ˈspɒtlʌɪt] VB trans

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

1.1. hot:

hot food/water
caliente
hot weather/day
caluroso
hot climate
cálido
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:
calentarse
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

See also blow2, blow1

blow2 [Am bloʊ, Brit bləʊ] N

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

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1. blow (propel):

blow
soplar
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
to blow sth away/off/along, all trace of their camp had been blown away by the wind
el viento no había dejado ni rastro del campamento
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!

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

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III.blow1 [Am bloʊ, Brit bləʊ] N

hot spot in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hot spot in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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I.spot [spɒt, Am spɑ:t] -tt- -tt- N

II.spot [spɒt, Am spɑ:t] -tt- -tt- VB intr impers Brit

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III.spot [spɒt, Am spɑ:t] -tt- -tt- VB trans

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The park is also a hot spot for graffiti artists, serving as a great place to practice on the walls.
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The hot spot hypothesis is not universally accepted as it has not resolved several questions.
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There is an ever-present sense that an underlying source makes the city a hot spot, active with desire, intellect, pathos.
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The hot spot theory is very popular in explaining the large enhancement in the signal.
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A-type or "anorogenic" granites are formed above volcanic hot spot activity and have peculiar mineralogy and geochemistry.
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This will take you to a hot spot, press play/enter.
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Because of lagging characteristics of fuel this cycle is invariably used for diesel and hot spot ignition engines.
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Thermal anomalies are inherent in the term hot spot.
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The waterfall is a hot spot of picnic for people from the near villages.
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A sudden draught will case a localised hot spot and the flame will pass through.
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