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in the PONS Dictionary

Hit·ze <-, spec -n> [ˈhɪtsə] N f

1. Hitze (große Wärme):

Hitze
heat no pl, no indef art
bei einer bestimmten Hitze FOOD
at a certain oven temperature
bei starker/mittlerer/mäßiger Hitze backen
to bake in a hot/medium/moderate oven

2. Hitze (heiße Witterung):

Hitze
heat no pl, no indef art
Hitze
hot weather no pl, no indef art
eine Hitze ist das! inf
it's really hot!
brütende [o. sengende] Hitze
sweltering [or scorching] heat
vor Hitze umkommen inf
to die of the heat

3. Hitze ZOOL (Zeit der Läufigkeit):

Hitze
heat no pl, no art

Phrases:

in der Hitze des Gefecht[e]s
in the heat of the battle
[leicht] in Hitze geraten
to [easily] get heated [or worked up]