No. 1,528 in Catalan

calent

"Calent" means "hot" in English.

In a sentence

Aquest sopar està calent.
This dinner is hot.
In this context, "calent" means "hot" or "warm" referring to the temperature of the meal.
És un tema encara molt calent en l'actualitat.
It is still a very hot topic nowadays.
Here, "calent" is used metaphorically to mean current or urgent, describing the nature of the topic.
La tassa està massa calenta per agafar-la ara.
The cup is too hot to grab it now.
The word "calenta" is the feminine singular form of "calent" and indicates that the cup has a high temperature.

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