No. 9,986 in Spanish

calentar

To heat or warm up.

In a sentence

Voy a calentar la comida antes de cenar.
I am going to heat up the food before dinner.
In this sentence, 'calentar' is used in the literal sense, meaning 'to heat up' or 'to make warm' regarding objects such as food.
Es importante calentar antes de hacer ejercicio.
It's important to warm up before exercising.
Here, 'calentar' refers to warming up the body or muscles through preparatory movements, an extended figurative sense of getting ready.
Calentar la situación sólo provocará más conflicto.
Heating up the situation will only cause more conflict.
In this sentence, 'calentar' is used metaphorically, meaning to intensify or exacerbate emotions or the dynamics of a situation.

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