No. 2,997 in Swedish
heta
"To be called/named" or "to be hot."
In a sentence
Mitt namn är Erik och jag heter Erik.
My name is Erik and I am called Erik.
In this sentence, 'heter' is used to indicate someone's name or what they are called.
Det här rummet kommer att hetta till när solen ligger på.
This room will heat up when the sun shines on it.
Here, 'heta till' is used to mean an increase in temperature, becoming heated physically.
Diskussionen började hetta till när de blev oense.
The discussion began to heat up when they disagreed.
In this case, 'heta till' is metaphorically describing intensification or escalation in an argument.
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