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calore

heat

noun kah-LOH-reh Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'calor' (heat)

Also means

warmth

Usage Note

Calore is heat as a physical phenomenon and, figuratively, warmth of feeling: accogliere con calore (to welcome warmly). Do not confuse it with the adjective caldo (hot), a false friend of English 'cold'.

Examples

"Il calore del fuoco è piacevole."

Natural Translation

The heat of the fire is pleasant.

Literal Translation

The heat of-the fire is pleasant.

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