tanto calor

so much heat

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phrase Uncommon #16,055

so much heat Used with hacer to talk about how hot the weather is: hace tanto calor means “it’s so hot” or “there is so much heat.” With como, it means “as much heat as”; in negative sentences, “not as hot.”

SP: No puedo dormir porque hace tanto calor.

EN: I can't sleep because it's so hot.

Hacía tanto calor que fuimos a nadar.

It was so hot that we went swimming.

Si la abro hará tanto calor que solo servirá para atraer mosquitos.

If I open it, it will be so hot that it will only attract mosquitoes.

— Una segunda madre (2015)

No es normal que haga tanto calor.

It’s not normal for it to be this hot.

Como hacía tanto calor, fuimos a nadar.

Since it was so hot, we went swimming.

Hacía tanto calor en el estadio que pensé que iba a desmayarme.

It was so hot in the stadium that I thought I was going to faint.

Hacía tanto calor que pensé que me iba a desmayar.

It was so hot I thought I was going to faint.

Hacía tanto calor que ella tenía ganas de comer helado.

It was so hot that she felt like eating ice cream.

Esta noche ha hecho tanto calor que no he dormido bien.

It was so hot last night that I didn't sleep well.

Si no hiciera tanto calor en verano me gustaría más.

If it weren’t so hot in the summer, I’d like it more.

Tengo tanto calor.

I'm so hot.

— Fellini, ocho y medio (1963)

Hacía tanto calor que no podíamos caminar durante mucho rato.

It was so hot that we couldn’t walk for very long.

Si tienes tanto calor, ¿por qué no te quitas la ropa?

If you're so hot, why don't you take your clothes off?

Solo desearía que no hiciera tanto calor hoy.

I just wish it weren't so hot today.

Hacía tanto calor que dormí con la ventana abierta.

It was so hot that I slept with the window open.

Hacía tanto calor, que me puse a descansar a la sombra.

It was so hot that I went to rest in the shade.

Anoche hizo tanto calor que no pude dormir bien.

It was so hot last night that I couldn't sleep well.

Tanto calor no es normal.

This much heat isn't normal.