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está calentando

is heating

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phrase Uncommon #24,863
is heating Depending on context, it can also mean “is warming up,” especially when something is getting warmer rather than heating something else.
SP: Está calentando la sopa.
EN: He is heating the soup.

Está calentando un poco, Shorty.

It’s warming up a bit, Shorty.

— Malcolm X (1992)

Ella está calentando el agua.

She is heating the water.

¿Quién carajos está calentando la llave en su culo?

Who the hell is warming up the tap in his ass?

— Gangs of Wasseypur I (2012)

La luz del sol está calentando el agua.

Sunlight is heating the water.

Ella está calentando agua para el té.

She is heating water for tea.