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heat

 
 
/hiːt/ noun

Translation

HOT [U] the quality of being hot or warm
ısı, ateş, ısı kaynağı
the heat of summer1516
the heat when it is very hot
sıcak
I don't really like the heat.1516
TEMPERATURE [U, no plural] the temperature of something
ısı, ateş
Cook on a low heat.1516
the heat US ( UK the heating) the system that keeps a building warm
ısıtma sistemi
Could you turn the heat up a little.13021516
RACE [C] a competition, especially a race, which decides who will be in the final event
eleme yarışması
2273
in the heat of the moment If you do or say something in the heat of the moment, you do or say it without thinking because you are angry or excited.
kızgınlık ve heyecan esnasında yapılan/söylenen
1116
→ See also dead heat
(Definition of heat noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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