hot
Direct German Translations & Equivalents:
Click any term below to jump straight to its full vocabulary entry in German:
Verb Conjugation Tables & Inflections
Definitions & Usage
Active, in use or ready for use (like a bullet or a firing range), turned on (like a microphone or camera).
Relating to popularity, quality, or the state of being interesting.
Very close to finding or guessing something to be found or guessed.
(of food) Spicy, pungent, piquant, as some chilis and other spices are.
(acoustics) Loud, producing a strong electric signal for the amplifier or other sound equipment.
(slang) Used to emphasize the short duration or small quantity of something
(slang, of a vehicle or aircraft) Extremely fast or with great speed.
Hotly; at a high temperature.
Rapidly, quickly.
While shooting, while firing one's weapon(s).
To become lively or exciting.
A hot meal, usually in the phrase "three hots" (i.e. three hot meals per day) or derivations such as three hots and a cot.
Notable Literary & Historical Quotes
“The microphone was hot and the show was on the air.”
— 2004, Phillip Moore, Sealed for a Purpose, page 213:
“So I just blurted out, "This is really a fucking way to make a living, huh?" […] The microphone was hot, and I knew I was in trouble. The radio management came to my house and suspended me immediately.”
— 2013, Larry Munson, Tony Barnhart, From Herschel to a Hobnail Boot: The Life and Times of Larry Munson, Triumph Books, →ISBN, page 52:
“I leaned forward, still ogling, thinking the camera was off me until the end of the song, but then on went the little red light that meant my camera was hot ...”
— 2014, Don Carpenter, The Hollywood Trilogy: A Couple of Comedians, The True Story of Jody McKeegan, and Turnaround, Catapult, →ISBN: