agotamiento por calor
/aɡotamjento poɾ kaloɾ/from spelling rules
The English phrase "heat exhaustion" is translated into Spanish as agotamiento por calor.
Agotamiento por calor is used to describe a medical condition where the body overheats following prolonged exposure to high temperatures.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of agotamiento (exhaustion), por (due to or by) and calor (heat).
Which one should you use?
While agotamiento por calor refers to heat exhaustion, golpe de calor is the term used for the more severe medical emergency known as heat stroke.
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun agotamiento is masculine, so any accompanying adjectives must also be in the masculine form.
How do you pronounce it?
/aɡotamjento poɾ kaloɾ/
Did you know?
- In Spanish, calor is often used with the verb tener (to have) rather than estar (to be). A person says tengo calor to mean 'I am hot', literally stating 'I have heat'.
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, a common home remedy for the feeling of calor is drinking agua de cebada or other natural infusions to cool the body internally.
- The word calor is a linguistic cousin to the English word 'calorie', as both stem from the same ancient root describing heat.
Examples in context
- ¿Alguien vio a Juan? Salió a correr al sol sin sombrero y ahora está sufriendo un golpe de calor.Has anyone seen Juan? He went for a run in the sun without a hat, and now he's suffering from heat exhaustion.
- El agotamiento por calor es peligroso.Heat exhaustion is dangerous.
- Debes evitar el agotamiento por calor.You must avoid heat exhaustion.
Example conversation
Sofía and Alejandro are resting in the shade after a hike.
- Sofía¿Estás bien, Alejandro?Are you okay, Alejandro?
- AlejandroNo, tengo un poco de agotamiento por calor.No, I have a bit of heat exhaustion.
- SofíaDebes beber agua y descansar.You must drink water and rest.
- AlejandroGracias, Sofía, me siento mareado.Thanks, Sofia, I feel dizzy.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries agotamiento, calor, por, CC BY-SA 4.0.
