trabajo en caliente
/tɾabaxo en kaljente/from spelling rules
The English phrase "hot work" is translated into Spanish as trabajo en caliente.
This term is used specifically in industrial safety and occupational health contexts to refer to activities like welding or grinding that involve ignition sources.
Meaning: work that causes sparks or flame (noun)
Which one should you use?
The plural form trabajos en caliente can be used when referring to multiple types of hot work activities or several instances of such work.
Did you know?
- While trabajo en caliente is a technical term, the Spanish word caliente can be a risky word in social contexts because it is frequently used to describe sexual arousal or suggestive behavior.
- In Spanish, the phrase en caliente is also used idiomatically to describe doing something impulsively or while angry, such as actuar en caliente, meaning to act in the heat of the moment.
- In some Spanish-speaking industrial environments, the process of getting a permit for trabajos en caliente is colloquially referred to as el permiso de fuego, or 'the fire permit'.
Examples in context
- Necesitamos un permiso para el trabajo en caliente.We need a permit for hot work.
- El inspector revisará todo el trabajo en caliente.The inspector will check all the hot work.
- No se permite el trabajo en caliente sin protección.Hot work is not allowed without protection.
Example conversation
Two coworkers are discussing safety protocols on a construction site.
- JavierMaría, ¿ya tienes el permiso para el trabajo en caliente?María, do you already have the permit for the hot work?
- MaríaNo, Javier, todavía lo estoy tramitando.No, Javier, I am still processing it.
- JavierNo podemos empezar el trabajo en caliente sin ese papel.We cannot start the hot work without that paper.
- MaríaTienes razón, esperemos a que llegue la firma.You are right, let's wait for the signature to arrive.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
