hot, a.1aTe. Boiling hot, ar gail, ar fiuchadh. Burning hot, dearg te. Red hot, caordhearg. To be hot, (i) (rud) a bheith te; (ii) teas a bheith ar (dhuine); (iii) teas a bheith i (lá). Hot weather, brothall m. Hot fire, tine thiubh (ó ghunnaí). F: To be in hot water, bheith in achrann. He got into hot water, tharraing sé trioblóid air féin. F: Hot air, baothchaint f. It was hot work, cailleadh allas leis mar obair. To blow hot and cold, bheith go luaimneach; bheith liom leat. F: Hot and bothered, go mór trí chéile. He went hot and cold all over, chuir sé creatha fuachta agus fiabhrais de féin. bHot tears, deora goirte, deora teo. c(Piobar, etc.) te, teobhlasta. F: He's hot stuff at hurling, iománaí thar cionn é. 2aNews hot from the press, scéala díreach tar éis teacht amach ar na páipéir. bVen: Hot on the trail, on the scent, géar ar an lorg. Games: You are getting hot, tá tú ag téamh. 3aFraochmhar, lasánta, teasaí, tintrí. He has a hot temper, tá tallann thobann ann. bHot contest, coimhlint ghéar. At the hottest of the fray, nuair ba thréine an gleo. To be in hot pursuit of s.o., bheith go díbhirceach ar thóir duine. The attack was hot and strong, bhí an t-ionsaí go fíochmhar tréan. They went at it hot and strong, chuaigh siad ina chionn ar theann a ndíchill. Turf: Hot favourite, rogha an phobail. 4F: To make a place too hot for s.o., dealga a chur faoi chosa duine. They made things too hot for him, chuir siad an tine ar an bpíopa aige. She gave it to him hot, thug sí feannadh dó. We are going to have a hot time, tá teagmháil chrua romhainn. ►hotly, adv.1(Labhairt) go te, go tintrí.2(Rud a leanúint) go díbhirceach, go géar.