la
feminine
/kalefakˈθjon/
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Translation
heating
Word origin
From Latin calefacere ('to make warm'), from calere ('to be hot') plus facere ('to make'). The same root gives English 'calorie'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- calefacere
- English cognates
- calorie
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralcalefacciones
Examples
.
The heating is not working in winter.
Enciende , .
Turn on the heating, please.
.
The house has central heating.
consume mucha .
The heating uses a lot of energy.
.
It is cold because there is no heating.
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