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masculine

/kalentaˈmjento/

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Translation

warming, warm-up

Word origin

From calentar ('to heat, warm'), from Latin calens, present participle of calere ('to be warm'), plus the noun suffix -miento.

Origin
Latin
Root
calere
English cognates
calorie, cauldron

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralcalentamientos

Examples

global científicos.

Global warming worries scientists.

.

Before running I do a ten-minute warm-up.

.

The coach led the team's warm-up.

tarda .

The warming of the water takes a few minutes.

¿ ?

Did you do the warm-up before the match?

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This word is part of lesson 94.