What does scaldare in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word scaldare in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use scaldare in Italian.

The word scaldare in Italian means warm, heat, inflame, excite, ignite, warm up, heat up, get heated, get heated, warm up, warm up your muscles, keep the desk warm, warm up the car, keep the chair warm. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word scaldare

warm, heat

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (aumentare la temperatura)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Devi scaldare questa stanza facendo un po' di fuoco perché altrimenti non ci si riesce a stare.
You need to warm (or: heat) up this room by lighting a fire as it's unbearable.

inflame, excite, ignite

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (infiammare, appassionare) (figurative)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
La canzone in dialetto ha scaldato i cuori del pubblico.
The argument got quite heated.

warm up, heat up

verbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (diventare caldo)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")
L'acqua al sole si è scaldata.
The water warmed (or: heated) up in the sun.

get heated

verbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (figurato (appassionarsi) (figurative)

È talmente convinto della bontà della sua idea di marketing che si scalda sempre quando la spiega.
He's so convinced that his marketing idea is great that he always gets excited when he explains it.

get heated

verbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (figurato (innervosirsi, adirarsi) (figurative)

Guardi, non c'è bisogno di scaldarsi: adesso chiamiamo il responsabile d'ufficio e vediamo se possiamo trovare una soluzione. L'atmosfera si è scaldata quando gli ospiti hanno iniziato a parlare di politica.
The atmosphere got heated with the guests began talking about politics.

warm up

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (prepararsi allo sport) (sports)

(phrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S])
Prima di iniziare l'allenamento bisogna scaldare i muscoli.
Before starting exercise, you need to warm up your muscles.

warm up your muscles

keep the desk warm

(school)

warm up the car

keep the chair warm

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