Usages of quente
A água está fria ou quente?
Is the water cold or hot?
Este café está quente.
This coffee is hot.
A noite está fria e eu preciso de uma sopa quente.
The night is cold, and I need a hot soup.
Eu preciso ter água quente.
I need to have hot water.
Às vezes eu quero beber água quente.
Sometimes I want to drink hot water.
Eu quero preparar uma sopa quente.
I want to prepare a hot soup.
Ontem eu descansei bastante e depois tomei um banho quente.
Yesterday I rested a lot and then took a hot shower.
Eu quero tomar café quente agora.
I want to have hot coffee now.
Eu quero fazer uma sopa quente.
I want to make a hot soup.
Eu recomendo o café quente.
I recommend the hot coffee.
O senhor gosta de café quente.
You like hot coffee.
O verão é muito quente.
Summer is very hot.
As crianças gostam de brincar no quintal quando o tempo está quente.
The children like to play in the backyard when the weather is hot.
Vou beber água quente para que minha garganta melhore logo.
I’m going to drink hot water so that my throat gets better soon.
Minha garganta dói, então vou beber água quente agora.
My throat hurts, so I’m going to drink hot water now.
Na cozinha, a panela está quente e a colher está na mesa.
In the kitchen, the pot is hot and the spoon is on the table.
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