Radiador (en. Radiator)

/ra.ðjaˈðor/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

noun

Element of the heating system that distributes heat in a room.

The radiator in the living room is very hot.

El radiador de la sala está muy caliente.

Part of the cooling system of a vehicle that dissipates engine heat.

The radiator broke and the car overheated.

Se rompió el radiador y el coche se sobrecalentó.

Device used to heat water in heating systems.

The house radiator activates with the boiler.

El radiador de la casa se activa con la caldera.

From Latin 'radiātor', meaning 'the one who emits rays or radiations'.

to give heat

To provide heat, to be hot.

dar calor

to lower the radiator

To reduce the temperature of a radiator.

bajar el radiador

oil radiator

Type of radiator that uses oil for heating.

radiador de aceite

heating

System used to heat a space.

calefacción

thermometer

Instrument that measures temperature.

termómetro

heat

Thermal energy that is transferred between bodies.

calor

In some contexts, refers to a very attractive or hot person.

That person is a radiator, everyone looks at her.

Esa persona es un radiador, todos la miran.

Can be used to describe something that heats up quickly.

This car is a radiator, it heats up right away.

Este coche es un radiador, se calienta enseguida.