Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Hot enough for you
English answer:
Asked in a humorous way: "well, I hope you like this (awful) heat!"
English term
Hot enough for you
especially when they don't have anything else to talk about.
They use phrases like "nice day ha?"
Woman: Hot enough for you?
Man: Great day if it doesn't rain.
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What does "Hot enough for you?" mean in this dialogue?
Does it mean "It's very hot, isn't it?"
Thank you
| 5 +3 | asked in a humourous way |
Yvonne Gallagher
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| 4 -1 | are you ok? |
David Hollywood
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Aug 16, 2021 11:33: Yvonne Gallagher Created KOG entry
Non-PRO (2): Rachel Fell, AllegroTrans
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Ireland
right word, right place. everytime
Native in: English (Variants: Irish, UK, US, Canadian) 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
asked in a humourous way
So this expression is basically asking in a humorous way if the person is finding it TOO hot as it's highly unlikely/improbable the answer would be "oh no, I'd like it hotter!" (unless of course that is meant to be humorous as well)
It is basically just saying to someone well I hope you like this (awful) heat! Be careful what you wish for!
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/is it hot enough for yo...
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Note added at 7 hrs (2021-08-14 15:21:34 GMT)
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so another way of saying this:
What about you? Do you like it this hot? (with expected answer "No, can't stand this heat")
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Note added at 7 hrs (2021-08-14 15:22:44 GMT)
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typo: humorous
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Note added at 2 days 3 hrs (2021-08-16 11:33:49 GMT) Post-grading
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Glad to have helped
| Thank you so much, Yvonne |
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Tina Vonhof (X)
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Many thanks:-)
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AllegroTrans
: just another way of saying "isn't it hot"?
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Many thanks:-)
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British Diana
: Yes, and it may imply that the person has previously said they would like it even hotter.
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Thanks:-)
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worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
are you ok?
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Anglosaxon smalltalk very often uses the weather to indirectly ask about how the other person is feeling
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so in this case the underlying idea is: are you OK?
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that said you might have to keep the weather aspect in your translation and up to you to decide
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if you have to keep it literal, "Are you ok with the heat?"
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but is an indirect way of asking "how are you doing?"
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will depend on how this concept is conceived in your target language
| Thank you so much, David |
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Yvonne Gallagher
: no, it doesn't mean that//I repeat, it's wrong. It does not mean "are you OK?"with no mention of weather. As for "Anglosaxon"! Didn't want to read any further. BTW why do you have to add so many notes in dribs and drabs?
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ooh a disagree is missing the point here Yvonne...have you read my full post?
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AllegroTrans
: I don't see this as anything other than "isn't it hot"? I don't think in answer to this many people would do other than make another weather-related comment, just as in Asker's text; and wth are the Anglosaxons? Don't the Irish talk about the weather?!
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oh ye of little faith... wonder what the source text says
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Tomasso
: Literally, is the condition, to your liking,??? the meta message is are you OK? are you coping with the heat?
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