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English translation: cool / "in" / the latest fad, trend, etc.

05:50 Nov 8, 2018
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English term or phrase: hot
I am influenced by what’s hot and what’s not

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boostrer
United States
Local time: 08:02
Selected answer:cool / "in" / the latest fad, trend, etc.
Explanation:
It depends on the context, but one likely meaning is "trendy" (what's popular at the moment).

Example:
What's 'hot' and what's 'not' for tech in 2017

https://www.businessinsider.com/tech-hot-not-2017-preview-20...
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Jordan
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3 +9cool / "in" / the latest fad, trend, etc.
Arabic & More
4 +1fashionable / trendy / popular / in vogue
Tony M
4fashionable,attract my attention
mehdi yavari


  

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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +9
cool / "in" / the latest fad, trend, etc.


Explanation:
It depends on the context, but one likely meaning is "trendy" (what's popular at the moment).

Example:
What's 'hot' and what's 'not' for tech in 2017

https://www.businessinsider.com/tech-hot-not-2017-preview-20...

Arabic & More
Jordan
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree  Tony M
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
fashionable / trendy / popular / in vogue


Explanation:
Depends what kind of things are being referred to, but generally, if it's "hot", then it's a "must-have", everyone wants it, and if it's "not (hot)" it's out-of-date / not cool etc.

The hot / not rhyme means this expression as been used for a very long time, often in journalism.

Tony M
France
Local time: 14:02
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 44

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agree  Shekhar Banerjee
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
fashionable,attract my attention


Explanation:
depends on the context

mehdi yavari
Iran
Local time: 15:32
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
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