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Ser de sangre caliente

/ser de san-GRE ka-LYEN-te/

To be hot-blooded

When to use it

Refers to someone with a strong temperament—passionate, quick to anger, or emotionally intense. Often used in family arguments.

In conversation

Mi tío es de sangre caliente, discute por cualquier cosa.

My uncle is hot-blooded—he argues over anything.

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