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Cuando se describe el tiempo, se usa "hace", por ejemplo, "hace frío" o "hace sol". ¿Es lo mismo con la temperatura?

Si es la temperatura de algo, como una persona o comida, ¿es lo mismo?

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hace sol sounds just wrong to me and so as hace luna. – César Feb 4 '12 at 14:28
@César in Spain "hace sol" is one of the most common ways of saying "it's sunny" – Juanillo Feb 4 '12 at 17:23
@Juanillo I know, in Perú we use it too. But is it correct? How about (El día) está soleado? hace calor would be better if we are talking about temperature. – César Feb 4 '12 at 17:32
@César From RAE definition of "hacer": "35. impers. Expresa la cualidad o estado del tiempo atmosférico. Hace calor, frío, buen día Hace bueno Mañana hará malo". So it's correct. I don't really know why you think it's not. Of course you can also say "El día está soleado" but it doesn't mean that "hace sol" is wrong. buscon.rae.es/draeI/SrvltConsulta?LEMA=hacer – Juanillo Feb 5 '12 at 15:29
Ahy una parte de colombia y en argentina que se dice Esta haciendo fresco – AlejoNext Aug 16 '12 at 5:58

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For the weather we use the verb "hacer" in an impersonal use (the sentence doesn't have subject)

Hace frío --> It is cold

Hace sol --> It is sunny

For the temperature, we use the verb "haber" also in an impersonal way (if you are referring for the environment temperature):

Hay 17 grados (centígrados) (It is 37ºC)

you can also use alternatives like these:

Tenemos un día soleado (centígrados) (we have a sunny day)

Hoy tenemos 17 grados (centígrados) (Today it is 37ºC)

Hoy estamos a 17 grados (centígrados) (Today it is 37ºC)

In case you're referring to the temperature of a person you can use "tener":

Tengo 37 grados de temperatura (I have a temperature of 37ºC)

Tengo 37 grados de fiebre (I have a temperature of 37ºC)

Tengo fiebre (I have a temperature)

With things we usually use "estar" or "tener una temperatura":

La lava está a 700ºC (the lava has a temperature of 700ºC)

La lava tiene una temperatura de 700ºC (the lava has a temperature of 700ºC)

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Javi, you don't say "There are 37°C" in English. You can say "It's 37°C today." – Icarus Feb 1 '12 at 15:57
@Icarus, ok, thanks, updated – Javi Feb 1 '12 at 16:21

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