I have heard this expression sometimes. For instance, when two friends are going to play something, first one says to the second: "Dale calor primo!". What does it mean?
Thanks in advance.
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it's usually used in a very informal way, normally singed in songs (reggaeton or similar).
The sentence is composed for two parts:
The first one, dale calor
; translated as a Come on!
, give me the power
or similar. In your sentence, it means go ahead
or do something quickly
. Literally the sentence means: give me heat.
The second part, primo
: it's a very colloquial way to refer someone. It could be translated as a baby
, guy
or lad
in english. Literally it is translated as a cousin.
As you can se, it is a very informal way to speak, so it must be taken very carefully this kind of sentences when you translate them, because it depends in the context heavily.
Hope it helped!
"Dar calor" would mean to "go ahead with certain emphasis" with whatever affair they are involved in. For example when driving, "dale calor" can translate to something like "Floor the gas pedal"