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Can you say "hot item"?
Thread poster: Rifraf
Rifraf
Rifraf
Local time: 12:02
Aug 24, 2010

Dear fellow translators,

At our office we are having a discussion about the term "hot item".

If you look in the Collins, something can be either a "hot issue" or "hot topic", but I cannot find evidence that you can also refer to it as a "hot item" (which is mainly used on Dutch sites).

Does anyone have a clue? Thanks for your help in advance!
 
Desdemone (X)
Desdemone (X)
Local time: 07:02
French to English
I wouldn't Aug 24, 2010

From a North American perspective, "hot item" would denote something that is selling quickly (flying off the shelves), but not a timely topic or issue. I'd stick with hot topic.
 
sokolniki
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United States
Local time: 05:02
English to Russian
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I am with Paula, well, in a way Aug 24, 2010

In North America hot item can also be an extremely popular topic for discussion/media coverage. About a celebrity couple which recently starting dating: They are an item.

[Edited at 2010-08-24 14:37 GMT]
 
Soonthon LUPKITARO(Ph.D.)
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Thailand
Local time: 17:02
English to Thai
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Also in local English newspapers of my area Aug 24, 2010

sokolniki wrote:
In North America hot item can also be an extremely popular topic for discussion/media coverage. About a celebrity couple which recently starting dating: They are an item.

Local English newspapers and TV or other media in Bangkok can be influenced by North American idiom. Hot items are sensational issues: they may be nonsense among majority of audience.

Soonthon Lupkitaro
 
Drew MacFadyen
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"Hot" in American slang = stolen Aug 24, 2010

In American slang, the term "hot item" frequently connotes an item that has been stolen.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=hot&defid=234982

Drew
 
Nicole Schnell
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Exactly. Aug 24, 2010

Drew MacFadyen wrote:

In American slang, the term "hot item" frequently connotes an item that has been stolen.
 
Yasutomo Kanazawa
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Japan
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With Drew and Nicole Aug 25, 2010

When I first saw the title 'Can you say "hot item"?', the first definition which popped up in my mind was stolen item. 2 cents from a movie buff.
 
Rifraf
Rifraf
Local time: 12:02
TOPIC STARTER
thanks Aug 25, 2010

Thanks very much for your answers! I will definately not use "hot item" now:)
 


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