Rojo vivo.

[Jane]

... pero he visto que esto está al rojo vivo...

Qué significa estar al rojo vivo?

[Alfonso]

Originally Posted by Jane

Qué significa estar al rojo vivo?

I'm not sure I could translate it into English. I'll try an explanation and maybe you can say the English word for it.
Something is al rojo vivo when it's really exciting, or a lot of things are happening at the same time, or it's really interesting, or it has suddenly come to the forefront... Summing up: when a lot of activities make something to get as hot as red/white metal (when it's warmed up in the forge).

[Tomisimo]

Estar al rojo vivo = to be red hot / to be white hot

And that's my

[Marsopa]

that "red hot" captures the meaning. However, I don't remember ever actually using red hot in a sentence unless I was building a campfire...

[Tomisimo]

You can use al rojo vivo figuratively as well, like that's hot stuff or something similar.

[Marsopa]

I don't remember ever having actually said "hot stuff" either. I guess I am just idiom illiterate.

Marsopa

[Tomisimo]

Ok, have you ever said that something is "hot" (figuratively, not literally), as in very popular.

[Jane]

Originally Posted by Tomisimo

Ok, have you ever said that something is "hot" (figuratively, not literally), as in very popular.

Of course, David.
A lot of the people here are hot..., without mentioning names.
This site is hot!!!

Se puede decir que una persona está al rojo vivo o se usa solo por describir situaciones o cosas?

[CrOtALiTo]

I think, Rojo vivo, you can use that word, when something're happening in the moment, for example:

My friendships're fighting for an girls, it's to be red hot.

Hey Police man, yes sir. Could you help me, tell me. How can I help you, the street in, with address street 24st Morelos, an guys're fighting and they are hurting them, ok, sir lets go, sir, I tell you the fight're to be red hot.

I hope you all are well.

[CrOtALiTo]

My profile.

[Alfonso]

Originally Posted by Jane

Se puede decir que una persona está al rojo vivo o se usa solo por describir situaciones o cosas?

Se usa para situaciones. Referido a una persona resultaría raro.

• El partido está al rojo vivo. Empatan, sólo quedan cinco minutos y los dos equipos se están dejando la piel en el campo.
• La reunión está al rojo vivo. Se puede mascar la tensión en el aire.

[Jane]

Muchas gracias a todos!