🇬🇧🇪🇸 calorie - caloría : English Lesson

Meaning of "calorie" ("caloría"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A calorie is a way of measuring energy, especially the energy we get from food. When you eat something, your body uses calories to run, jump, think, and even sleep. Some foods, like fruits and vegetables, have fewer calories, while treats like cookies and pizza have more. Calories give you energy, but if you eat more calories than your body uses, it stores the extra energy as fat—kind of like saving leftovers for later!

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

I ran up the stairs to burn calories, then ate three donuts because I felt tired.

After eating a bag of chips, I tried to burn the calories by blinking really fast.

The pizza had so many calories, I think it could power a rocket ship to the moon.

My smartwatch said I burned 200 calories walking to the fridge… but I added 500 more with a snack!

Mom said I burned calories by cleaning my room, but I think I burned more by complaining about it!

Tired on the hill, she opened a sandwich. One bite, a calorie; another bite, a calorie; warmth returned. She read "calorie 120" on the wrapper, marked each calorie in her head, then smiled. After three bites and a small calorie spark in her chest, she stood up and walked downhill, relieved.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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