How is the phrase en el calor del momento translated from Spanish to English

English translation
In the heat of the moment
phrase

Actuar o hablar por impulso, por una emoción fuerte en ese instante.

Acting or speaking impulsively due to strong emotion in that instant.

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  • En el calor del momento dije cosas hirientes. — I said some hurtful things in the heat of the moment.

  • ¿Crees que actuó en caliente? — Do you think he acted in the heat of the moment?

  • No me juzgues, por favor; fue un arrebato del momento. — Please don't judge me; I was just in the heat of the moment.

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