calories

a unit for measuring the energy that food contains and your body uses

calorías, unidades de energía

• count calories

Collocations count calories · burn calories

• She's trying to lose weight by counting her calories.

  Ella está intentando perder peso contando sus calorías.

the amount of energy that food contains, measured in units called calories

contenido calórico de los alimentos

• have a lot of calories

Collocations high-calorie food · low-calorie diet

• This meal has too many calories.

  Esta comida tiene demasiadas calorías.