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chalk up vt1) ascribe: atribuir, adscribir2) score: apuntarse, anotarse (una victoria, etc.)1) v + adv + oa) ( write on blackboard) escribir*, anotarb) \<\<win/success\>\> apuntarse, anotarse2) v + o + adv ( charge) (colloq)VT + ADV (lit) apuntar; (fig) [+ success, victory] apuntarse* * *1) v + adv + oa) ( write on blackboard) escribir*, anotarb) \<\<win/success\>\> apuntarse, anotarse2) v + o + adv ( charge) (colloq) -
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o:k1) (a white rock; a type of limestone.) creta, roca caliza2) ((a piece of) a chalk-like substance used for writing (especially on blackboards): a box of chalks.) tiza•- chalky- chalkboard
chalk n tizatr[ʧɔːk]1 (mineral) creta, roca caliza2 (for writing) tiza1 escribir con tiza1 escribir con tiza\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLnot by a long chalk ni mucho menos, con muchoto be as different as chalk and cheese ser la noche y el día, parecerse como un huevo a una castañachalk ['ʧɔk] vt: escribir con tizachalk n1) limestone: creta f, caliza f2) : tiza f, gis m Mex (para escribir)n.• clarión s.f.• creta s.f.• magnesio (Deporte) s.m.• tiza s.f.• yeso s.m.v.• marcar con tiza v.
I tʃɔːk1) u ( Geol) creta f, caliza fto be as different as chalk and cheese — (BrE) ser* (como) la noche y el día or (como) el día y la noche
2) c u ( for writing) tiza f, gis m (Méx)a piece of chalk — una tiza, un gis (Méx)
not by a long chalk — (BrE colloq) ni mucho menos
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transitive verb ( write with chalk) escribir* con tiza or (Méx) gisPhrasal Verbs:- chalk up[tʃɔːk]1.N (Geol) creta f ; (for writing) tiza f, gis m (Mex)a (piece of) chalk — una tiza f, un gis m (Mex)
- be as different as chalk and cheese2.VT [+ message] escribir con tiza; [+ luggage] marcar con tiza3.CPDchalk dust N — polvo m de tiza
- chalk up* * *
I [tʃɔːk]1) u ( Geol) creta f, caliza fto be as different as chalk and cheese — (BrE) ser* (como) la noche y el día or (como) el día y la noche
2) c u ( for writing) tiza f, gis m (Méx)a piece of chalk — una tiza, un gis (Méx)
not by a long chalk — (BrE colloq) ni mucho menos
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transitive verb ( write with chalk) escribir* con tiza or (Méx) gisPhrasal Verbs:- chalk up -
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tiza fEnglish-Spanish architecture and construction dictionary > chalk
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adj.1 cretáceo2 cretáceo.s.creta (mineral); tiza (for blackboard)gis (México)vt.1 trazar o marcar con tiza (mark); escribir con tiza (write)2 entizar, poner tiza a. (pt & pp chalked) -
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v.1 apuntarse (victory)2 anotar con tiza, escribir con tiza.3 apuntarse un tanto. -
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9 chalk line
English-Spanish architecture and construction dictionary > chalk line
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18 to be as different as chalk and cheese
ser la noche y el día, parecerse como un huevo a una castañaEnglish-spanish dictionary > to be as different as chalk and cheese
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20 French chalk
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chalk — chalk·er; … English syllables
Chalk — (ch[add]k), n. [AS. cealc lime, from L. calx limestone. See {Calz}, and {Cawk}.] 1. (Min.) A soft, earthy substance, of a white, grayish, or yellowish white color, consisting of calcium carbonate, and having the same composition as common… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chalk — [chôk] n. [ME < OE cealc < L calx, lime, limestone: see CALCIUM] 1. a white, gray, or yellowish limestone that is soft, porous, and easily pulverized, composed almost entirely of calcite from minute sea shells 2. any substance like chalk in … English World dictionary
Chalk — Chalk, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chalked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Chalking}.] 1. To rub or mark with chalk. [1913 Webster] 2. To manure with chalk, as land. Morimer. [1913 Webster] 3. To make white, as with chalk; to make pale; to bleach. Tennyson. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chalk — ► NOUN 1) a white soft limestone (calcium carbonate) formed from the skeletal remains of sea creatures. 2) a similar substance (calcium sulphate), made into sticks and used for drawing or writing. ► VERB 1) draw or write with chalk. 2) Brit.… … English terms dictionary
chalk|y — «CH kee», adjective, chalk|i|er, chalk|i|est. 1. of chalk; containing chalk: »The blackboard eraser was full of chalky dust. 2. like chalk; white as chalk: »The clown s … Useful english dictionary
chalk — [tʆɔːk ǁ tʆɒːk] verb chalk up something phrasal verb [transitive] to succeed in getting something or reaching a total: • The big oil companies continued to chalk up huge profits … Financial and business terms
Chalk — (engl. für Kreide) ist der Name eines kommerziellen Jugendmagazins, das in Österreich an den meisten höheren Schulen gratis aufliegt. Das 52seitige Heft erreicht ca. 105.000 Schüler, neben aktuellen CD , Buch , PC , TV Kritiken und diversen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
chalk... — chalk..., Chalk... [ç...] vgl. ↑chalko..., Chalko … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
chalk up to — chalk (something) up to (something else) to say that something is caused by something else. She doesn t even bother to say thank you, but I just chalk it up to bad manners and try not to let it bother me … New idioms dictionary
chalk up — (something) to record something special. Many banks chalked up large profits from their loans to internet companies. Etymology: based on the idea of keeping a record on a chalk board … New idioms dictionary