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1 cal
f.1 whitewash (pintura).2 lime.el agua tiene mucha cal the water is very hardcal viva quicklimecerrar a cal y canto to shut tight o firmlycon este hombre, es una de cal y otra de arena you never know with that man, he's nice one minute and horrible the next3 Cal.* * *1 ( caloría) calorie; (abreviatura) cal————————1 lime\de cal y canto figurado strong, toughuna de cal y otra de arena familiar six of one and half a dozen of the othercal apagada / cal muerta slaked limecal viva quicklime* * *noun f.* * *SF limecal apagada, cal muerta — slaked lime
* * *femenino limeahogar or apagar la cal — to slake lime
pintado a la cal — (RPl) whitewashed
una de cal y otra de arena — (Esp) something nice followed by something less pleasant
- cal viva* * *femenino limeahogar or apagar la cal — to slake lime
pintado a la cal — (RPl) whitewashed
una de cal y otra de arena — (Esp) something nice followed by something less pleasant
- cal viva* * *cal11 = whitewash, lime.Ex: By adding about a tablespoon of powdered alum per gallon of whitewash its quality can be improved.
Ex: The water is turquoise due to high concentrations of dissolved lime picked up as it runs through sedimentary rock.* apagar la cal = slake + lime.* apagar la cal viva = slake + quicklime.* cal apagada = slaked lime.* cal viva = quicklime.* horno de cal = lime kiln.CAL2 (aprendizaje asistido por ordenador)Ex: Thirdly, there may well be a growth in computer-assisted learning using expert systems and other interactive learning software in a variety of disciplines.
* * *limeahogar or apagar la cal to slake limecerrar algo a cal y canto to close sth firmly o tight‹convicción› firmuna de cal y otra de arena ( Esp); something nice followed by something less pleasanttienes que aceptar que aquí te dan una de cal y otra de arena you have to learn to take the rough with the smooth hereCompuestos:slaked limeslaked lime● cal vivaquicklime, caustic lime* * *
cal sustantivo femenino
lime
cal 1 sustantivo femenino lime
Quím cal viva, quicklime
(para encalar) whitewash
♦ Locuciones: cerrado,-a a cal y canto, bolted and barred
familiar una de cal y otra de arena, six of one and half a dozen of the other
cal 2 abr de caloría(s), calorie(s), cal
' cal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
blanquear
- blanqueo
- piedra
English:
lime
- whitewash
- Cal
* * *cal nf[en polvo] lime; [pintura] whitewash;el agua tiene mucha cal the water is very hard;cerrar a cal y canto to shut tight o firmly;una de cal y otra de arena: con este hombre, es una de cal y otra de arena you never know with that man, he's nice one minute and horrible the next;el equipo está dando una de cal y otra de arena the team are good one minute, awful the nextcal apagada slaked lime;cal viva (quick)lime* * *f lime;una de cal y otra de arena fam mixed fortunes;cerrar algo a cal y canto fig shut sth tight* * *cal nf: lime, quicklime* * *cal n lime -
2 cal viva
• caustic lime• lime• quick lime
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