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cal

=

lime powder

noun

cal
feminine noun
1. whitewash (pintura)
2. lime (en polvo)
  • el agua tiene mucha cal -> the water is very hard
  • cal viva -> quicklime
  • cerrar a cal y canto -> to shut tight o firmly
  • 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

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cal [cahl]
noun
1. Lime. (f)
  • Cal viva -> quick or unslaked lime
  • Pared de cal y canto -> a wall of rough stone and mortar
  • Ser de cal y canto -> (Met.) to be as strong as if built with lime and stone
  • Dar una de cal y otra de arena -> to apply a policy of the carrot and the stick

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