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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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