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"Cal" is a form of "cal", an abbreviation which is often translated as "cal". "Tar" is a noun which is often translated as "el alquitrán". Learn more about the difference between "tar" and "cal" below.
tar(
tar
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (substance)
a. el alquitrán (M) (for roads, in cigarettes)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Smoking low tar cigarettes does not reduce the risk of heart disease.Fumar cigarrillos de bajo contenido en alquitrán no reduce el riesgo de padecer enfermedades del corazón.
b. el chapopote (M) (Mexico)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Mexico
They're going to resurface the road with tar.Van a repavimentar la carretera con chapopote.
c. la brea (F) (in pharmaceuticals)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Tar is used in the making of soap, disinfectant, and medicines.La brea se utiliza en la fabricación de jabones, desinfectantes y medicinas.
2. (colloquial) (nautical)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. el marinero (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He was an old tar who had spent many years sailing the seven seas.Era un viejo marinero que había pasado muchos años surcando los siete mares.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. alquitranar
There are still many roads in the area that haven't been tarred.Aún quedan muchas carreteras de la zona por alquitranar.
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