calibre

el calibre(
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A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
a. caliber
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
El rifle M1 Garand es un calibre .30.The M1 Garand rifle has a .30 caliber.
b. calibre
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
Según el perito, la víctima fue asesinada con una pistola calibre .22.According to the expert witness, the victim was shot with a .22 calibre pistol.
c. gauge
¿Cuál era el calibre de los cañones antiaéreos alemanes?What was the gauge of the German anti-aircraft cannons?
d. gage
Estas balas son del calibre equivocado. El revólver Colt es calibre .45.These bullets are the wrong gage. The Colt revolver is a .45.
e. bore
La Marina adquirió cañones de mayor calibre para los buques de guerra.The Navy bought cannons of a larger bore for the battleships.
a. caliber
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
Las cañerías de calibre pequeño tienden a taparse.Pipes of a small caliber tend to get blocked up.
b. calibre
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
Medí el calibre del tubo con una cinta métrica.I measured the calibre of the pipe with a measuring tape.
c. gauge
El cerco fue hecho con un alambrado de calibre fino.The fence was made with a wire netting of thin gauge.
d. gage
Compra alambrado de calibre grueso.Buy wire netting of a thick gage.
e. bore
"Necesitamos un cilindro de un calibre mayor," dijo el plomero."We need a cylinder of a greater bore," said the plummer.
a. caliber
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
Shakespeare y Cervantes fueron escritores del mismo calibre para los idiomas inglés y español.Shakespeare and Cervantes were writers of the same caliber in English and Spanish.
b. calibre
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
En esta ópera jamás cantó un cantante del calibre de Pavarotti.Never has a singer of the calibre of Pavarotti sung in this opera house.
c. class
Es vergonzoso que una actriz de su calibre jamás haya ganado un Óscar.It's shameful that an actress of her class has never won an Oscar.
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