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a cal y canto

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
a cal y canto loc adv	(totalmente cerrado)	shut tight adv
		securely locked adv
	Ese edificio está cerrado a cal y canto desde hace diez años.
	This building has been shut tight for ten years.
a cal y canto loc adv	figurado (de manera intransigente)	unyieldingly, uncompromisingly adv
	(figurative)	under lock and key adv
	(figurative)	slam the door shut on [sth] v expr
	La empresa se cerró a cal y canto a las propuestas de los trabajadores.
	The company dealt with proposals from the workers uncompromisingly.

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