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caló

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
caló nm	España (lengua gitana)	language of Spanish gypsies n
		Calo n
	El caló es más difícil de entender de lo que parece .
	The language of Spanish gypsies is harder to understand than you'd think.
	ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Calo is the language Spanish gypsies speak.

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Principal Translations
Spanish		English
calar⇒ vi	(líquido: filtrarse)	seep through vi + prep
	(liquid)	penetrate⇒ vi
	(liquid)	infiltrate⇒ vi
		soak through vi + prep
	El agua ha calado por la pared del dormitorio.
	The water has seeped through the bedroom wall.
calar vi	(ser permeable)	be permeable, be penetrable v expr
		let water through v expr
	La tela de esta gabardina cala.
	The fabric on that raincoat is permeable.
calar vi	(idea: penetrar)	make an impression on v expr
		leave a mark on v expr
		resonate in vi + prep
	Las opiniones contra ese político han calado en la sociedad.
	The opinions against that politician have made an impression on society.
calar a alguien vtr + prep	coloquial (comprender la intención)	see through [sb] v expr
		know the intentions of [sb] v expr
	(UK, informal)	suss [sb]⇒ vtr
	(UK, informal)	suss [sb] out vtr phrasal sep
	Después de trabajar mucho tiempo con Diego, por fin lo calo: lo único que le interesa es el dinero.
	After working for so long with Diego, I finally see through him: he was only interested in money.
calar vtr	coloquial (descubrir, conocer) (colloquial)	suss⇒ vtr
		find out vtr phrasal sep
	Lo calé a la segunda frase; sé que me mentiste.
	I sussed it from the moment you opened your mouth; I know you lied to me.
	ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. I found out about my husband cheating on me.
calarse⇒ v prnl	(mojarse)	get wet v expr
	(completely)	get soaked, get drenched v expr
	Mi padre se caló con la lluvia porque no llevaba paraguas.
	My father got wet in the rain because he didn't have an umbrella.
calarse v prnl	(vehículo: parar) (motor vehicle)	stall⇒ vi
	Al intentar subir la cuesta el coche se caló.
	The car stalled when we were trying to drive up the hill.

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Additional Translations
Spanish		English
calar adj mf	(calizo)	calcareous, chalky adj
	El ingeniero nos dijo que no era posible construir en este terreno calar.
	The engineer told us that it wasn't possible to build in this calcareous (or: chalky) land.
calar⇒ vtr	(material: metal, madera)	fret⇒ vtr
	Voy a salir a comprar una sierra para calar madera.
	I am going to buy a saw to fret wood.
calar vtr	(fruta: cortar trozo)	slice⇒ vtr
	El vendedor caló la sandía para que la clienta la probase.
	The vendor sliced the watermelon so the customer could try it.

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Compound Forms: calar | caló
Spanish		English
calar hondo loc verb	(idea: penetrar profundamente) (political movement)	take root, gather momentum v expr
	(speaker)	touch deeply v expr
	(trend)	catch on v expr
	(idea)	sink in v expr
	Lamentablemente, las ideas de esos extremistas calaron hondo en nuestra sociedad e hicieron mucho daño.
	Unfortunately, the ideas of these extremists took root in our society and did a lot of damage.
sierra de calar, sierra de vaivén nf + loc adj	(herramienta para cortar)	jigsaw n
		keyhole saw n
		saber saw n

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