Principal Translations |
calzar⇒ vtr | (poner zapatos) (footwear) | wear⇒ vtr |
| | put [sth] on v expr |
| Calzó su pie desnudo con unas sandalias. |
| She wore sandals on her naked feet. |
| She put sandals on her naked feet. |
calzar vtr | (dar, proporcionar calzado) | supply footwear vtr + n |
| | give shoes vtr + n |
| | fit with shoes v expr |
| El gobierno quiere calzar a toda la población. Ningún niño sin zapatos. |
| The government wants to supply footwear for the whole population. No child without shoes. |
| The government wants to give shoes to the whole population. No child without shoes. |
| The government wants to fit the whole population with shoes. No child without shoes. |
calzar vtr | (sujetar con cuña) (wheel) | wedge⇒, chock⇒ vtr |
| Calzó el camión al aparcarlo en una cuesta para que no cayese. |
| He chocked the truck after parking, so it wouldn't roll down the hill. |
calzar vtr | (muebles) (under furniture) | shim⇒, steady⇒ vtr |
| | make [sth] level v expr |
| Calzó la mesa con un papel para que no cojease. |
| She shimmed (or: steadied) the table with a piece of paper so it wouldn't wobble. |
calzar vtr | (reemplazar rejas) (ploughshare) | re-shoe⇒ vtr |
| | replace the shoe vtr + n |
| El campesino calzó el arado con una reja nueva. |
| The farmer re-shoed the ploughshare. |
calzar vtr | coloquial (dar un golpe, puñetazo) (colloquial) | throw⇒, hurl⇒ vtr |
| | launch⇒ vtr |
| Le calzó un puñetazo que lo tiró al suelo. |
| He threw the man a punch that knocked him out cold. |
| He launched the man a punch that knocked him out cold. |
calzarse⇒ v prnl | (ponerse calzado) | put on shoes, put shoes on vtr phrasal sep |
| Estaba casi vestida, sólo le faltaba calzarse. |
| She was almost dressed; she just needed to put on her shoes. |
calzarse v prnl | vulgar (acostarse con alguien) | sleep with vi + prep |
| (slang) | get it on with v expr |
| Después de mucho tiempo consiguió calzarse a la chica que le gustaba. |
| After a long time, he managed to sleep with the girl he liked. |
| After a long time, he managed to get it on with the girl he liked. |