WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| Principal Translations |
| chalk n | uncountable (limestone substance) | caliza nf |
| | | creta nf |
| | In this region, there is a layer of chalk underneath the soil. |
| | En esta región hay una capa de caliza bajo el suelo. |
| chalk n | uncountable (for writing on blackboard) | tiza nf |
| | | clarión nm |
| | (MX) | gis nm |
| | (GT, SY) | yeso nm |
| | Laura grabbed a piece of chalk and scribbled an equation on the blackboard. |
| | Laura cogió un trozo de tiza y escribió una ecuación en la pizarra. |
| chalk [sth]⇒ vtr | (rub chalk on: cue) | entizar⇒ vtr |
| | The pool player chalked his cue and bent over to line up his shot. |
| | El jugador de pool entizó el palo y se inclinó para alinear su tiro. |
| Additional Translations |
| chalk adj | (made of chalk) | de tiza loc adj |
| | An exhibition of famous chalk drawings is on display at the museum. |
| | En el museo hay una exposición de dibujos de tiza famosos. |
| chalk n | (powder used by climbers, gymnasts) | tiza nf |
| | | tiza de escalada nf + loc adj |
| | | magnesio nm |
| | | magnesio de escalada nm + loc adj |
| | The gymnast rubbed chalk on his hands before mounting the high bar. |
| | El gimnasta se puso tiza en las manos antes de subirse a la barra alta. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
Locuciones verbales
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chalk out [sth],
chalk [sth] out vtr phrasal sep | (make a sketchy plan of) | esbozar⇒ vtr |
| | | bocetar⇒ vtr |
chalk up [sth],
chalk [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | figurative (achieve [sth]) | anotarse⇒ v prnl |
| | Fangio chalked up many victories in motor racing. |
| | Fangio se anotó muchas victorias en automovilismo. |
| | | apuntarse⇒ v prnl |
| | Fangio se apuntó muchas victorias en automovilismo. |
chalk up [sth],
chalk [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (write [sth] in chalk) | escribir con tiza loc verb |
| | The teacher chalked up an equation on the blackboard. |
chalk up [sth],
chalk [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (rub chalk on: cue) | entizar⇒ vtr |
| | Fred chalked up his cue and walked around the table to plan his shot. |
| chalk [sth] up to [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (attribute, ascribe [sth] to [sth]) | atribuir algo a loc verb |
| | Don accidentally ran a red light; he chalked it up to tiredness. |
| | Don se pasó un semáforo en rojo y atribuyó el desliz al cansancio. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
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