calar

See also: cãlar

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin calō, chalō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kəˈla]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [kaˈlaɾ]

Verb

calar (first-person singular present calo, first-person singular preterite calí, past participle calat)

1. (transitive) to soak, to drench
2. (transitive) to set, to light (a fire)

   calar foc a ― to set fire to

3. (reflexive) to stall (of an engine: to stop suddenly)
4. (transitive) to stall (to cause the engine of a manual-transmission car to stop)

Further reading

• “calar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “calar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “calar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “calar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Indonesian

Noun

calar (first-person possessive calarku, second-person possessive calarmu, third-person possessive calarnya)

1. scratch

   Kulitnya tertutupi oleh calar-calar kecil.

   Her skin was covered with tiny scratches.

   Synonym: baret

Derived terms

Terms derived from calar

• bercalar
• calar-balar
• mencalarkan

• pencalaran
• tercalar

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Italian

Etymology

from calare

Noun

calar m (uncountable)

1. setting (of a heavenly body)

Derived terms

• calar del sole - sunset
• calar della luna - moonset

Anagrams

• Carla
• Clara

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Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan [Term?], from Vulgar Latin *calāre or *callāre, from Latin chalāre, present active infinitive of chalō, from Ancient Greek χαλάω (khaláō).

Verb

calar

1. to shut up (prevent from speaking)

Conjugation

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		calar			aver calat
gerund		calant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		calat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	cali	calas	cala	calam	calatz	calan
	imperfect	calavi	calavas	calava	calàvem	calàvetz	calavan
	preterite	calèri	calères	calèt	calèrem	calèretz	calèron
	future	calarai	calaràs	calarà	calarem	calaretz	calaràn
	conditional	calariái	calariás	calariá	calariam	calariatz	calarián
	conditional 2nd form1	calèra	calèras	calèra	caleram	caleratz	calèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	cale	cales	cale	calem	caletz	calen
	imperfect	calèssi	calèsses	calèsse	calèssem	calèssetz	calèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			cala		calem	calatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		calar			aver calat
gerund		calant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		calat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	cale	cales	cala	calam	calatz	calon
	imperfect	calave	calaves	calava	calaviam	calaviatz	calavon
	preterite	calere	caleres	calet	calem	caletz	caleron
	future	calarai	calaràs	calará	calarem	calaretz	calarán
	conditional	calariá	calariás	calariá	calariam	calariatz	calarián
	conditional 2nd form1	calèra	calèras	calèra	caleram	caleratz	calèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	cale	cales	cale	calassiam	calassiatz	calon
	imperfect	calesse	calesses	calesse	calessiam	calessiatz	calesson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			cala		calassiam	calatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		calar			aver calat
gerund		calant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		calat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	cali	calas	cala	calam	calatz	calan
	imperfect	calavi	calavas	calava	calàvam	calàvatz	calavan
	preterite	calèi	calès	calè	calèm	calètz	calèn
	future	calarèi	calaràs	calarà	calaram	calaratz	calaràn
	conditional	calarí	calarés	calaré	calarem	calaretz	calarén
	conditional 2nd form1	calèra	calèras	calèra	caleram	caleratz	calèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	cali	cales	cale	calem	caletz	calen
	imperfect	calèssi	calèsses	calèsse	calèssem	calèssetz	calèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			cala		calem	calatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		calar			aver calat
gerund		calant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		calat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	cale	calas	cala	calam	calatz	calan
	imperfect	calava	calavas	calava	calàvam	calàvatz	calavan
	preterite	calei	caleras	calet	calèram	calèratz	caleran
	future	calarai	calaràs	calará	calarem	calaretz	calarán
	conditional	calariá	calariàs	calariá	calariam	calariatz	calarián
	conditional 2nd form1	calèra	calèras	calèra	caleram	caleratz	calèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	cale	cales	cale	calem	caletz	calen
	imperfect	calèsse	calèsses	calèsse	calèssem	calèssetz	calèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			cala		calem	calatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Provençau

		simple			compound
infinitive		calar			aver calat
gerund		calant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		calat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	cale	cales	cala	calam	calatz	calan
	imperfect	calavi	calavas	calava	calàvem	calàvetz	calavan
	preterite	calère	calères	calèt	caleriam	caleriatz	calèron
	future	calarai	calaràs	calarà	calarem	calaretz	calaràn
	conditional	calariáu	calariás	calariá	calariam	calariatz	calarián
	conditional 2nd form1	calèra	calèras	calèra	caleram	caleratz	calèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	cale	cales	cale	calem	caletz	calan
	imperfect	calèsse	calèsses	calèsse	calessiam	calessiatz	calèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			cala		calem	calatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

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Portuguese

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl]  *calāre or *callāre, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin chalāre, present active infinitive of chalō, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek χαλάω (khaláō).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ˈla(ʁ)/
• IPA^(key): /ka.ˈla(ɻ)/
• IPA^(key): /kɐ.ˈlaɾ/

Verb

1. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to shut up (to stop talking)
2. (transitive) to shut up (to stop someone from talking or something from making noise)

Synonyms

• (to stop from talking or making noise): silenciar

Related terms

• calado
• calar a boca
• caluda

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Spanish

Etymology 1

From cal (“lime”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin calx.

Adjective

calar m or f (masculine and feminine plural calares)

1. of or pertaining to limestone or lime

Synonyms

• calizo

Noun

calar m (plural calares)

1. limestone quarry

Related terms

• calizo

Etymology 2

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin chalāre (“to descend”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek χαλάω (khaláō).

Verb

1. (of a liquid) to soak

   te cala hasta los huesos

   it soaks you to the bone

2. to pierce with a sharp instrument
3. (colloquial) to rumble, see through (to discover deceitful or underhanded behavior, hidden true motives or mindset)
4. to catch on (become fashionable or popular)
5. (reflexive, calarse) To put on (clothing)

Derived terms

• calabobos

Related terms

• cala
• calado

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001