- calarse
- calarse► verbo pronominal1 (mojarse) to get soaked2 (sombrero) to pull down3 AUTOMÓVIL to stop, stall* * *VPR1) (=mojarse) to get soaked, get drenched
me calé hasta los huesos — I got soaked to the skin
2) [material, ropa] to let water in, get wet; [zapatos] to let water inesos zapatos se calan — those shoes will let water in as soon as it rains
3) [motor, vehículo] to stallse le caló el coche — his car stalled
4) [+ sombrero, gorra] to pull down; [+ gafas, careta] to put onse caló el sombrero hasta la frente — he pulled his hat down over his forehead
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■calarse verbo reflexivo
1 (empaparse) to get soaked: me calé hasta los huesos, I got soaked through
2 (el sombrero, la gorra) to pull down
3 Auto to stall: se me caló el coche en el semáforo, my car stalled at the traffic lights
'calarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
empaparse
- calar
English:
cut out
- die
- stall
* * *vpr1. [empaparse] to get soaked;Compme he calado hasta los huesos I got soaked to the skin, I got drenched to the bone2. [sombrero] to pull down3. Esp [motor] to stall* * *calarsev/r1 de motor stall2:calarse hasta los huesos get soaked to the skin* * *vr: to get drenched* * *calarse vb to stallel coche se ha calado the car's stalledcalarse hasta los huesos to get soaked to the skin
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.