cala

f.

1 cove.

2 hold.

3 sample slice.

4 arum lily (botany).

5 peseta (Outmoded informal) (money). (peninsular Spanish)

6 small bay, cove, creek, inlet.

7 calla, calla lily, arum lily, water arum.

8 fishing place far from the shore, secluded fishing ground.

9 Cala.

10 draft of a ship.

11 inspection boring, sample perforation in a wall.

12 dipstick.

13 bougie.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: calar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: calar.

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cala

► nombre femenino

1 (ensenada) cove, creek

2 (paraje para pescar) fishing ground

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cala

► nombre femenino

1 (exploración) test boring

2 (pedazo de una fruta) slice, sample

3 (de un buque) hold

4 (supositorio) suppository

5 familiar peseta

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cala

► nombre femenino

1 (planta) arum lily

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I

SF

1) (Geog) (=ensenada) cove

2) (Náut) hold

3) (Pesca) fishing ground

II

SF

1) (Culin) [de fruta] sample slice

hacer cala y cata — to test for quality

2) (Med) (=supositorio) suppository; (=sonda) probe

3) (Aut) dipstick

III

* SF Esp peseta

IV

** SM (Mil) glasshouse **, prison

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femenino

1) (ensenada) cove

2) (Náut) hold

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= inlet, cove.

Ex. This guide provides brief descriptive information on the geomorphology and ecology of sounds, beaches, inlets, and dunes.

Ex. The coast is dotted with small bays and coves and lined with pines.

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femenino

1) (ensenada) cove

2) (Náut) hold

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= inlet, cove.

Ex: This guide provides brief descriptive information on the geomorphology and ecology of sounds, beaches, inlets, and dunes.

Ex: The coast is dotted with small bays and coves and lined with pines.

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cala

feminine

A (ensenada) cove

B (Náut) hold

C (Bot) arum lily, calla lily

D (fam) (peseta) peseta

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Del verbo calar: (conjugate calar)

cala es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
cala    
calar
cala sustantivo femenino

a) (ensenada) cove

b) (Náut) hold

calar (conjugate calar) verbo transitivo
1 [líquido] (empapar) to soak;
(atravesar) to soak through;

◊ el agua me caló los calcetines water soaked through my socks

2 (fam) ‹persona/intenciones› to rumble (colloq), to suss … out (BrE colloq)
3 [barco] to draw
4 (Esp) ‹coche/motor› to stall
verbo intransitivo
1 [moda] to catch on;
[costumbre/filosofía] to take root
2 [zapatos/tienda de campaña] to leak, let water in
calarse verbo pronominal
1 (empaparse) to get soaked, get drenched
2 (Esp) [coche/motor] to stall
cala sustantivo femenino
1 Geog (entrante del mar) creek, cove
2 (prueba de una fruta) sample
3 (incursión) foray: el profesor hizo tan sólo una cala en la historia de Grecia, the teacher briefly touched on Greek history
4 Náut hold
5 Esp fam fpl peseta: cuesta doscientas calas, it costs two hundred pesetas
calar
I verbo transitivo
1 (empapar) to soak, drench:
2 (atravesar) to pierce, penetrate
3 familiar (a alguien o sus intenciones) to rumble: ¡te tenemos calado!, we've got your number!
II verbo intransitivo
1 (permitir que pase el líquido) to let in water
2 (impresionar) to make an impression [en, on]
(penetrar) to catch on
3 Náut to draw
'cala' also found in these entries:
English:
cove
- creek
- inlet

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cala nf

1. [bahía pequeña] cove

2. Náut [parte sumergida] hold

3. [de melón, sandía] sample piece

4. [planta] arum lily

5. [perforación] test boring

6. Esp Fam Antes [peseta] peseta

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cala

f cove

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cala nf

: cove, inlet