cal - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ Spanish Dictionary

Nouns

scale   or: limescale   - chalky deposit caused by water evaporation	la cal
chalk   - rock [GEOL.]	la cal
unslaked lime	cal viva
hydraulic limestone [GEOL.][MIN.]	cal hidráulica
calcium hydroxide [CHEM.]	cal viva
calcium oxide [CHEM.]	cal viva
caustic lime [CHEM.][TECH.]	cal viva
hydrated lime [CONSTR.]	cal viva
quicklime [CHEM.]	cal viva
slaked lime [TECH.]	cal viva
unhydrated lime [TECH.]	cal viva
dead lime [GEOL.]	cal viva
slack lime [CHEM.]	cal viva
water-slaked lime [CHEM.]	cal viva

Abbreviations / Symbols

calorie   or: calory [abbr.: cal]

la caloría

Adjectives / Adverbs

deficient in lime

pobre en cal

Phrases / Collocations

permanent  adj.	de cal y canto [fig.]
stable  adj.	de cal y canto [fig.]
steady  adj.   - firm	de cal y canto [fig.]
locked  adj.   also  [fig.]	cerrado a cal y canto   or  [fig.]
padlocked  adj.   also  [fig.]	cerrado a cal y canto   or  [fig.]
sealed  adj.   also  [fig.]	cerrado a cal y canto   or  [fig.]
under lock and key	cerrado(-a) a cal y canto
to close sth. ⇔  up  | closed, closed |   - shut	cerrar a cal y canto

Orthographically similar words

calf, calk, call, Call, calm, caul, coal

cala, calé, call, chal, cual, cuál, Cuál

Related search terms

escala, magnesia, tiza, calcificación, gis, clarión, creta