What does calare in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word calare in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use calare in Italian.
The word calare in Italian means lower, go down, decrease, go down, climb down, identify with, get high, play, to lose effectiveness, to not perform as well, play one's trump card, play one's best card, play one's ace, take down the flag, pull down one's pants, lower the nets, lower the sails. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word calare
lowerverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (mandare in basso) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Calarono in mare una scialuppa. They lowered the life boat into the sea. |
go down, decreaseverbo intransitivo (decrescere) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") La febbre cala rapidamente. ⓘQuesta frase non è una traduzione della frase inglese. She's lost weight. |
go downverbo intransitivo (spostarsi in posizione più bassa) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") I barbari calarono su Roma. The barbarians descended upon Rome. |
climb downverbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (scendere con fune o aggrappandosi) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Si calò nel pozzo. He climbed down the well. |
identify withverbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (identificarsi) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") L'attore si cala nel personaggio. The actor identified with his character. |
get highverbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (gergale (droga: ingurgitare) (colloquial) Tanti giovani pensano che calarsi una pasticca di ecstasy in discoteca ogni tanto non sia grave, ma invece fa molto male. Many young people think that getting high with a pill of ecstasy at the disco every once in a while isn't serious, but it's actually really bad for you. |
playverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (giochi di carte (posare carta su tavolo) (cards) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Il campione di poker ha calato la sua solita scala reale e ha vinto il torneo. The poker champion played his usual royal flush and won the tournament. |
to lose effectiveness, to not perform as well
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play one's trump card, play one's best card, play one's ace(to use one's most powerful strategy in order to obtain a goal) When it looked like he was going to lose the contract, he decided to play his trump card. |
take down the flag
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pull down one's pants(literal) |
lower the nets
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lower the sails
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