chalk

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
chalk n	uncountable (limestone substance)	caliza nf
		creta nf
	In this region, there is a layer of chalk underneath the soil.
	En esta región hay una capa de caliza bajo el suelo.
chalk n	uncountable (for writing on blackboard)	tiza nf
		clarión nm
	(MX)	gis nm
	Laura grabbed a piece of chalk and scribbled an equation on the blackboard.
	Laura cogió un trozo de tiza y escribió una ecuación en la pizarra.
chalk [sth]⇒ vtr	(rub chalk on: cue)	entizar⇒ vtr
	The pool player chalked his cue and bent over to line up his shot.

Additional Translations
Inglés		Español
chalk adj	(made of chalk)	de tiza loc adj
	An exhibition of famous chalk drawings is on display at the museum.
	En el museo hay una exposición de dibujos de tiza famosos.
chalk n	(powder used by climbers, gymnasts)	tiza nf
		tiza de escalada nf + loc adj
		magnesio nm
		magnesio de escalada nm + loc adj
	The gymnast rubbed chalk on his hands before mounting the high bar.

Locuciones verbales
Inglés		Español
chalk out [sth], chalk [sth] out vtr phrasal sep	(make a sketchy plan of)	esbozar⇒ vtr
		bocetar⇒ vtr
chalk up [sth], chalk [sth] up vtr phrasal sep	figurative (achieve [sth])	anotarse⇒ v prnl
	Fangio chalked up many victories in motor racing.
	Fangio se anotó muchas victorias en automovilismo.
		apuntarse⇒ v prnl
	Fangio se apuntó muchas victorias en automovilismo.
chalk up [sth], chalk [sth] up vtr phrasal sep	(write [sth] in chalk)	escribir con tiza loc verb
chalk up [sth], chalk [sth] up vtr phrasal sep	(rub chalk on: billiard cue)	entizar⇒ vtr
chalk [sth] up to [sth] vtr phrasal sep	figurative, informal (attribute, ascribe [sth] to [sth])	atribuir algo a loc verb
	Don accidentally ran a red light; he chalked it up to tiredness.
	Don se pasó un semáforo en rojo y atribuyó el desliz al cansancio.

Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
by a long chalk expr	informal, figurative (by a large margin) (oración afirmativa)	de lejos, por mucho loc adv
	(oración negativa)	ni mucho menos expr
French chalk n	(talc used to mark fabrics, etc.)	jabón de sastre nm + loc adj
		jaboncillo de sastre nm + loc adj
tailor's chalk n	(compressed mineral used to mark fabrics)	tiza de sastre nf + loc adj

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Spanish:

Collocations: [white, red, blue, green, rock] chalk, a [stick, pack] of chalk, [play, draw] with sidewalk chalk, more...

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