calar

Meaning

  1. (archaic, transitive) to lower
  2. (transitive) to lower (sails, masts, ships, nets, etc.)
  3. (transitive) to soak, to drench
  4. (transitive) to insert, to fit together
  5. (transitive) to set, to light (a fire)
  6. (reflexive) to stall (of an engine: to stop suddenly)
  7. (transitive) to stall (to cause the engine of a manual-transmission car to stop)

Synonyms

abaixar-se

encendre’s

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
[kəˈla]
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Latin chalāre.

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