caldre

  1. (impersonal, third-person) it is needed, it is necessary
  2. (impersonal, third-person) to have to, to need to, must

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈkal.ðɾə]
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Latin calēre (“to be hot”), from Proto-Italic *kalēō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱelh₁-. First attested in the 13th century. Compare Occitan caler; for sense evolution, compare dated French chaloir (originally "to be hot," later "to be important, to matter (to someone)").

caler

c’è bisogno di

χρειάζεται

être précis

avere bisogno di

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