caldre

Meaning

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

Concepts

be

need

Synonyms

haver de

Translations

falloir

caler

c’è bisogno di

χρειάζεται

bisognare

être précis

avere bisogno di

necessitare

debeo

obligor

moeten

fazer

necessitar

precisar

necesitar

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈkal.ðɾə]

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: caleō

Cognate with Occitan: caler

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)").