chalk
BrE /tʃɔːk/ AmE /tʃɔːk/
noun / verb en → es
a piece of soft white limestone used for writing on a blackboard or wall
tiza, yeso
- write sth in chalk
Collocations chalk and talk teaching method · a piece of chalk
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She wrote her name on the blackboard with a piece of chalk.
Ella escribió su nombre en el pizarrón con un trozo de tiza.
to mark something with chalk, or to make a line of chalk on the ground
marcar con tiza, hacer una línea de tiza
- chalk sth out
Collocations chalk a line on the ground · chalk something out
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He chalked a line across the floor.
Él marcó una línea con tiza en el suelo.
to draw or write something with chalk on a surface such as a wall, floor, or blackboard
dibujar/describir con tiza
- chalk sth out
Collocations chalk a message on the wall · chalk something out
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She chalked her name on the blackboard.
Ella escribió su nombre en el pizarrón con tiza.
a pale greyish-white colour, like that of chalk
color blanco grisáceo
Collocations chalk color
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The walls were painted a pale chalk colour.
Las paredes estaban pintadas de un color blanco grisáceo.
a soft white limestone used for making lime and cement, or as a building material
yeso, caliza blanda
Collocations chalk deposits
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The area is rich in chalk deposits.
La zona es rica en depósitos de yeso.
a stretch of coast where the cliffs are made of chalk rock
costa con acantilados de caliza blanda
Collocations chalk cliffs
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The white cliffs of Dover are made of chalk.
Los acantilados blancos de Dover están hechos de caliza blanda.
the dust that comes from chalk, especially when it is rubbed on a surface such as a blackboard or wall
polvo de tiza
Collocations chalk dust
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The chalk dust made a mess on the floor.
El polvo de tiza hizo un desastre en el suelo.
to make something smaller or less important by saying that it is not as bad, serious, or valuable as people think
disminuir la importancia de algo
- chalk sth down to sth
Collocations chalk something down to something
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He chalked his poor performance down to lack of sleep.
Él disminuyó la importancia de su mal rendimiento atribuyéndolo a falta de sueño.
Phrasal verbs
anotar, registrar
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We chalked up another victory.
Anotamos otra victoria.
ignorar, desestimar
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She chalked his absence off to illness.
Ella ignoró su ausencia atribuyéndola a la enfermedad.
borrar, eliminar
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He chalked the old numbers out and wrote new ones.
Él borró los números antiguos y escribió nuevos.
atribuir a alguien/ algo
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He chalked his success up to hard work.
Él atribuyó su éxito al esfuerzo.
clasificar como algo
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She chalked her failure up as a learning experience.
Ella clasificó su fracaso como una experiencia de aprendizaje.
Idioms
pan y vino
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They're as different as chalk and cheese.
Son tan diferentes como el pan y el vino.
atribuirlo a la experiencia
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We can chalk this failure up to experience.
Podemos atribuir este fracaso a nuestra experiencia.
anunciar su presencia
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He came to town and chalked his name on the door.
Él llegó a la ciudad y anunció su presencia.