calibre

/kaˈliβɾe/

el noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
calibres

Meaning

  1. calibre

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

calidad

Close — calibre figuratively means "quality/caliber" of something.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

calibre

calibre is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "calibre."

Practice

1 What does calibre mean?

2 Fill the gap: Es una pistola de ___ grande.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches calibre?

noun

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