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calare

to fall, to drop

verb kah-LAH-reh Less Common
Descriptions & Qualities Degree

Also means

to lower, to decrease

Usage Note

Calare takes essere as its auxiliary when used intransitively to mean falling or decreasing (i prezzi sono calati — prices have dropped), and avere when transitive, meaning to lower something. It is also used in expressions like calare il sipario (to bring down the curtain) and in knitting, calare le maglie (to decrease stitches).

Examples

"La temperatura è calata di notte."

Natural Translation

The temperature dropped at night.

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