calibrare

to calibrate

verb kah-lee-BRAH-reh Rare

Origin: From French calibrer, ultimately from Arabic qālib (mould, last).

Also means

to adjust

Usage Note

Calibrare means to set or adjust an instrument to a precise standard, and by extension to 'fine-tune' or 'weigh carefully': calibrare le parole (to choose one's words carefully). It is a first-conjugation (-are) verb; past participle calibrato. The noun form is calibrazione (calibration).

Examples

"Bisogna calibrare la bilancia prima di usarla."

Natural Translation

You need to calibrate the scale before using it.

Literal Translation

One-must calibrate the scale before to-use-it.

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