Chalk in spanish

Tiza

pronunciation: tiθɑ part of speech: noun
In gestures

chalk1 = caliza. 

Example: Marl pits are common features in Norfolk fields and were dug to provide a source of either chalk or clay.

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» like chalk and cheese = mundos aparte, polos opuestos, como la noche y el día, como el día y la noche.

Example: In many ways they are like chalk and cheese to the point where I find myself even questioning how on earth their relationship works.

chalk2 = tiza. 

Example: The advise was based upon the assumption that students were taught, chalk in hand, in large classroom-based groups with little or no fieldwork or visits.

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» chalkboard = pizarra.

Example: In some cases, the overhead projector can replace the chalkboard.

chalk3 = escribir con tiza, marcar con tiza, trazar con tiza. 

Example: Some pubs have menus on the tables, others have menus on the bar counter or chalked on blackboards - or both.

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» chalk + Nombre + up to = achacar, atribuir.

Example: I always used to chalk his mushiness up to age and the fact that he was, for most of his young life, in the care of three ladies.

» chalk up + achievements = apuntarse medallas.

Example: During his relatively brief career as a corporate tactician, Jeff Gordon, a lanky 32-year-old who retains a touch of the 'aw shucks' manner of his native southland, has chalked up some substantial achievement.
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