Calibre in english
Caliber
pronunciation: kæləbɜr part of speech: noun
pronunciation: kæləbɜr part of speech: noun
In gestures
calibrar = calibrate ; cast off ; plumb.
Example: The maps are calibrated to show fine distinctions within Geauga = The maps are calibrated to show fine distinctions within Geauga.Example: To this end the compositor -- or sometimes the master or overseer -- 'cast off' the copy by counting words and by computation according to the sizes of type and page that had been decided on.Example: He had taught her that only by plumbing the dark side of life could she understand her own existence.calibre = comprehensive ; calibre [caliber, -USA] ; calibre [caliber, -USA] ; gauge [gage, -USA].
Example: One of the factors to consider in the selection of a data base is whether the data base is comprehensive or not.Example: An index by name of battle would be necessary in order to locate speedily the Waterloo entries in a work arranged by caliber of artillery.Example: The calibre of the librarian is a medical library's most important resource.Example: There was from an early stage a tendency towards the standardization of type sizes, which may have arisen originally from the difficulty of altering the gauge of the mould.more:
» arma de bajo calibre = small arm .
Example: Every minute someone in the world dies from the use of a small arm or light weapon.» de gran calibre = high-calibre .
Example: They are looking for a highly-motivated, high-calibre student with aspirations to develop a career as a professional geoscientist.» del mismo calibre que = in a class with .
Example: The author laments the demise of the paper card catalogue as a 'paroxysm of shortsightedness and antiintellectualism' on the part of over zealous librarians, wreaking destruction in a class with the burning of the library at Alexandria.