See also: calibré

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Noun

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calibre (countable and uncountable, plural calibres)

  1. (UK, Canada, etc.) Alternative form of caliber.

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic قَالِب (qālib).

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  • IPA(key): /ka.libʁ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ibʁ
  • Hyphenation: ca‧libre

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calibre m (plural calibres)

  1. calibre
    gros calibrelarge calibre, large bore; high calibre

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calibre

  1. inflection of calibrer:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

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Portuguese

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  • Hyphenation: ca‧li‧bre

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Noun

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calibre m (plural calibres)

  1. caliber / calibre (dimension)
  2. gauge (mathematics, physics)

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calibre

  1. inflection of calibrar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from French calibre. Doublet of gálibo.

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calibre m (plural calibres)

  1. calibre
  2. calipers
  3. jig, gauge (tool)
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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calibre

  1. inflection of calibrar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

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