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Old April 16, 2009, 08:06 AM
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Does someone know what this means? Of calaber?
example: dos obras clásicas (de teatro)de calado.

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Old April 16, 2009, 08:15 AM
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Does someone know what this means? Of calaber?
example: dos obras clásicas (de teatro)de calado.

Thank you.
Ok, Calar means to try (ny taking a little piece out of it) so you know what you are dealing with.

ie: Quiera la sandia calada. (I do not want to take home a wtermelon that it is going to be unsavory.)

In the case you present I guess you want to say "of caliber" meaning that it was superb.

Digno de calar.

I hope it helps.
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Old April 16, 2009, 09:54 AM
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¿La frase completa es "de calado internacional"? Lo pregunto porque se suele usar en este sentido. "Calado" es la parte de un barco que se hunde en el agua y, por extensión, se aplica a algo grande o importante.
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No, basta con decir "de calado"
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17. intr. Mar. Dicho de un buque: Alcanzar en el agua determinada profundidad por la parte más baja de su casco.
Un barco de gran calado, marca mucho el mar. Es un barco grande, importante.
En un barco de poco calado, el mar ni se da cuenta. Es superficial, poco importante
Dos obras clásicas (de teatro) de calado son dos obras clásicas que han sido importantes, de gran influencia. en el público/críica (el mar)
Una obtra de poco calado afecta poco al público/Crítica (el mar)
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Old April 16, 2009, 07:17 PM
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Gracias. Ahora entiendo. En algo grande, algo que no es ligero.
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Does someone know what this means? Of calaber?
example: dos obras clásicas (de teatro)de calado.

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It could meaning tantear in Spanish.
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It could meaning tantear in Spanish.
Could you explain?
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Could you explain?
Is what I explained, albeit with some typos. :-)
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I must have missed something. I thought he was trying to say that tantear = de calado.
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I must have missed something. I thought he was trying to say that tantear = de calado.
Yeah, I spoke too soon and too much, de calado = important

and calar = kind of tantear.

Sorry for the mix up.
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