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caldre.

it is needed, it is necessary

6 characters2 syllables approx.Català language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈkal.dɾə]Balearic, Central, Northern[ˈkal.dɾe]Northwestern, Valencia
  1. it is needed, it is necessary

    impersonal · third-person
    No cal.
  2. to have to, to need to, must

    impersonal · third-person
    Cal que vinguin tots.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin calēre (“to be hot”), from Proto-Italic *kalēō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱelh₁-. First attested in the 13th century. Compare Occitan caler; for sense evolution, compare dated French chaloir (originally "to be hot," later "to be important, to matter (to someone)").

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