chalk
To apply chalk to anything, such as the tip of a billiard cueTo apply chalk to anything, such as the tip of a billiard cue.
» Give me three pieces of chalk.
Geben Sie mir drei Stück Kreide.
Gib mir drei Stück Kreide.
Дай мне три куска мела.
Дайте мне три кусочка мела.
Дай мені три крейди.
Дайте мені три крейди.
Meaning
6 sensesTo apply chalk to anything, such as the tip of a billiard cue.
chalk your hands before climbing
To record something, as on a blackboard, using chalk.
To use powdered chalk to mark the lines on a playing field.
(figuratively)To record a score or event, as if on a chalkboard.
To manure (land) with chalk.
write, draw, or trace with chalk
To make white, as if with chalk; to make pale; to bleach.
Examples
73 sentencesGive me three pieces of chalk.
Дай мені три крейди. — deniko
ruДай мне три куска мела. — Lenin_1917
deGeben Sie mir drei Stück Kreide. — MUIRIEL
Give me a piece of chalk.
Дайте мені шматок крейди. — shanghainese
ruДай мне кусочек мела. — odexed
deGebt mir ein Stück Kreide. — MUIRIEL
Bring me a piece of chalk.
Принеси мені крейду. — aandrusiak
ruПринеси мне мел. — Wezzel
deBring mir ein Stück Kreide! — Manfredo
Please bring me two pieces of chalk.
Будь ласка, принесіть мені два шматочки крейди. — anastasishko
ruПринесите мне два кусочка мела, пожалуйста. — marafon
deBitte bringen Sie mir zwei Stücke Kreide. — mayabe
He took out a piece of chalk.
ruОн взял кусок мела. — Selena777
Origin
Inherited from Middle English chalk, chalke, from Old English ċealc, from Proto-West GermaInherited from Middle English chalk, chalke, from Old English ċealc, from Proto-West Germanic *kalk, borrowed from Latin calx (“limestone”), again borrowed from Ancient Greek χάλιξ (khálix, “pebble”). Doublet of calx and cauk.
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Forms
chalks, chalking, chalked, chalkedPhrasal verbs
5 phrasal verbsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle