French chalk in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for French chalk in the English»Italian Dictionary

French chalk [Am ˈˌfrɛntʃ ˈtʃɔk] N

French chalk

gesso m per sarti

Translations for French chalk in the Italian»English Dictionary

gessetto da sarto

tailor's chalk, French chalk

Translations for French chalk in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.chalk [Brit tʃɔːk, Am tʃɔk] N

1. chalk ART:

chalk

gesso m

a stick or piece of chalk

un gessetto

a stick or piece of chalk before n drawing

a, con i gessetti

2. chalk (soft limestone):

chalk

gesso m

on chalk grow

in terreno gessoso

on chalk before n cliff

gessoso

3. chalk before n GEOL:

chalk layer, period

cretaceo

II.chalk [Brit tʃɔːk, Am tʃɔk] VB trans

1. chalk (write):

chalk

scrivere con il gesso

2. chalk (apply chalk to):

chalk

trattare con gesso, gessare

III.chalk [Brit tʃɔːk, Am tʃɔk]

not by a long chalk! inf

proprio per niente!

not to be able to tell chalk from cheese

non capire niente

to be as different as chalk and cheese

essere completamente diversi

to be as white as chalk

essere bianco come un cencio

I.French [Brit frɛn(t)ʃ, Am frɛn(t)ʃ] ADJ

French town, custom, food, economy etc.

francese

French ambassador, embassy

francese, di Francia

II.French <pl French> [Brit frɛn(t)ʃ, Am frɛn(t)ʃ] N

1. French (people):

the French + verbo pl

i francesi

2. French (language):

French

francese m

pardon my French hum

scusate il linguaggio

pardon my French before n (of French) teacher, exam, course

di francese

pardon my French (into French) translation

in francese

III.French [Brit frɛn(t)ʃ, Am frɛn(t)ʃ]

to take French leave

filarsela all'inglese or tagliare la corda

French chalk in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for French chalk in the English»Italian Dictionary

French chalk N

French chalk

gessetto m da sarto

Translations for French chalk in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.chalk [tʃɔ:k] N

chalk

gesso m

II.chalk [tʃɔ:k] VB trans

chalk (write)

scrivere col gesso

chalk (draw)

disegnare col gesso

I.French [frentʃ] ADJ

French

francese

French speaker

francofono(-a) m (f)

II.French [frentʃ] N

1. French (person):

French

francese mf

2. French (language):

French

francese m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The only thing he hasn't tried is the old stagehand's trick of sprinkling French chalk or talc into the joints -- but this is only a temporary measure anyway.

www.telegraph.co.uk

The canvas was then evenly coated with a paste of French chalk ("gopi") or powdered limestone and a binding medium and dried.

en.wikipedia.org

Most tailor's chalk, or French chalk, is talc, as is the chalk often used for welding or metalworking.

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