Pronúncia: káldɾə
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verb intransitiu
- to be (wanting \ necessary \ lacking \ requisite).
- [com a auxiliar] [afirmatiu] must.
- [com a auxiliar] [negatiu] needn’t, do not have to, mustn’t.
- us cal molt de diner you need a lot of money.
- teniu tot el que us cal? have you got all you require?
- cal tot això? is all that necessary?
- és l’home que cal he’s the very man (for the job).
- caldria ser pintor per… one would have to be an artist to….
- un noi com cal a very gentlemanly young man.
- ella és molt com cal she’s very ladylike.
- (ídem) pejorativament she’s very prim and proper.
- portar-se com cal to behave in a proper manner.
- cal partir (I \ we \ you \ etc.) must go.
- cal que el vegem we must see him.
- cal que ens afanyem we must hurry.
- cal fer-ho o no? (am I \ are we \ etc.) to do it or not?
- car felicitar-los they are to be congratulated.
- cal no amoïnar-se you must not worry.
- no cal que t’hi amoïnis you (don’t have to \ needn’t) worry about it.
- vindrà si cal he will come if (need be \ necessary).