What does calzado in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word calzado in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use calzado in Spanish.

The word calzado in Spanish means footwear, wearing shoes, wear, supply footwear, wedge, chock, shim, steady, re-shoe, throw, hurl, put on shoes, put shoes on, sleep with, shoe care, leisure shoes, comfortable shoes. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word calzado

footwear

nombre masculino (prenda: zapato)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El calzado negro es parte del uniforme.
Black footwear is part of the uniform.

wearing shoes

adjetivo (con zapatos)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Se presentó vestido y calzado de gala.
He showed up in fancy shoes and clothes.

wear

verbo transitivo (poner zapatos) (footwear)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Calzó su pie desnudo con unas sandalias.
She put sandals on her naked feet.

supply footwear

verbo transitivo (dar, proporcionar calzado)

El gobierno quiere calzar a toda la población. Ningún niño sin zapatos.
The government wants to fit the whole population with shoes. No child without shoes.

wedge, chock

verbo transitivo (sujetar con cuña) (wheel)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Calzó el camión al aparcarlo en una cuesta para que no cayese.
He chocked the truck after parking, so it wouldn't roll down the hill.

shim, steady

verbo transitivo (muebles) (under furniture)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Calzó la mesa con un papel para que no cojease.
She shimmed (or: steadied) the table with a piece of paper so it wouldn't wobble.

re-shoe

verbo transitivo (reemplazar rejas) (ploughshare)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
El campesino calzó el arado con una reja nueva.
The farmer re-shoed the ploughshare.

throw, hurl

verbo transitivo (coloquial (dar un golpe, puñetazo) (colloquial)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le calzó un puñetazo que lo tiró al suelo.
He launched the man a punch that knocked him out cold.

put on shoes, put shoes on

verbo pronominal (ponerse calzado)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Estaba casi vestida, sólo le faltaba calzarse.
She was almost dressed; she just needed to put on her shoes.

sleep with

verbo pronominal (vulgar (acostarse con alguien)

Después de mucho tiempo consiguió calzarse a la chica que le gustaba.
After a long time, he managed to get it on with the girl he liked.

shoe care

(zapatos: limpieza)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El betún es un producto para el aseo del calzado.
Bitumen is a produce used for shoe care.

leisure shoes, comfortable shoes

(calzado cómodo)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
La mujer se puso un calzado de descanso para estar en su casa.
The woman put on a pair of comfortable shoes for staying in.

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