gekalkt
limed; whitewashed (past participle)
Word details
- German meaning
- Gekalkt bedeutet, mit Kalk behandelt oder überzogen, um zu desinfizieren, zu schützen oder zu verschönern.
- English meaning
- Limed means treated or coated with lime to disinfect, protect, or beautify.
- Synonym
- geweißt, mit Kalkfarbe versehen
- German example
- Die Wände des Stalls waren gekalkt, um die Ausbreitung von Krankheiten zu verhindern.
- English example
- The walls of the barn were limed to prevent the spread of disease.
Related words
- kalken
To lime means to coat or treat something with lime, often to disinfect or protect it.
Example sentences with “gekalkt”
Die Wand wurde frisch gekalkt. (The wall was freshly whitewashed.)
Frequently asked questions
Infinitive?
The infinitive is 'kalken'.