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caulk in Italian

caulk in Italian is calafatare, bitumare, cianfrinare — caulk means a flexible waterproof filler squeezed into joints and gaps — around baths, sinks, window frames and skirting boards — to seal them against water and draughts.

caulk in Italian

calafatare
verb
To apply caulking to joints, cracks, or a juncture of different materials.
bitumare
verb
To apply caulking to joints, cracks, or a juncture of different materials.
cianfrinare
verb
To apply caulking to joints, cracks, or a juncture of different materials.

What does "caulk" mean?

  1. noun A flexible waterproof filler squeezed into joints and gaps — around baths, sinks, window frames and skirting boards — to seal them against water and draughts.
    "Run a bead of caulk along the edge where the bath meets the tiles."
  2. verb To seal a joint or gap by filling it with such a compound.
    "Caulk around the window frame before you paint it."
  3. verb In traditional boatbuilding, to drive fibrous material such as oakum into the seams between a wooden hull's planks to make it watertight.
    "The shipwrights caulked the seams with oakum and hot pitch."
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caulk in a sentence

  • Run a bead of caulk along the edge where the bath meets the tiles.
  • The old caulk had gone mouldy and needed scraping out.
  • Caulk around the window frame before you paint it.
  • He spent the afternoon caulking the shower tray.

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What is "caulk" in Italian?

"caulk" in Italian is calafatare, bitumare, cianfrinare. caulk means: A flexible waterproof filler squeezed into joints and gaps — around baths, sinks, window frames and skirting boards — to seal them against water and draughts.

How do you use "caulk" in a sentence?

Example: "Run a bead of caulk along the edge where the bath meets the tiles." In Italian, "caulk" is calafatare, bitumare, cianfrinare.

Are there other ways to say "caulk" in Italian?

Yes — Italian has 3 translations listed for "caulk": calafatare, bitumare, cianfrinare.

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