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plural - calves; noun1) (the young of a cow, elephant, whale etc.) ternero2) ((also calfskin) leather made from the skin of the young of a cow.) piel de becerro•- calve
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plural - calves; noun(the thick fleshy back part of the leg below the knee: She has slim ankles but fat calves.)calf n1. becerro / ternero2. pantorrillatr[kɑːf]1 SMALLANATOMY/SMALL pantorrilla————————tr[kɑːf]1 SMALLZOOLOGY/SMALL (of cattle) ternero,-a, becerro,-a; (of whale) ballenato; (of other animals) cría\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be in calf / be with calf estar preñada1) : becerro m, -rra f ; ternero m, -ra f (de vacunos)2) : cría f (de otros mamíferos)3) : pantorrilla f (de la pierna)n.• hembra del elefante s.f.n.• cría s.f.• pantorrilla s.f.• piel de becerro s.m.• ternera s.f.• ternero s.m.kæf, kɑːf1) ( Zool)a) c ( animal) ternero, -ra m,f, becerro, -rra m,fto kill the fatted calf — (liter) celebrar una gran fiesta de bienvenida
b) u ( leather) (piel f or cuero m de) becerro m2) ( Anat) pantorrilla f
I [kɑːf]1. N(pl calves)1) (=young cow) becerro(-a) m / f, ternero(-a) m / f ; (=young seal, elephant etc) cría f ; (=young whale) ballenato mthe cow is in or with calf — la vaca está preñada
- kill the fatted calf2) = calfskin2.CPD
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[kɑːf]N (pl calves) (Anat) pantorrilla f, canilla f (esp LAm)* * *[kæf, kɑːf]1) ( Zool)a) c ( animal) ternero, -ra m,f, becerro, -rra m,fto kill the fatted calf — (liter) celebrar una gran fiesta de bienvenida
b) u ( leather) (piel f or cuero m de) becerro m2) ( Anat) pantorrilla f -
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4 calf
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5 calf's foot jelly
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6 calf whale
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7 calf muscle pump
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8 calf's tongue molding
USAEnglish-Spanish architecture and construction dictionary > calf's tongue molding
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9 calf's tongue moulding
GBEnglish-Spanish architecture and construction dictionary > calf's tongue moulding
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11 calf bone
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12 calf diphtheria
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13 calf disease
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14 calf feeder
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16 calf housing
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17 calf leather
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18 calf love
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20 calf muscle
s.músculo gemelo, gemelo.
См. также в других словарях:
Calf — Calf, n.; pl. {Calves}. [OE. calf, kelf, AS. cealf; akin to D. kalf, G. kalb, Icel. k[=a]lfr, Sw. kalf, Dan. kalv, Goth. kalb[=o]; cf. Skr. garbha fetus, young, Gr. ?????, Skr grabh to seize, conceive, Ir. colpa, colpach, a calf. [root]222.] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
calf — [ kalf ] n. m. • 1964; abrév. de box calf ♦ Box. ⇒ 1. box. calf [kalf] n. m. ÉTYM. 1964. ❖ ♦ Abréviation de box calf. ⇒ Box calf. || « La montre à la mode, bracelet calf noir » ( … Encyclopédie Universelle
Calf — steht für Anthony Calf (* 1959), britischer Schauspieler Baby Calf, Ledersorte Siehe auch Calf Island Calf Lake Kalf Calw … Deutsch Wikipedia
calf — calf; calf·hood; calf·kill; calf·less; calf·skin; … English syllables
calf — [ka:f US kæf] n plural calves [ka:vz US kævz] [Sense: 1; Date: 1300 1400; : Old Norse; Origin: kalfi] [Sense: 2 3; Origin: Old English cealf] 1.) the part of the back of your leg between your knee and your ↑ankle … Dictionary of contemporary English
calf — calf1 [kaf, käf] n. pl. calves or, esp. for 4, calfs [ME < OE cealf & ON kalfr < IE * geleb(h) < base * gel , to swell, form a ball (hence swelling, fetus, offspring) > CLUB, L globus] 1. a young cow or bull 2. the young of some other … English World dictionary
Calf — [kalf, engl. kɑ:f] das; s <aus engl. calf »Kalb«> Kalbsleder, das bes. zum Einbinden von Büchern verwendet wird … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
calf — [n1] leg between knee and ankle foreleg, shin; concept 392 calf [n2] baby cow dogie, freemartin, heifer, maverick, veal, yearling, young bull, young cow; concept 394 … New thesaurus
calf — Ⅰ. calf [1] ► NOUN (pl. calves) 1) a young bovine animal, especially a domestic cow or bull in its first year. 2) the young of some other large mammals, such as elephants. 3) a floating piece of ice detached from an iceberg. ORIGIN Old English. Ⅱ … English terms dictionary
Calf — CALF, an island, in the parish of Kilninian and Kilmore, district of Mull, county of Argyll. This island, which is of extremely small extent, lies off Tobermory, in the north eastern part of the parish, and is in that portion of the Sound of… … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
calf — [ kæf ] (plural calves [ kævz ] ) noun count * 1. ) a young cow. Its meat is called veal. a ) a young animal such as a young elephant, WHALE, or GIRAFFE 2. ) the thick back part of your leg between your knee and your ANKLE … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English