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1 calf
I plural - calves; noun1) (the young of a cow, elephant, whale etc.) filhote de2) ((also calfskin) leather made from the skin of the young of a cow.) couro•- calveII plural - calves; noun(the thick fleshy back part of the leg below the knee: She has slim ankles but fat calves.) barriga da perna* * *calf1[ka:f; kæf] n (pl calves) 1 bezerro: a) vitelo, novilho. b) a pele curtida deste animal. 2 filhote de vários animais, como: elefante, baleia, alce, hipopótamo, rinoceronte, etc. 3 massa de gelo flutuante que se desprendeu da costa ou de um iceberg. calf’s-foot jelly geléia de mocotó. in calf, with calf prenhe (animais).————————calf2[ka:f; kæf] n (pl calves) panturrilha, barriga da perna. -
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I plural - calves; noun1) (the young of a cow, elephant, whale etc.) bezerro, filhote2) ((also calfskin) leather made from the skin of the young of a cow.) couro de bezerro•- calveII plural - calves; noun(the thick fleshy back part of the leg below the knee: She has slim ankles but fat calves.) panturrilha -
4 calf’s-foot jelly
calf’s-foot jellygeléia de mocotó. in calf, with calf prenhe (animais). -
5 calf dozer
calf doz.er[k'a:f douzə] n trator para remover a terra. -
6 calf love
calf love[k'a:f l∧v] n namorico, namoro de criança. -
7 calf-bound
calf-bound[k'a:f baund] adj encadernado em couro de bezerro. -
8 box calf
box calf[b'ɔks ka:f] n couro de bezerro curtido com sais de cromo. -
9 bull-calf
bull-calf[b'ul ka:f] n bezerro macho. -
10 golden calf
gold.en calf[g'ouldən ka:f] n bezerro de ouro. -
11 moon-calf
moon-calf[m'u:n ka:f] n bobo, tolo, palerma. -
12 sea-calf
sea-calf[s'i: ka:f] n Zool lobo-do-mar, boi-marinho. -
13 to kill the fatted calf
to kill the fatted calfmatar o bezerro gordo, preparar uma grande festa para receber alguém. -
14 whale calf
whale calf[weil ka:f] n Zool baleato: baleia nova. -
15 calfskin
calf.skin[k'a:fskin] n pele do bezerro. -
16 calves
see calf, calf II I* * *[ka:vz; kævz] n pl of calf. -
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18 calve
verb (to give birth to a calf: The cow calved last night.) parir* * *[ka:v; kæv] vt+vi parir, dar cria (vaca). -
19 fatted
fat.ted[f'ætid] adj cevado, engordado. to kill the fatted calf matar o bezerro gordo, preparar uma grande festa para receber alguém. -
20 rope
[rəup] 1. noun((a) thick cord, made by twisting together lengths of hemp, nylon etc: He tied it with a (piece of) rope; a skipping rope.) corda2. verb1) (to tie or fasten with a rope: He roped the suitcase to the roof of the car.) amarrar2) (to catch with a rope; to lasso: to rope a calf.) amarrar•- rope in
- rope off* * *[roup] n 1 corda, cabo, cordame. 2 laço. 3 baraço. 4 fig enforcamento. 5 enfiada, fileira, réstia. 6 fio de um líquido viscoso. 7 sl colar, gargantilha. • vt+vi 1 amarrar, atar com corda. 2 rodear, cingir ou separar com corda. 3 laçar. 4 sl puxar como que por corda, atrair, induzir, enredar. 5 ser formado em corda. 6 refrear o cavalo (para evitar sua vitória na corrida). 7 formar um fio viscoso ou glutinoso (líquidos). give him enough rope to hang himself deixe-o cavar a própria sepultura. give him rope deixe-o fazer como queira, dê-lhe corda. on the rope a) em posição defensiva e vulnerável. b) preso na corda (alpinismo). rope of sound segurança ilusória. the rope pena de morte por enforcamento. to be at the end of one’s rope estar no limite dos recursos, estar em situação desesperada. to hang by a rope enforcar. to know the ropes saber que apito toca, estar a par das coisas, entender do assunto. to put him up to the ropes inteirá-lo da situação. to rope down fazer descer na corda. to rope in a) cingir com cordas. b) aliciar, atrair, envolver. c) enganar, lograr, fraudar. to rope off ( out) cercar, isolar com cordas (praça, rua). to rope up fazer subir na corda.
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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