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læm1) (a young sheep: The ewe has had three lambs.) cordero2) (its flesh eaten as food: a roast leg of lamb.) cordero3) (a lovable or gentle person, usually a child.) persona bonachona, pobrecito•- lambskin- lambswool
lamb n1. cordero2. carne de corderotr[læm]1 (animal) cordero,-a2 (meat) carne nombre femenino de cordero■ poor lamb! ¡pobrecito,-a!1 parir\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLlamb chop chuleta de corderolamb's wool lambswool nombre masculinolamb ['læm] n1) : cordero m, borrego m (animal)2) : carne f de corderon.• borrego s.m.• carne de cordero s.f.• choto s.m.• cordero s.m.• piel de cordero s.f.læmb) u ( Culin) cordero m; (before n)c) c (as term of endearment)[læm]1.my poor lamb! — ¡pobrecito!
- go like a lamb to the slaughter2.VI parir3.CPDlamb's lettuce N — valeriana f
lamb's wool N — = lambswool
* * *[læm]b) u ( Culin) cordero m; (before n)c) c (as term of endearment)
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