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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 -
3 fatted
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kill the fatted calf — To celebrate or welcome lavishly or extravagantly • • • Main Entry: ↑calf kill the fatted calf see under ↑calf1 • • • Main Entry: ↑fat kill the fatted calf See under ↑calf1 • • • … Useful english dictionary
kill the fatted calf — If you kill the fatted calf, you have a celebration, usually to welcome someone who s been away a long time … The small dictionary of idiomes
kill the fatted calf — ► kill the fatted calf produce one s best food to celebrate, especially at a prodigal s return. [ORIGIN: with biblical allusion to the Gospel of Luke, chapter 15.] Main Entry: ↑fat … English terms dictionary
kill the fatted calf — to celebrate in order to welcome a friend or relative that you have not seen for a long time. Annie s coming home, let s kill the fatted calf! … New idioms dictionary
kill the fatted calf — verb To begin a festive celebration and rejoicing for someones long awaited return … Wiktionary
kill the fatted calf — produce one s best food to celebrate, especially at a prodigal s return. [with biblical allusion to Luke 15.] → fat … English new terms dictionary
kill the fatted calf — Celebrate (usu. someone s return) … A concise dictionary of English slang
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
kill — kill1 W1S1 [kıl] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(make somebody/something die)¦ 2 kill yourself 3¦(make something stop/fail)¦ 4¦(be angry with somebody)¦ 5¦(annoyed/sad)¦ 6 would/could kill for something 7 my head/back etc is killing me 8 kill time/an hour etc 9… … Dictionary of contemporary English
calf — noun plural calves, (C) 1 the part of the back of your leg between your knee and your ankle 2 the baby of a cow, or of some other large animals such as the elephant 3 be in calf if a cow is in calf, it is going to have a baby see also: kill the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English