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whale [weɪl]1 noun∎ we had a whale of a time on s'est drôlement bien amusés;∎ a whale of a difference une différence énorme□(a) (hunt whales) pêcher la baleine∎ to whale away at sth s'en prendre à qch□∎ I'll whale the living daylights out of you! je vais te mettre une de ces raclées!►► whale calf baleineau m;whale hunter baleinier m;whale oil huile f de baleine;whale shark requin-baleine m -
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(a) (young cow, bull) veau m;∎ the cow is in calf la vache est pleine∎ a book bound in calf un livre relié en veau(c) (buffalo) bufflon m, buffletin m; (elephant) éléphanteau m; (giraffe) girafeau m, girafon m; (whale) baleineau m(d) (part of leg) mollet m►► calf love premières amours fpl -
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1 Zool ( cow) veau m ; ( deer) faon m ; ( buffalo) buffletin m ; ( elephant) éléphanteau m ; ( whale) baleineau m ; to be in calf être pleine ; calves' liver Culin foie m de veau ;2 ( leather) vachette f ;3 Anat mollet m.to kill the fatted calf tuer le veau gras. -
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calf [kα:f](plural calves)a. ( = animal) veau mb. ( = leather) vachette fc. [of leg] mollet m* * *[kɑːf], US [kæf]1) Zoology ( cow) veau m; ( deer) faon m; ( buffalo) buffletin m; ( elephant) éléphanteau m; ( whale) baleineau mcalves' liver — Culinary foie m de veau
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I plural - calves; noun1) (the young of a cow, elephant, whale etc.) veau, éléphanteau, baleineau2) ((also calfskin) leather made from the skin of the young of a cow.) (cuir de) veau•- calveII plural - calves; noun(the thick fleshy back part of the leg below the knee: She has slim ankles but fat calves.) mollet -
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bull [bʊl]1 noun(a) (male cow) taureau m;∎ like a bull in a china shop comme un éléphant dans un magasin de porcelaine;∎ figurative to take the bull by the horns prendre le taureau par les cornes;∎ to go at sth like a bull at a gate foncer tête baissée ou la tête la première dans qch(b) (male of a species → elephant, whale) mâle m∎ a great bull of a man un homme fort comme un bœuf(d) Stock Exchange haussier m, spéculateur(trice) m,f à la hausse(e) (centre of target) mille m, centre m de la cible;∎ to hit the bull faire mouche, mettre dans le mille∎ that's a lot or load of bull c'est des conneries tout ça∎ papal bull bulle f papale(elephant, whale) mâleStock Exchange (market, prices, shares) pousser à la hausse;∎ to bull the market chercher à faire hausser les cours∎ Astrology the Bull le Taureau►► Cars bull bars pare-buffles m inv;bull calf jeune taureau m, taurillon m;Stock Exchange bull market marché m à la hausse ou haussier;bull mastiff = chien issu d'un métissage entre le bouledogue et le mastiff;Stock Exchange bull position position f acheteur;Stock Exchange bull purchase achat m à la hausse;History Bull Run = petite rivière de Virginie qui fut le théâtre d'une importante défaite des nordistes pendant la guerre de Sécession;Zoology bull shark requin m bouledogue;Stock Exchange bull speculation, bull trading spéculation f à la hausse;bull terrier bull-terrier m;Stock Exchange bull transaction opération f à la hausse
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