calf

calf
I
plural - calves; noun
1) (the young of a cow, elephant, whale etc.) ternero
2) ((also calfskin) leather made from the skin of the young of a cow.) piel de becerro
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II
plural - calves; noun
(the thick fleshy back part of the leg below the knee: She has slim ankles but fat calves.)
calf n
1. becerro / ternero
the calf was standing next to the mother cow el ternero estaba al lado de la vaca
2. pantorrilla
he pulled a calf muscle sufrió un tirón en la pantorrilla
El plural de calf se escribe calves
calf
tr[kɑːf]
noun (pl calves)
1 SMALLANATOMY/SMALL pantorrilla
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calf
tr[kɑːf]
noun (pl calves)
1 SMALLZOOLOGY/SMALL (of cattle) ternero,-a, becerro,-a; (of whale) ballenato; (of other animals) cría
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to be in calf / be with calf estar preñada
calf ['kæf, 'kaf] n, pl calves ['kævz, 'kavz]
1) : becerro m , -rra f ; ternero m , -ra f (de vacunos)
2) : cría f (de otros mamíferos)
3) : pantorrilla f (de la pierna)
calf (Young of the elephant)
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, kɑːf
noun (pl calves)
1) (Zool)
a) c (animal) ternero, -ra m,f, becerro, -rra m,f

to kill the fatted calf — (liter) celebrar una gran fiesta de bienvenida

b) u (leather) (piel f or cuero m de) becerro m
2) (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 m

the cow is in or with calf — la vaca está preñada

- kill the fatted calf
2.
CPD

calf love N — amor m juvenil


II
[kɑːf]
N (pl calves) (Anat) pantorrilla f , canilla f (esp LAm)
* * *
[kæf, kɑːf]
noun (pl calves)
1) (Zool)
a) c (animal) ternero, -ra m,f, becerro, -rra m,f

to kill the fatted calf — (liter) celebrar una gran fiesta de bienvenida

b) u (leather) (piel f or cuero m de) becerro m
2) (Anat) pantorrilla f

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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