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calf

UK
/kɑːf/
US
/kæf/

Translations

calfnoun
calves
pl
UK
/kɑːf/
US
/kæf/
The farmer took special care of the newborn calf to ensure it grew strong and healthy.
L'agriculteur a pris soin du veau nouveau-né pour qu'il grandisse fort et en bonne santé.
After the long hike, her calf muscles were sore and needed a good stretch.
Après la longue randonnée, ses mollets étaient douloureux et avaient besoin d'être bien étirés.
Additional translations
bloc de glaceEn glaciologie.
petitEn zoologie, pour un jeune grand mammifère.
Synonyms
heifer
descendant
offspring
bovine
young cow
calfadjective
UK
/kɑːf/
US
/kæf/
Used attributively before another noun to denote material made from calf hide or something relating to a calf.
de veauSe dit notamment du cuir.
He preferred shoes of soft calf leather for their comfort.
Il préférait des chaussures en cuir de veau souple pour leur confort.

Definitions

calfnoun
A young domestic cow or bull in its first year.
The farmer took special care of the newborn calf to ensure it grew strong and healthy.
The fleshy part at the back of a person's leg below the knee.
After the long hike, her calf muscles were sore and needed a good stretch.
A young elephant, whale, or other large mammal.
The wildlife documentary featured a playful elephant calf learning to use its trunk.
A mass of ice that has broken away from a glacier or iceberg and is floating freely.
The expedition navigated carefully around the floating calf that had recently calved from the glacier.
calfadjective
Made of the hide of a young cow or relating to such an animal.
He preferred shoes of soft calf leather for their comfort.
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