calve

UK
/kɑːv/
US
/kæv/

Translations

calveverb
calved
Past Simple
calved
Past Participle
calving
Gerund
UK
/kɑːv/
US
/kæv/
vêlerSe dit d’une vache ou d’un autre animal bovin qui met bas.
The cow is expected to calve in the spring.
La vache devrait vêler au printemps.
Additional translations
vêlerEmploi spécialisé en glaciologie : se détacher en blocs de glace.
Synonyms
give birth
drop calf

Definitions

calveverb
To give birth to a calf.
The cow is expected to calve in the spring.
To break off or detach, especially of a glacier or iceberg.
The glacier began to calve, sending large chunks of ice into the sea.