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cow 1  (kou)
n.
1. The mature female of cattle of the genus Bos.
2. The mature female of other large animals, such as whales, elephants, or moose.
3. A domesticated bovine of either sex or any age.
Idioms:
have a cow
Slang To become amazed, angered, or upset: He had a cow when he saw the mess we made.
till the cows come home Informal
For a very long time; indefinitely: They could argue till the cows come home and still not reach an agreement.

[Middle English cou, from Old English c; see gwou- in Indo-European roots.]

cowy adj.

cow 2  (kou)
tr.v. cowed, cow·ing, cows
To frighten with threats or a show of force. See Synonyms at intimidate.

[Probably of Scandinavian origin.]

cowed·ly (-d-l) adv.

cow1
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) the mature female of any species of cattle, esp domesticated cattle
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) the mature female of various other mammals, such as the elephant, whale, and seal
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) (not in technical use) any domestic species of cattle
4. Informal a disagreeable woman
5. Austral and NZ slang something objectionable (esp in the phrase a fair cow)
till the cows come home Informal for a very long time; effectively for ever
[Old English cū; related to Old Norse kȳr, Old High German kuo, Latin bōs, Greek boūs, Sanskrit gāŭs]

cow2
vb
(tr) to frighten or overawe, as with threats
[from Old Norse kūga to oppress, related to Norwegian kue, Swedish kuva]

Cow a bunch of twigs; a birch or besom of twigs.
Examples: cow of heather, 1651; of birch; of broom; of twigs.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cowcow - female of domestic cattle: "`moo-cow' is a child's term"
udder, bag - mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats)
Bos taurus, cattle, cows, kine, oxen - domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age; "so many head of cattle"; "wait till the cows come home"; "seven thin and ill-favored kine"- Bible; "a team of oxen"
springing cow, springer - a cow about to give birth
heifer - young cow
poll - the part of the head between the ears
2.cow - mature female of mammals of which the male is called `bull'
eutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal - mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
3.cow - a large unpleasant woman
disagreeable woman, unpleasant woman - a woman who is an unpleasant person
Verb1.cow - subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe; frighten (as with threats)
awe - inspire awe in; "The famous professor awed the undergraduates"
buffalo - intimidate or overawe

cow
verb intimidate, daunt, frighten, scare, bully, dismay, awe, subdue, unnerve, overawe, terrorize, browbeat, psych out (informal), dishearten She was so cowed by her husband that she meekly obeyed him in everything.
Translations
cow1 [kaʊ]
A. N
1. (Zool) → vaca f; (= female of other species) → hembra f
till the cows come homehasta que las ranas críen pelo
2. (= woman) → estúpida f, bruja f
B. CPD cow house Nestablo m
cow parsley Nperejil m de monte
cow town N (US) → pueblucho m de mala muerte

cow2 [kaʊ] VT [+ person] → intimidar, acobardar
a cowed lookuna mirada temerosa

cow [ˈkaʊ]
n
(= farm animal) → vache f
to do sth until the cows come home → faire qch jusqu'à la saint-glinglin >
(= female elephant) → éléphant m femelle, éléphante f (= female whale) → baleine f femelle
(= woman) → vache f >
modif [elephant, whale] → femelle
vt (= intimidate) → effrayer, intimider
to cow sb into sth → intimider qn pour qu'il (or elle) fasse qch

cow:
cowbell
nKuhglocke f
cowboy
n
Cowboy m; to play cows and IndiansIndianer spielen; the little boy was wearing a cow outfitder kleine Junge war als Cowboy verkleidet
(fig inf, incompetent) → Pfuscher m; (dishonest) → Gauner m (inf); a cow outfitein windiges Unternehmen (inf)
cowboy hat
nCowboyhut m
cowcatcher
n (Rail) → Schienenräumer m
cow dung
nKuhmist m

cow:
cowgirl
nCowgirl nt
cowhand
nHilfscowboy m; (on farm) → Stallknecht m
cowherd
nKuhhirte m
cowhide
n
(untanned) → Kuhhaut f; (no pl: = leather) → Rindsleder nt
(US: = whip) → Lederpeitsche f

cow:
cow parsley
nWiesenkerbel m
cowpat
nKuhfladen m
cowpoke
n (US inf) → Kuhheini m (pej inf), → Cowboy m
cowpox
nKuhpocken pl
cowpuncher
n (US inf) → Cowboy m

cow:
cowshed
nKuhstall m
cowslip
n (Brit: = primrose) → Schlüsselblume f; (US: = kingcup) → Sumpfdotterblume f

cow1
n
Kuh f; a cow elephanteine Elefantenkuh; till the cows come home (fig inf)bis in alle Ewigkeit (inf); you’ll be waiting till the cows come home (fig inf)da kannst du warten, bis du schwarz wirst (inf); to have a cow (US inf) → die Fassung verlieren, sich aufregen
(pej inf: = woman, stupid) → Kuh f (inf); (nasty) → gemeine Ziege (inf); cheeky/lazy/nosey cow!freches/faules/neugieriges Stück! (inf)

cow2
vt person, animaleinschüchtern, verschüchtern; she had a cowed look about hersie machte einen eingeschüchterten or verschüchterten Eindruck; to cow somebody into submissionjdn (durch Einschüchterung) gefügig machen

cow [kaʊ]
1. n (bovine) → mucca, vacca; (female elephant) → elefantessa; (female seal) → (foca) femmina (fam!) (woman) → stronza (fam!)
you can cry till the cows come home, but you're not having it → puoi piangere quanto ti pare, tanto non te lo do
2. vt (person) → intimidire
a cowed look → un'aria da cane bastonato
3. adjfemmina

cow [kaʊ]
1. n (bovine) → mucca, vacca; (female elephant) → elefantessa; (female seal) → (foca) femmina (fam!) (woman) → stronza (fam!)
you can cry till the cows come home, but you're not having it → puoi piangere quanto ti pare, tanto non te lo do
2. vt (person) → intimidire
a cowed look → un'aria da cane bastonato
3. adjfemmina

cow1
n cow [kau]
1 the female of cattle used for giving milk He has ten cows and a bull. koei بَقَـره крава kráva ko die Kuh αγελάδα vaca lehm گاو ماده lehmä vache פָּרָה गाय krava tehén sapi kÿr mucca 雌牛 암소 karvė govs lembu betina koe ku krowa vaca vacă корова krava krava krava ko วัวตัวเมีย inek 母牛 корова گاۓ bò cái
2 the female of certain other animals eg the elephant, whale. koei أُنثـى بَعض الحَيوانات женска samice ko; hun- die Kuh θηλυκό θηλαστικών hembra (de algunos animales) emane ماده برخی از پستانداران naaras femelle נְקֵבָה של בע”ח धमकियों द्वारा जीतना या नियंत्रित करना slonica, ženka kita nőstény binatang betina kÿr, kvendÿr femmina (di grosso mammifero) 암컷 patelė (ziloņa, vaļa) mātīte betina binatang wijfje hunn(-), –ku samica fêmea femelă самка (слона, кита) krava, samica samica (slona, kita) ženka ko ตัวเมีย dişi... 某些動物的母獸,如母象、母鯨 самиця کچ‍ھ دوسرے جانوروں کی مادہ chỉ giống cái của một số động vật
n cowboy
in the United States, a man who looks after cattle on a ranch. veedrywer راعي بَقَـر каубой kovboj, honák cowboy der Cowboy γελαδάρης vaquero, cowboy (cine, etc) kauboi گاو چران cowboy cow-boy בּוֹקֵר घुड़सवार गोपाल kauboj lovas marhapásztor koboi kúreki cowboy, mandriano カウボーイ 목동 kaubojus, raitas piemuo kovbojs koboi cowboy cowboy, gjetergutt pastuch bydła vaqueiro cowboy ковбой kovboj govedar kauboj cowboy โคบาล kovboy 美國牛仔 ковбой چرواها cao bồi
n cowherd
a person who looks after cows. beeswagter بقّار، راعي بقر говедар ošetřovatel krav cowboy; kodriver der Kuhhirte γελαδάρης pastor de ganado, vaquero lehmakarjus گله بان؛ گاوچران karjapaimen vacher/-ère רוֹעֵה ग्वाला kravar gulyás gembala sapi kúahirðir/-smali vaccaro 牛飼い 소치는 사람 piemuo govju gans penjaga lembu koeherder røkter, gjeter pastuch vaqueiro văcar пастух ošetrovateľ, -ka kráv kravji pastir čovek koji brine o kravama boskapsherde คนเลี้ยงวัว sığır çobanı 放牛人 пастух, чередник گایوں کا گلّ‍ہ người chăn bò
n / adj cowhide
(of) the skin of a cow made into leather a bag made of cowhide; a cowhide bag. beesvel من جِلد البَقَـر волска кожа kravská kůže oksehud; okselæder; kohud das Rindsleder δέρμα αγελάδας cuero veisenahk چرم گاو lehmänvuota peau de vache עוֹר בָּקַר गाय की खाल kravlja koža tehénbőr kulit sapi kÿrhúð, nautshúð cuoio di vacca 牛皮 쇠가죽 jaučio oda govs āda kulit lembu rundleer ku-/oksehud skóra wołowa couro (de/din) piele de vacă воловья кожа kravská koža kravje usnje kravlji kohud, koläder หนังวัว sığır derisi 牛皮 волова шкіра گاۓ کا چم‍ڑا، گاۓ ک‍ے چم‍ڑ‍ے کی بنی هوئى چيز da bò thuộc

cow2
v cow [kau]
to subdue or control through fear The pupil was cowed by the headmaster's harsh words. bangmaak يُرعِب، يُرهِب بالتّهديد сплашвам vyděsit kue; underkue einschüchtern πτοώ intimidar heidutama, hirmutama هراساندن säikäyttää intimider לְהַפחִיד भयभीत करना krava megfélemlít menakut-nakuti hræða til undirgefni intimidire おびえさせる 위협하다 įbauginti, įgąsdinti iebiedēt menakutkan intimideren (under)kue zastraszyć intimidar a speria запугивать zastrašiť preplašiti zaplašiti skrämma, kuscha ขู่ korkutmak, yıldırmak 嚇唬,恐嚇 залякувати; тероризувати رعب ڈالنا، مرعوب كرنا dọa nạt

cow بقرة kráva ko Kuh αγελάδα vaca lehmä vache krava mucca 雌牛 암소 koe ku krowa vaca корова ko วัวตัวเมีย inek con bò cái 母牛


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