calf

calf ¹

 (kăf, käf)

n. pl. calves (kăvz, kävz)

1.

a. A young cow or bull.

b. One of the young of certain other mammals, such as moose, elephants, or whales.

2. Calfskin leather.

3. A large floating chunk of ice split off from a glacier, iceberg, or floe.

4. An awkward, callow youth.

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[Middle English, from Old English cealf.]

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calf ²

 (kăf, käf)

n. pl. calves (kăvz, kävz)

The fleshy muscular back part of the human leg between the knee and ankle.

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[Middle English, from Old Norse kālfi; possibly akin to calf (from its shape).]

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calf

(kɑːf)

n, pl calves

1. (Zoology) the young of cattle, esp domestic cattle.

2. (Zoology) the young of certain other mammals, such as the buffalo, elephant, giraffe, and whale

3. (Geological Science) a large piece of floating ice detached from an iceberg, etc

4. kill the fatted calf to celebrate lavishly, esp as a welcome

5. (Tanning) another name for calfskin

[Old English cealf; related to Old Norse kālfr, Gothic kalbō, Old High German kalba]

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calf

(kɑːf)

n, pl calves

(Anatomy) the thick fleshy part of the back of the leg between the ankle and the knee.

[C14: from Old Norse kalfi]

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calf¹

(kæf, kɑf)

n., pl. calves (kavz, kävz).

1. the young of the domestic cow or other bovine animal.

2. the young of certain other mammals, as the elephant, seal, and whale.

3. calfskin leather.

4. Informal. an awkward, silly boy or man.

5. a mass of ice detached from a glacier, iceberg, or floe.

[before 900; Old English cealf, calf]

calf²

(kæf, kɑf)

n., pl. calves (kavz, kävz).

the fleshy part of the back of the human leg below the knee.

[1275–1325; < Old Norse kalfi]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	calf - young of domestic cattle     young mammal - any immature mammal 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" dogie, dogy, leppy - motherless calf in a range herd of cattle maverick - an unbranded range animal (especially a stray calf); belongs to the first person who puts a brand on it veal, veau - meat from a calf
	2.	calf - the muscular back part of the shank sura skeletal muscle, striated muscle - a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes shank - the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle mid-calf - the middle of the calf; half way between the knee and ankle gastrocnemius, gastrocnemius muscle - the muscle in the back part of the leg that forms the greater part of the calf; responsible for the plantar flexion of the foot soleus, soleus muscle - a broad flat muscle in the calf of the leg under the gastrocnemius muscle Achilles tendon, tendon of Achilles - a large tendon that runs from the heel to the calf
	3.	calf - fine leather from the skin of a calf calfskin leather - an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning box calf - black calfskin leather tanned with chromium salts
	4.	calf - young of various large placental mammals e.g. whale or giraffe or elephant or buffalo young mammal - any immature mammal

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calf

noun

Related words
adjective vituline

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Translations

بطّـة السّاق ، رَبْلَهجِلْدُ العِجِلرَبْلَةعِجِلعِجْل

lýtkoteletelecí kůžemládě

kalvlægkalveskind

KalbWadeKalbleder

μοσχάριγάμπα

bovido

pantorrillaternerocríaternerapiel de becerro

vasikas

pohjevasikkapoikanen

molletveauchamelonéléphanteau

list nogetele

borjújégtömbkölyök

kálfurkálfikálfshúî, kálfskinn

vitellopolpaccioscioccotontoblocco di ghiaccio

ふくらはぎ子牛脹脛こうし

송아지종아리

sura

liels/ikrimazulisteļādateļš

kalfkuitkuitspierjong

kalvleggunge

cielęłydka

panturrilhabezerrogémeo

телёнокикрателенок

lýtkoteľa

tele

teleтеле

kalvvader

น่องลูกวัว

danabaldırbuzağıdana derisi…yavrusu

bắp châncon bê

小牛小腿小象小牛皮

calf

¹ [kɑːf]

A. N (calves (pl))

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
to kill the fatted calf → celebrar una fiesta de bienvenida

2. = calfskin

B. CPD calf love N → amor m juvenil

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calf

² [kɑːf] N (calves (pl)) (Anat) → pantorrilla f, canilla f (esp LAm)

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calf

[ˈkɑːf] [calves] [ˈkɑːvz] (pl) n

[cow] → veau m

[other animal] → petit m

(= calfskin) → veau m, vachette f

[leg] → mollet m

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calf

:

calf love

n → (jugendliche) Schwärmerei

calfskin

n → Kalb(s)leder nt

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calf

¹

n pl <calves>

→ Kalb nt; a cow in or with calf → eine trächtige Kuh

(= young elephant, seal etc) → Junge(s) nt, → -junge(s) nt

(= leather) → Kalb(s)leder nt

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calf

²

n pl <calves> (Anat) → Wade f

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calf

¹ [kɑːf] n (calves (pl)) [kɑːvs]

a. (young cow) → vitello
seal/elephant calf → piccolo di foca/elefante

b. = calfskin

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calf

² [kɑːf] n (calves (pl)) [kɑːvs] (Anat) → polpaccio

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calf¹

(kaːf) – plural calves (kaːvz) – noun

1. the young of a cow, elephant, whale etc. kalf عِجِل теле filhote tele, mládě das Kalb kalv νεογνό θηλαστικού, μοσχαράκιternero vasikas, poeg گوساله؛ نوزاد برخی پستانداران vasikka veau, éléphanteau, baleineauעגל बछड़ा tele; mlado borjú anak sapi kálfur vitello; piccolo di grosso mammifero 子牛 (소, 코끼리, 고래 등의) 새끼 veršelis, telyčaitė, (elnio, dramblio, banginio ir pan.) jauniklis teļš; (ziloņa, vaļa u.c.) mazulis anak binatang kalfkalv, ungecielę خوسکی ، خوسندر، دخوسندر څرمن: پونډۍ filhote de viţel; pui de elefant; pui de balenă теленок; детеныш teľa tele, mladič mladunče kalv ลูกวัว dana, buzağı, ...yavrusu 小牛，小象，小鯨魚 теля; маля گائے ، ہاتھی یا وہیل کا بچھڑا con bê 小牛，小象

2. (also ˈcalfskin) leather made from the skin of the young of a cow. kalfsleer جِلْدُ العِجِل телешки couro telecí kůže das Kalbleder kalveskind δέρμα μοσχαριού piel de becerro vasikanahk چرم گوساله vasikannahka veau עוֹר עֶגֶל बछड़े की खाल से बना चमड़ा teleća koža borjúbőr kulit kálfshúð, kálfskinn pelle di vitello* 子牛の皮 송아지 가죽 veršena teļāda barangan kulit dari kulit lembu kalfsleerkalveskinn skóra cielęca د خوسندر څړمن couro piele de viţel телячья кожа teľacia koža telečje usnje teleća koža kalvskinn หนังลูกวัว dana derisi 小牛皮 теляча шкіра, опойок گائے کے بچھڑے کا چمڑا da bê thuộc 小牛皮

calve (kaːv) verb

to give birth to a calf. The cow calved last night. kalf تَلِدُ (البَقَرَه) отелвам се parir otelit se kalben kælve γεννώ μοσχαράκι parir poegima گوساله زاییدن؛ بچه زاییدن حیوانات poikia véler לְהַמלִיט बछड़े को जन्म देना oteliti se borjazik melahirkan kelfa, bera figliare, partorire 子牛を産む 새끼를 낳다 apsiveršiuoti, atsivesti jauniklį (elniuką, drambliuką ir pan.) atnesties melahirkan kalvenkalve, føde cielić się خوسكى (ګيله كى) زيږول parir a făta отелиться oteliť sa oteliti se oteliti se kalva ออกลูก (ใช้กับวัว) buzağılamak 生小牛 телитися بچھڑا دینا bò đẻ 生小牛

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calf²

(kaːf) – plural calves (kaːvz) – noun

the thick fleshy back part of the leg below the knee. She has slim ankles but fat calves. kuit بطّـة السّاق ، رَبْلَه прасец barriga da perna lýtko die Wade læg γάμπαpantorrilla sääremari ساق پا pohje molletשוק घुटने से नीचे का पैर का हिस्सा list lábikra betis kálfi polpaccio ふくらはぎ 장딴지 blauzda (kājas) liels/ikri betis kuitleggłydka زنګون barriga da perna pulpă икра lýtko meča list vad น่อง baldır 小腿 литка گھٹنے کے نیچے ٹانگ کا بچھلا گوشت والا حصہ ، پنڈلی bắp chân 小腿

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calf

→ رَبْلَة, عِجْل lýtko, tele kalv, læg Kalb, Wade γάμπα, μοσχάρι cría, pantorrilla, ternero pohje, vasikka mollet, veau list noge, tele polpaccio, vitello ふくらはぎ, 子牛 송아지, 종아리 kalf, kuit kalv, legg cielę, łydka bezerro, gémeo, panturrilha икра, теленок kalv, vader น่อง, ลูกวัว baldır, dana bắp chân, con bê 小牛, 小腿

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calf

n.,pl. pantorrilla; [animal] ternero-a.

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calf

n (pl calves) (anat) pantorrilla

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