calf in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for calf in the English»French Dictionary

calf <pl calves> [Brit kɑːf, Am kæf] N

1. calf ZOOL:

calf (cow)

veau m

calf (deer)

faon m

calf (buffalo)

buffletin m

calf (elephant)

éléphanteau m

calf (whale)

baleineau m

to be in calf

être pleine

calves' liver FOOD

foie m de veau

2. calf (leather):

calf

vachette f

3. calf ANAT:

calf

mollet m

to kill the fatted calf

tuer le veau gras

calf love N

calf love

amour m juvénile

bull calf N

bull calf

jeune taureau m

bull calf

taurillon m

whale calf N

whale calf

baleineau m

box calf N

box calf

box m

box calf

box-calf m

golden calf N BIBL

golden calf fig

veau m d'or

veal calf N

veal calf

veau m de boucherie

calf-length boot N

calf-length boot

demi-botte f

Translations for calf in the French»English Dictionary

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baleineau

whale calf

éléphanteau

(elephant) calf

calf in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for calf in the English»French Dictionary

calf¹ <calves> [kɑ:f, Am kæf] N ZOOL

calf

veau m

calf² <calves> [kɑ:f, Am kæf] N ANAT

calf

mollet m

calf love N no pl

calf love

amour m de jeunesse

box calf N

box calf

box m

sea calf <calves> N

sea calf

phoque m

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

calf hide

veau m

boot calf-length

botte f

Translations for calf in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

mollet

calf

ris de veau

calf sweetbread

veau

calf

calf Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to kill the fatted calf

tuer le veau gras

calf hide

veau m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Swamp buffaloes carry their calves for one or two weeks longer than river buffaloes.

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She has already given birth to several calves, although none of them are pure white.

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Calves are weaned at one year and become independent shortly thereafter.

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This more widely separates lactating females from their calves, increasing nutritional stress for the young and lower reproductive rates.

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Calves weigh about 19kg lb at birth, and can usually stand on their own within a few minutes of birth.

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The nursery and juvenile group is naturally formed when females give birth to calves.

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Females can also be trained as oxen, but as well as being smaller, they are often more valued for producing calves and milk.

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The kitchen or storage room is very big and spacious, they keep some calves in there and meat and vegetables.

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Since the park's opening in 1998, the resident elephant herd has produced six calves, with births in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, and 2011.

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However, newborn calves of the western subspecies are a light creamy grey, and become darker as they age.

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