calf in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for calf in the English»Italian Dictionary

calf¹ <pl calves> [Brit kɑːf, Am kæf] N

1. calf:

calf

vitello m

to be in calf cow:

essere gravida

calves' liver FOOD

fegato di vitello

2. calf:

calf (the young of buffalo, elephant, giraffe etc.)

piccolo m

calf (deer)

cerbiatto m

calf (whale)

balenotto m

calf (whale)

balenottero m

3. calf (leather):

calf

vitello m

calf

pelle f di vitello

to kill the fatted calf

ammazzare il vitello grasso

calf² <pl calves> [Brit kɑːf, Am kæf] N ANAT

calf

polpaccio m

box calf <pl box-calves> [ˈbɒkskɑːf, Am-kæf] N

box calf

box-calf m

calf-bound [ˈkɑːfbaʊnd, Amˈkæf-] ADJ

calf-bound

rilegato in pelle di vitello

bull calf <pl bull calves> [ˈbʊlˌkɑːf, -ˌkæf] N

bull calf

torello m

golden calf [Am ˈɡoʊldən kæf] N BIBL

golden calf fig

vitello m d'oro

calf love [ˈkɑːflʌv, Amˈkæf-] N

calf love

amore m tra adolescenti

calf love

cotta f giovanile

whale calf [ˈweɪlkɑːf, ˈhweɪlkæf] N

whale calf

balenotto m

whale calf

balenottero m

veal calf <pl veal calves> [ˌviːlˈkɑːf] N

veal calf

vitello m d'allevamento

calf-length boot N

calf-length boot

stivale m basso, (che arriva) al polpaccio

calf in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for calf in the English»Italian Dictionary

calf¹ <calves> [kæf] N

1. calf (young cow or bull):

calf

vitello m

to be in calf

essere gravida

2. calf (leather):

calf

pelle f di vitello

Phrases:

to kill the fatted calf

ammazzare il vitello grasso

calf² <calves> [kæf] N (lower leg)

calf

polpaccio m

Translations for calf in the Italian»English Dictionary

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polpaccio

calf

zampetto FOOD (di vitello)

calf's foot

cucciolo (-a) (di balena, elefante)

calf

vitello

calf

calf Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be in calf

essere gravida

to kill the fatted calf

ammazzare il vitello grasso

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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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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Before the roundup, sometimes calves, especially orphan or stray calves, were surreptitiously branded, and thus taken.

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After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves.

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Females mature at about 10 years of age and will start having calves every five to eight years.

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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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The calves are very small: their birth weight is about 15 kg.

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

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Furthermore, they state it also allows for veal farmers to provide more personal attention to veal calves.

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