sows in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.sow1 <pt sowed, pp sowed or sown> [Am soʊ, Brit səʊ] VB trans

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II.sow1 <pt sowed, pp sowed or sown> [Am soʊ, Brit səʊ] VB intr

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to sow one's wild oats
correrla (mientras se es joven) inf
as ye sow, so shall ye reap prov
se cosecha lo que se siembra
as ye sow, so shall ye reap prov
quien siembra vientos recoge tempestades

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sows in the PONS Dictionary

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sows Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to sow the seeds of doubt/discord
sembrar la duda/la discordia
as you sow, so shall you reap
lo que siembres cosecharás
you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear prov
no se le puede pedir peras al olmo
he who sows the wind shall reap the whirlwind prov
quien siembra vientos recoge tempestades prov
to sow one's wild oats
andar de picos pardos inf
to sow dissension
sembrar la discordia
as you sow, so shall you reap
quien mal siembra, mal coge prov
you can't make a silk purse from a sow's ear
aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda prov
sow the wind and reap the whirlwind prov
quien siembra vientos, recoge tempestades prov
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Sows will emit crooning sounds to their cubs.
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We make one static group of about 75 sows per week and then run the gilts and remaining sows in separate dynamic flows.
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The sows demonstrate good maternal skills, being consistent in suckling all littermates.
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Due to their common use as livestock, adult swine have gender specific names: the males are "boars" (or sometimes hogs) and the females are "sows".
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The breed has been especially selected and noted for its rapidity of gain and docility, especially the sows.
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Sows give birth to a large litter of 810 piglets, but some sows have been known to have litters of up to 13 piglets.
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Those nanny goats, ewes and sows which are with young or giving milk to their young are protected, and so are young ones less than six months old.
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The crates are usually placed side by side in rows of 20 sows, 100 rows per shed.
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Another example is when warthog sows suckle piglets from other litters after the sows have lost their own litters.
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Only the sows selected for breeding (i.e., pregnant sows) will spend time in a sow stall.
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