cows in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for cows in the English»French Dictionary

I.cow [Brit kaʊ, Am kaʊ] N

1. cow:

cow (cattle family)

vache f

cow (other animals)

femelle f

2. cow (woman):

cow inf pej

grognasse f inf

cow inf pej

vache f inf

II.cow [Brit kaʊ, Am kaʊ] VB trans

cow

intimider

a cowed look

un air de chien battu

III.cow [Brit kaʊ, Am kaʊ]

till the cows come home

jusqu'à la saint-glinglin inf

dairy cow N

dairy cow

vache f laitière

sea cow N

sea cow

vache f marine

cash cow N COMM

cash cow fig

vache f à lait

sacred cow N fig

sacred cow

vache f sacrée

cow parsley N

cow parsley

cerfeuil m sauvage

milch cow [Brit ˈmɪltʃkaʊ] N dated FARM

milch cow

vache f laitière

milch cow fig, pej

vache f à lait

mad cow disease N

mad cow disease

maladie f de la vache folle

Translations for cows in the French»English Dictionary

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rester/attendre jusqu'à la saint-glinglin

to stay/wait till the cows come home inf

à Pâques ou à la Trinité fig

when the cows come home

il te remboursera à Pâques ou à la Trinité

you'll be waiting till the cows come home before he pays you back

cows in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cows in the English»French Dictionary

cow¹ [kaʊ] N

1. cow (female ox):

cow

vache f

2. cow (female mammal):

cow

femelle f

elephant cow

femelle éléphant

3. cow pej inf:

cow

vache f

stupid cow

conne f

4. cow Aus pej inf (unpleasant thing):

a cow of a ...

un/une ... de merde

Phrases:

until/till the cows come home

quand les poules auront des dents

cow² [kaʊ] VB trans

cow

intimider

cow dung N no pl

cow dung

bouse f de vache

sea cow N

sea cow

dugong m

cash cow N inf

cash cow

vache f à lait

Translations for cows in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

pétasse

cow

bouse

cow pat Brit

bouse

cow dung no pl

connasse

stupid cow

pauvre [ou sale] pej conne

stupid cow!

oh! le con/la conne!

what a prick/stupid cow!

vache

cow

cows Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

there's a cow and she's hungry

voilà une vache et elle a faim

elephant cow

femelle éléphant

stupid cow

conne f

a cow of a ...

un/une ... de merde

until/till the cows come home

quand les poules auront des dents

until the cows come home

jusqu'à la saint-glinglin

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Cows nurse their calves for at least 7 or 8 months but most calves seem to be weaned before the end of their first year.

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Cows were the property of the husband, but were usually in the wife's possession.

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Cows in the foreground of the painting rest quietly grazing against the low horizon.

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Cows frequently return to their pups to suckle.

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