verb🔗SharekalbenTo give birth to a calf"The farmer watched anxiously as his cow began to calve in the barn. "Der Bauer beobachtete ängstlich, wie seine Kuh im Stall zu kalben begann.animalbiologyagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBeim Kalben helfenTo assist in a cow's giving birth to a calf"The farmer had to calve the cow because the calf was in a difficult position. "Der Bauer musste der Kuh beim Kalben helfen, weil das Kalb in einer schwierigen Position war.agricultureanimalbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareKalbenTo give birth to (a calf)"The cow will calve next month, and we're hoping for a healthy heifer. "Die Kuh wird nächsten Monat kalben, und wir hoffen auf ein gesundes Jungrind.animalbiologynatureagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Sharekalben, abkalben(especially of an ice shelf, a glacier, an ice sheet, or even an iceberg) to shed a large piece, e.g. an iceberg or a smaller block of ice (coming off an iceberg)"The glacier was starting to calve even as we watched."Der Gletscher begann sich zu kalben, während wir zusahen.environmentgeologynatureworldoceanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareKalben, abkalben(especially of an iceberg) to break off"The sea was dangerous because of icebergs calving off the nearby glacier."Das Meer war wegen der vom nahegelegenen Gletscher abkalbenden Eisberge gefährlich.natureenvironmentgeologyoceanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareKalben, abkalben(especially of an ice shelf, a glacier, an ice sheet, or even an iceberg) to shed (a large piece, e.g. an iceberg); to set loose (a mass of ice), e.g. a block of ice (coming off an iceberg)"The glacier was starting to calve an iceberg even as we watched."Der Gletscher begann gerade, einen Eisberg abzukalben, als wir zusahen.geologyenvironmentnatureworldoceanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading