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calved

/kævd/ /kɑvd/

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verb

kalben

To give birth to a calf

Examples :

"The farmer watched as his cow calved in the barn. "

Der Bauer beobachtete, wie seine Kuh im Stall kalbte.

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verb

Beim Kalben helfen

To assist in a cow's giving birth to a calf

Examples :

"The farmer calved the cow, helping her give birth to a healthy calf. "

Der Bauer half der Kuh beim Kalben und unterstützte sie bei der Geburt eines gesunden Kalbes.

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verb

Kalben, gebären

To give birth to (a calf)

Examples :

"The cow calved in the pasture early this morning, and the farmer was happy to see a healthy calf. "

Die Kuh hat heute Morgen früh auf der Weide gekalbt, und der Bauer freute sich über ein gesundes Kalb.

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verb

kalben, 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)

Examples :

"The glacier was starting to calve even as we watched."

Der Gletscher begann sich zu kalben, während wir zusahen.

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verb

Abbrechen, kalben

(especially of an iceberg) to break off

Examples :

"The sea was dangerous because of icebergs calving off the nearby glacier."

Das Meer war wegen der Eisberge, die sich vom nahegelegenen Gletscher ablösten, gefährlich.

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verb

kalben, 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)

Examples :

"The glacier was starting to calve an iceberg even as we watched."

Der Gletscher begann gerade, einen Eisberg abzukalben, während wir zusahen.

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