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calves

/kɑːvz/ /kævz/

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noun

Junges Rind

A young cow or bull.

Examples :

"The farmer carefully watched the calves playing in the pasture. "

Der Bauer beobachtete aufmerksam die jungen Rinder, die auf der Weide spielten.

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noun

Kalbsleder

Leather made of the skin of the calf; especially, a fine, light-coloured leather used in bookbinding.

Examples :

"The bookbinder used high-quality calves for the cover of the rare edition. "

Der Buchbinder verwendete hochwertiges Kalbsleder für den Einband der seltenen Ausgabe.

material industry

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noun

Jungtier, Kalb

A young deer, elephant, seal, whale or giraffe (also used of some other animals).

Examples :

"The zookeeper carefully observed the playful calves of the elephants. "

Der Tierpfleger beobachtete aufmerksam die verspielten Kälber der Elefanten.

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noun

Kalbe, Eisbergkalb

A chunk of ice broken from a larger glacier, ice shelf, or iceberg.

Examples :

"The hikers saw several calves breaking off the glacier, floating downstream. "

Die Wanderer sahen, wie sich mehrere Eisbergkälber vom Gletscher lösten und flussabwärts trieben.

environment geology nature geography ocean

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noun

Inselchen, kleine Insel

A small island, near a larger island.

Examples :

"the Calf of Man"

Das kleine Inselchen von Man

geography place environment

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noun

Lokomotive

A cabless railroad engine.

Examples :

"The museum displayed a vintage steam calves, a type of cabless railroad engine. "

Das Museum stellte eine alte Dampflokomotive aus, eine Art Lokomotive ohne Führerhaus.

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noun

Tölpel, Dummkopf

An awkward or silly boy or young man; any silly person; a dolt.

Examples :

""Don't let the other kids trick you; they sometimes treat the new boy like one of the calves because he's shy and unsure of himself." "

Lass dich nicht von den anderen Kindern täuschen; manchmal behandeln sie den neuen Jungen wie einen Tölpel, weil er schüchtern und unsicher ist.

person character human

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noun

Waden

The back of the leg below the knee.

Examples :

"The dancer stretched her calves before the performance. "

Die Tänzerin dehnte ihre Waden vor der Vorstellung.

body anatomy part

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noun

Waden

The muscle in the back of the leg below the knee.

Examples :

"After running the marathon, Maria felt a sharp pain in her calves. "

Nachdem Maria den Marathon gelaufen war, verspürte sie einen stechenden Schmerz in ihren Waden.

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verb

kalben

To give birth to a calf

Examples :

"The cow calved a healthy calf this morning. "

Die Kuh hat heute Morgen ein gesundes Kalb gekalbt.

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verb

Beim Kalben helfen

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

Examples :

"The experienced farmer was needed to calve the cow that was having trouble delivering her calf. "

Der erfahrene Bauer wurde benötigt, um der Kuh zu helfen, die Schwierigkeiten bei der Geburt ihres Kalbes hatte.

agriculture animal biology aid

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verb

kalben

To give birth to (a calf)

Examples :

"The cow calved a healthy calf this morning. "

Die Kuh hat heute Morgen ein gesundes Kalb gekalbt.

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verb

kalben, Eisberge abbrechen

(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

Kalben, abkalben

(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, als wir zusahen.

environment geology nature world ocean