noun🔗ShareVeauA young cow or bull."The farmer carefully watched the calves playing in the pasture. "L'agriculteur regardait attentivement les veaux jouer dans le pâturage.animalagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareVeau, cuir de veauLeather made of the skin of the calf; especially, a fine, light-coloured leather used in bookbinding."The bookbinder used high-quality calves for the cover of the rare edition. "Le relieur a utilisé du veau de haute qualité pour la couverture de l'édition rare.materialindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFaon, veauA young deer, elephant, seal, whale or giraffe (also used of some other animals)."The zookeeper carefully observed the playful calves of the elephants. "Le gardien de zoo observait attentivement les jeunes éléphants espiègles.animalnaturebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareVeaux marins, fragments de glacierA chunk of ice broken from a larger glacier, ice shelf, or iceberg."The hikers saw several calves breaking off the glacier, floating downstream. "Les randonneurs ont vu plusieurs fragments de glacier se détacher du glacier et flotter en aval.environmentgeologynaturegeographyoceanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareÎlot, petite îleA small island, near a larger island."the Calf of Man"Le petit îlot de MangeographyplaceenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLocomotiveA cabless railroad engine."The museum displayed a vintage steam calves, a type of cabless railroad engine. "Le musée a exposé une locomotive à vapeur d'époque, un type de locomotive sans cabine.technicalmachinevehicleindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareNigaud, sotAn awkward or silly boy or young man; any silly person; a dolt.""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." "Ne te laisse pas berner par les autres enfants ; ils traitent parfois le nouveau garçon comme un nigaud parce qu'il est timide et incertain.personcharacterhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMolletsThe back of the leg below the knee."The dancer stretched her calves before the performance. "La danseuse a étiré ses mollets avant la représentation.bodyanatomypartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMolletsThe muscle in the back of the leg below the knee."After running the marathon, Maria felt a sharp pain in her calves. "Après avoir couru le marathon, Maria a ressenti une douleur vive dans ses mollets.anatomybodyphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareVêlerTo give birth to a calf"The cow calved a healthy calf this morning. "La vache a vêlé un veau en bonne santé ce matin.animalagriculturebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAider une vache à vêlerTo assist in a cow's giving birth to a calf"The experienced farmer was needed to calve the cow that was having trouble delivering her calf. "L'agriculteur expérimenté était nécessaire pour aider la vache qui avait du mal à mettre bas son veau.agricultureanimalbiologyaidChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareVêlerTo give birth to (a calf)"The cow calved a healthy calf this morning. "La vache a vêlé un veau en bonne santé ce matin.animalbiologyagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Sharevêler(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."Le glacier commençait à vêler pendant que nous regardions.environmentgeologynatureworldoceanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareVêler(especially of an iceberg) to break off"The sea was dangerous because of icebergs calving off the nearby glacier."La mer était dangereuse à cause des icebergs qui vêlaient du glacier voisin.naturegeologyenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Sharevêler(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."Le glacier commençait à vêler un iceberg pendant que nous regardions.environmentgeologynatureworldoceanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
