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From calf (n): npl: calves
- From the verb calve: (⇒ conjugate)
- calves is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections
- v 3rd person singular
| Principales traductions | WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026: calf,
plural: calves n | (baby cow, bull) (animal) | veau nm | | | A cow and her calf are grazing in the field. | | | Une vache et son veau broutent dans le champ. | calf,
plural: calves n | (human anatomy: fleshy lower leg) | mollet nm | | | Jeff frequently gets cramps in his calf. | | | Jeff a souvent des crampes au mollet. |
| Traductions supplémentaires | WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026: | calf n | (fine cow's leather) (cuir) | veau nm | | | | vachette nf | | calf n | (chunk broken from iceberg) | iceberg nm | calf,
seal calf,
plural: seal calves n | (baby seal) | bébé phoque nm | | | (Can) | blanchon nm | | | (d'un phoque) | petit, bébé nm | | | The seal left her calf on the ice while she went hunting. | | | La mère laissa son bébé phoque sur la banquise pour aller chasser. | | | Le phoque laissa son petit sur la banquise pour aller chasser. | calf,
elephant calf,
plural: elephant calves n | (baby elephant) | éléphanteau nm | | | (d'un éléphant) | petit, bébé nm | | | The elephant looked around warily, guarding her calf. | | | L'éléphant regardait autour de lui avec méfiance, protégeant son éléphanteau (or: son petit). | calf,
whale calf,
plural: whale calves n | (baby whale) | baleineau nm | | | (d'une baleine) | petit, bébé nm | | | A new calf was spotted in the pod of whales. | | | Un nouveau baleineau (or: petit) a été détecté parmi les baleines. |
| Principales traductions | WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026: | calve⇒ vi | (animal: give birth to calf) | vêler⇒ vi | | | Most of our herd calves in late spring. | | | La majeure partie de notre troupeau vêle à la fin du printemps. | | calve [sth]⇒ vtr | (cow: help to give birth) | mettre bas vtr | | | The farmer uses this barn for calving the cows. | | | Le fermier utilise cette étable pour mettre bas les veaux. | | calve [sth] vtr | (iceberg, glacier: detach piece) (morceau de glace) | perdre⇒ vtr | | | (technique) | vêler⇒ vtr | | | We watched from the ship as the glacier calved an enormous iceberg. | | calve⇒ vi | (iceberg, glacier: break up) (morceau de glace) | se détacher⇒ v pron | | | The glacier calved and a mass of ice crashed into the sea. |
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