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calf (1)

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calf1
/AmE kæf , BrE kɑːf /
noun
(plural calves)
1 (Zoology) (young cow, bull) ternero m/ternera f, becerro m/becerra f
2 [uncountable]: (leather) piel f de becerro, cuero m de becerro, becerro m
3 (Zoology) (young whale) ballenato m; (young elephant, seal, buffalo etc) cría f (de elefante, foca, búfalo etc)
Idioms
to be in calf, to be with calf estar preñada
to kill the fatted calf (literary) celebrar una gran fiesta de bienvenida