calfEnglish → FrenchOxford English–Frenchcalf /BrE kɑːf , AmE kæf / noun pl calves 1 Zoology (cow) veau m; (deer) faon m; (buffalo) buffletin m; (elephant) éléphanteau m; (whale) baleineau m to be in calf être pleine calves' liver Cooking foie m 2 (leather) vachette f 3 Anatomy mollet mIdiom to kill the fatted calf tuer le veau gras