Значение

значений: 9
  1. A young cow or bull of any bovid, such as domestic cattle or buffalo.

    Kalb, Bullenkalb, Kuhkalb

    телёнокteljónok, теле́цteléc

    теля́teljá, теля́ткоteljátko

    young of domestic cattle

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

    fine leather from the skin of a calf

  3. The young of various animals, especially elephant, giraffe, reindeer, seal, or whale (also indiscriminately used of other animals).

    Kalb

    слонёнокslonjónok, тюленёнокtjulenjónok, китёнокkitjónok

    теля́teljá

    young of various large placental mammals e.g. whale or giraffe or elephant or buffalo

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

  5. A small island, near a larger island.

  6. A cabless railroad engine.

  7. (устаревшее, разговорное)An awkward or silly boy or young man; any silly person; a dolt.

  8. The back of the leg below the knee.

    Wade

    икра́ikrá

    ли́ткаlýtka

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

    Wadenmuskel

    икра́ikrá

    ли́ткаlýtka

Примеры

предложений: 75
  1. Tom branded the calf.

    Том клеймил телёнка.

  2. I've never seen a calf being born.

    ukЯ ніколи не бачив, як народжується теля.

  3. The calf was born this morning.

    Телёнок родился сегодня утром.

    ukТеля народилося сьогодні вранці.

  4. The boots are tight around the calf.

    Сапоги жмут в икрах.

  5. He tore his calf muscle playing basketball.

    Он порвал икроножную мышцу, играя в баскетбол.

Переводы

языков: 9
Українська
По значениям 2
young cow or bull:
anatomy: back of the leg below the knee:
Русский
По значениям 3
young cow or bull:
young deer, elephant, seal or whale (also used of some other animals):
anatomy: back of the leg below the knee:
Deutsch
По значениям 3
young cow or bull:
anatomy: back of the leg below the knee:
muscle in the back of the leg below the knee:

Происхождение

From Middle English calf, from Anglian Old English cælf, calf (West Saxon ċealf), from Pro

From Middle English calf, from Anglian Old English cælf, calf (West Saxon ċealf), from Proto-West Germanic *kalb, from Proto-Germanic *kalbaz, further etymology unknown.

From Middle English calf, kalf, from Old Norse kalfi, possibly derived from the same Germanic root as English calf (“young cow”) (above). Cognate with Icelandic kálfi (“calf of the leg”).

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Формы

мн. число: calves
Ед. числоcalf
Мн. числоcalves

правильный

Синонимы

синонимов: 6
Близкие по смыслу
  • the muscular back part of the shank:sura
  • fine leather from the skin of a calf:calfskin

Однокоренные

связанных слов: 39

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