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calve verb

  /kæv/ , /kɑːv/
  • (intransitive) To assist in a cow’s giving birth to a calf.
 kalven, helpen met het kalven, ter wereld brengen
  • (intransitive) To give birth to a calf.
  • (transitive) To give birth to (a calf).
 kalven, ter wereld brengen
  • (transitive, figuratively, 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).
 afkalven
  • (intransitive, figuratively, especially of an iceberg) To break off.
 loskomen

calf noun

  /kaf/ , /keɪf/ , /kæf/ , /kɐːf/ , /kɑːf/
  • A young cow or bull.
 kalf
  • A young deer, elephant, seal, whale or giraffe (also used of some other animals).
 kalf, jong

calf noun

  /kaf/ , /keɪf/ , /kæf/ , /kɐːf/ , /kɑːf/
  • The muscle in the back of the leg below the knee.
 kuit, kuitspier
calve-in
afkalven
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