WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2025:
| Principales traductions |
| calving n | (cow: giving birth) (Biologie) | vêlage nm |
| calving n | (glacier, iceberg: detaching piece of ice) (Géologie : glacier) | vêlage nm |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2025:
| Principales traductions |
| 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. |