calf
US /kæf/
UK /kæf/
1.
ternero
a young bovine animal, especially a domestic cow or bull in its first year
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The farmer watched the newborn calf take its first wobbly steps.
El granjero observó al ternero recién nacido dar sus primeros pasos tambaleantes.
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A young calf was separated from its mother.
Un joven ternero fue separado de su madre.
2.
pantorrilla
the thick fleshy part at the back of the human leg between the ankle and the knee
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He felt a sharp pain in his calf muscle after running.
Sintió un dolor agudo en la pantorrilla después de correr.
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She has strong calves from cycling regularly.
Ella tiene pantorrillas fuertes por andar en bicicleta regularmente.
3.
trozo de hielo, iceberg
a piece of ice that breaks off a glacier or iceberg
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We watched a huge ice calf break away from the glacier.
Vimos un enorme trozo de hielo desprenderse del glaciar.
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The ship had to navigate carefully around the floating ice calves.
El barco tuvo que navegar con cuidado alrededor de los trozos de hielo flotantes.