calf
US /kæf/
UK /kæf/
1.
veau
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.
Le fermier a regardé le veau nouveau-né faire ses premiers pas chancelants.
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A young calf was separated from its mother.
Un jeune veau a été séparé de sa mère.
2.
mollet
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.
Il a ressenti une douleur aiguë dans son mollet après avoir couru.
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She has strong calves from cycling regularly.
Elle a des mollets forts grâce au cyclisme régulier.
3.
bloc de glace, 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.
Nous avons vu un énorme bloc de glace se détacher du glacier.
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The ship had to navigate carefully around the floating ice calves.
Le navire a dû naviguer prudemment autour des blocs de glace flottants.