bétail — meaning in English
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English meaning
- cattle noun Domesticated cows and bulls raised for milk, meat, or labor.
- livestock noun Animals kept on a farm, such as cattle, sheep, or pigs, raised for food, labour, or other products.
- neat adj Tidy and orderly; clean in appearance.
- stock noun The goods a shop or business keeps available to sell.
Senses
bétail is used for these senses in English:
- cattle Certain other livestock, such as sheep, pigs or goats. Also rarely applied to horses.
- cattle (pejorative, figuratively) People who resemble domesticated bovine animals in behavior or destiny.
- livestock Farm animals; animals domesticated for cultivation.
- neat (archaic) Cattle collectively.
- stock Farm or ranch animals; livestock.
cattle — full definition
- noun Domesticated cows and bulls raised for milk, meat, or labor.
- noun People treated as an undifferentiated, disposable mass rather than individuals.