kalben — meaning in English
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English meaning
- calve verb To give birth to a calf.
Senses
kalben is used for these senses in English:
- calve (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).
calve — full definition
- verb To give birth to a calf.
- verb To break off a large piece of ice, as a glacier or ice shelf does.
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