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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

  1. verb To give birth to a calf.
  2. verb To break off a large piece of ice, as a glacier or ice shelf does.
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