Cow in spanish
pronunciation: bɑkɑ part of speech: noun
cow1 = vaca.
Example: Thus the compound, Morphology of the cow, will have the class number KX311:2 not EX311:2 as in the 6th edition.more:
» ant cow = pulgón.
Example: There's a type of aphid called an ant cow that sucks sap and poops out honeydew and ants really like that stuff.» beef cow = vaca para carne, vaca de carne.
Example: Under normal conditions, pregnant beef cows are fed hay during the winter to maintain them until they calve in the spring.» cash cow = fuente de ganancias, negocio muy rentable, negocio muy lucrativo, gallina de los huevos de oro, vaca lechera.
Example: As the market matures, star products become cash cows.» cowboy = vaquero, cowboy.
Example: Playground games show that children like a clear differentiation between cowboys, cops and spacemen who are good, and Indians, robbers and space monsters who are bad.» cowdung = estiércol de vaca, mierda de vaca.
Example: The highest production of fish was obtained in cisterns treated with poultry manure, followed by pig dung and cowdung.» cowherd = vaquero.
Example: Originally employed as cowherd at the Abbey of Whitby, he became a singer when somewhat advanced in life.» cowhide = cuero de vaca, piel de vaca.
Example: I agree with the article, cowhides add a flare of elegance and originality in any decor.» cowlick = remolino.
Example: It's so cool to find that there are other girls out there who have fine limp hair and a cowlick.» cowman [cowmen, -pl.] = ganadero, vaquero.
Example: This research project has studied a number of cowmen in order to elucidate factors likely to influence their efficiency.» cowpat = plasta de vaca.
Example: It is earthworms which have an important impact on cowpat disappearance and decomposition.» cowpox = viruela vacuna, viruela bovina.
Example: Benjamin reasoned that if dairymaids who caught cowpox accidentally were immune to smallpox, then someone who caught cowpox deliberately should be equally immune.» cowshed = establo. [Para vacas]
Example: The ideal stall surface in the cowshed should be non-slip and non-abrasive.» cowskin = cuero de vaca, piel de vaca.
Example: That night, I drank cow milk from a giant gourd, listened to tribal songs, and slept on a floating cowskin stretched between four poles.» cow's milk [cow milk] = leche de vaca.
Example: In the United States, milk (usually cow's milk) is widely considered an 'essential food' to support bone growth.» dairy cow = vaca lechera.
Example: Results suggest that accelerated prepubertal growth may reduce mammary development in grazing dairy cows.» Friesian cow = vaca holandesa.
Example: Similarly the Zoologist will not be particularly interested in having with Zoology documents on, say, Milk yields for Friesian cows in England and Wales.» holy cow = vaca sagrada.
Example: Hundreds of holy cows used to wander the villages of India, devouring the food of hungry peasants, yet they were defended with fervour.» Holy cow! = ¡por dios!, ¡recórcholis!, ¡contra!, ¡caramba!, ¡caray!, ¡increíble!.
Example: When I told him he should not put his hand on my butt and then say, 'Holy cow!,' he looked offended that I would be offended.» mad cow disease = enfermedad de las vacas locas.
Example: Information on the news items relevant to 'mad cow disease' was collected for a period of 100 days starting very close to the eruption of the crisis.» milk + a cow = ordeñar una vaca.
Example: Animals can be magical in children's play -- whether it be milking a cow, riding a horse or simply keeping caterpillars in a cage until they emerge as butterflies = Los animales pueden ser fantásticos en los juegos infantiles -- ya sea ordeñando una vaca, montando a caballo o simplemente guardando gusanos en una caja hasta que se conviertan en mariposas.» milk-producing cow = vaca lechera, vaca dedicada a la producción de leche.
Example: The use of genetically produced growth hormone in milk-producing cows may adversely impact the safety of the milk supply.» sacred cow = vaca sagrada.
Example: The article 'Emergency slaughtering of sacred cows' describes a 2 year project to investigate public library purchasing procedures in 11 municipalities in Sweden.» until/till the cows come home = hasta que las ranas críen pelos, hasta el final de los tiempos, hasta el día del juicio final, hasta que + Pronombre + dar + las uvas.
Example: I put you on notice that you may argue till the cows come home about Jabari having blood on his hands, but the plain truth in this case is that Jabari and Hamas were honoring the ceasefire.cow2 = intimidar, atemorizar, acobardar, amedrentar.
Example: We couldn't be cowed by the attack into conceding some political goal if we don't know the perpetrators.