vaca-1
cow.
Thus the compound, Morphology of the cow, will have the class number KX311:2 not EX311:2 as in the 6th edition.
ahorrar para cuando lleguen las vacas flacas
save for + a rainy day
put aside for + a rainy day
Americans have stopped saving for a rainy day, living paycheck to paycheck and depending on credit cards to get them through emergencies = Los americanos han dejado de ahorrar para cuando lleguen tiempos difíciles, viviendo al día y dependiendo de las tarjetas de crédito para ayudarles a superar las emergencias.
A fifth of Britons admit to having no savings whatsoever while only just over a third of adults had less than £500 put aside for a rainy day = Una quinta parte de los británicos dice que no tienen ningún tipo de ahorro mientras que un poco más de un tercio tiene menos de 500 libras ahorradas para cuando lleguen tiempos difíciles.
años de vacas flacas
lean years
Having grown fat on federal grants, some libraries have not been able to adjust to the recent lean years of reduced or withdrawn federal funds.
carne de vaca
beef
For livestock, the Commission produces an index in three sections (beef and veal, sheepmeat, pigmeat), which includes the texts of the legislation and is updated regularly.
carne de vaca picada
ground beef
Meatloaf is a meat dish consisting of seasoned ground meat (usually ground beef or a combination of ground beef with veal, lamb or pork), which is formed into loaf shape and baked.
comer como una vaca
eat like + a horse
She can eat like a horse and never put on weight.
cuero de vaca
cowhide
cowskin
I agree with the article, cowhides add a flare of elegance and originality in any decor.
That night, I drank cow milk from a giant gourd, listened to tribal songs, and slept on a floating cowskin stretched between four poles.
cuidado de vacas lecheras
dairying
Other lumbermen remained and revived the stripped acres with hand-reared trees, or turned to dairying.
enfermedad de las vacas locas
mad cow disease
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.
estiércol de vaca
cowdung
The highest production of fish was obtained in cisterns treated with poultry manure, followed by pig dung and cowdung.
industria dedicada a la producción de carne de vaca, la
beef industry, the
The apparent success of the project suggests it can be used or adapted for other members of the beef industry, having regard for their particular circumstances = El aparente éxito del proyecto sugiere que se puede utilizar o adaptar para otros miembros de la industria dedicada a la produccion de carne de vaca, teniendo en cuenta sus circunstancias particulares.
leche de vaca
cow's milk [cow milk]
dairy milk
In the United States, milk (usually cow's milk) is widely considered an 'essential food' to support bone growth.
I don't like the taste or smell of dairy milk.
mierda de vaca
cowdung
The highest production of fish was obtained in cisterns treated with poultry manure, followed by pig dung and cowdung.
no vendas la leche antes de ordeñar la vaca
don't count your chickens before they are hatched
You never know what may happen between now and August, so don't count your chickens before they are hatched.
ordeñar una vaca
milk + a cow
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.
piel de vaca
cowhide
cowskin
I agree with the article, cowhides add a flare of elegance and originality in any decor.
That night, I drank cow milk from a giant gourd, listened to tribal songs, and slept on a floating cowskin stretched between four poles.
plasta de vaca
cowpat
It is earthworms which have an important impact on cowpat disappearance and decomposition.
producción de carne de vaca
beef production
One of the main lines of research by this department concerns the improvement of beef production = Una de las principales líneas de investigación de este departamento se ocupa en la mejora de la producción de la carne de vacuno.
vaca de carne
beef cow
Under normal conditions, pregnant beef cows are fed hay during the winter to maintain them until they calve in the spring.
vaca dedicada a la producción de leche
milk-producing cow
The use of genetically produced growth hormone in milk-producing cows may adversely impact the safety of the milk supply.
vaca holandesa
Friesian cow
Similarly the Zoologist will not be particularly interested in having with Zoology documents on, say, Milk yields for Friesian cows in England and Wales.
vaca lechera
dairy cow
milk-producing cow
cash cow
Results suggest that accelerated prepubertal growth may reduce mammary development in grazing dairy cows.
The use of genetically produced growth hormone in milk-producing cows may adversely impact the safety of the milk supply.
As the market matures, star products become cash cows.
vaca marina
manatee
The manatee is a nearly hairless, thick-skinned marine mammal without hindlimbs and with paddle-like forelimbs.
vaca para carne
beef cow
Under normal conditions, pregnant beef cows are fed hay during the winter to maintain them until they calve in the spring.
vaca sagrada
sacred cow
The article 'Emergency slaughtering of sacred cows' describes a 2 year project to investigate public library purchasing procedures in 11 municipalities in Sweden.
vacas lecheras
dairy cattle
Rich countries consume 70 percent of the world's food grains, most of which is used to feed beef and dairy cattle.