Significado de cow en inglés
cowcow1 /kaʊ/ noun [countable] 
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a large female animal that is kept on farms and used to produce milk or meatanimal hembra grande que se cría en granjas para producir leche o carne2a male or female animal of this typeanimal de este tipo, ya sea macho o hembra: 
a herd of cowsuna manada de vacas3the female of some large animals, such as the elephant or the whalela hembra de algunos animales grandes, como el elefante o la ballena4 British English spokenoral not politepoco cortés an offensive word for a woman who you think is stupid or unpleasantpalabra ofensiva para referirse a una mujer que se considera estúpida o desagradable5have a cow informalinformal to be very angry or surprised about somethingestar muy enojado o sorprendido por algo6till the cows come home informalinformal for a very long time, or for everpor mucho tiempo, o para siempre → cash cow, mad cow disease, sacred cowCOLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONEStypes of cowtipos de vacadairy cows (=kept for their milk)· He keeps a herd of dairy cows.· Tiene una manada de vacas lecheras.beef cows (=kept for their meat)· They are a well-known breed of beef cow.· Son una raza muy conocida de vacas de carne.verbsverbosmilk a cow (=get the milk from a cow)· Once a day, the cows are brought in to be milked.· Una vez al día, traen a las vacas para ordeñarlas.a cow moos (=makes a long low sound)· I could hear cows mooing in the barn.· Podía escuchar a las vacas mugiendo en el establo.a cow grazes (=eats the grass)· Cows were grazing peacefully in the meadows.· Las vacas pastaban tranquilamente en los prados.a cow calves (=produces a calf, a young cow)· At this time of year the cows are calving.· En esta época del año, las vacas están pariendo.phrasesfrasesa herd of cows (=a group that are together somewhere)· We had to wait while a farmer brought a herd of cows across the bridge.· Tuvimos que esperar mientras un granjero cruzaba el puente con una manada de vacas.
Ver todas las traducciones1a large female animal that is kept on farms and used to produce milk or meatanimal hembra grande que se cría en granjas para producir leche o carne2a male or female animal of this typeanimal de este tipo, ya sea macho o hembra: a herd of cowsuna manada de vacas3the female of some large animals, such as the elephant or the whalela hembra de algunos animales grandes, como el elefante o la ballena4 British English spokenoral not politepoco cortés an offensive word for a woman who you think is stupid or unpleasantpalabra ofensiva para referirse a una mujer que se considera estúpida o desagradable5have a cow informalinformal to be very angry or surprised about somethingestar muy enojado o sorprendido por algo6till the cows come home informalinformal for a very long time, or for everpor mucho tiempo, o para siempre → cash cow, mad cow disease, sacred cowCOLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONEStypes of cowtipos de vacadairy cows (=kept for their milk)· He keeps a herd of dairy cows.· Tiene una manada de vacas lecheras.beef cows (=kept for their meat)· They are a well-known breed of beef cow.· Son una raza muy conocida de vacas de carne.verbsverbosmilk a cow (=get the milk from a cow)· Once a day, the cows are brought in to be milked.· Una vez al día, traen a las vacas para ordeñarlas.a cow moos (=makes a long low sound)· I could hear cows mooing in the barn.· Podía escuchar a las vacas mugiendo en el establo.a cow grazes (=eats the grass)· Cows were grazing peacefully in the meadows.· Las vacas pastaban tranquilamente en los prados.a cow calves (=produces a calf, a young cow)· At this time of year the cows are calving.· En esta época del año, las vacas están pariendo.phrasesfrasesa herd of cows (=a group that are together somewhere)· We had to wait while a farmer brought a herd of cows across the bridge.· Tuvimos que esperar mientras un granjero cruzaba el puente con una manada de vacas.cowcow2 verb [transitive] to frighten someone in order to make them do somethingintimidar a alguien para obligarlo a hacer algobe cowed into something The protesters had been cowed into submission by the police.Los manifestantes habían sido intimidados por la policía hasta la sumisión.GRAMMAR Cow is usually passive.
to frighten someone in order to make them do somethingintimidar a alguien para obligarlo a hacer algobe cowed into something The protesters had been cowed into submission by the police.Los manifestantes habían sido intimidados por la policía hasta la sumisión.GRAMMAR Cow is usually passive.