calve

v., calved, calv·ing, calves.

v.intr.

1. To give birth to a calf.
2. To break at an edge, so that a portion separates. Used of a glacier or iceberg.

v.tr.

1. To give birth to (a calf).
2. To set loose (a mass of ice). Used of a glacier or iceberg.

[Middle English calven, from Old English *calfian, from calf, calf.]

Act of parturition by a cow or other mammal producing a calf as offspring.

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: release ice; of icebergs or glaciers
  Synonym: break up

Meaning #2: birth; of certain mammals
  Synonym: have young

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - kælve
v. tr. - kælve

Nederlands (Dutch)
(doen) afkalven (ijsberg), kalveren

Français (French)
v. intr. - mettre bas (un veau), se désagréger, vêler
v. tr. - mettre bas (un veau), vêler

Deutsch (German)
v. - kalben

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (για αγελάδα) γεννώ

Italiano (Italian)
sgretolarsi, figliare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - parir, ruir

Русский (Russian)
обрушиться (о леднике), отелиться

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - desmoronarse, parir
v. tr. - parir

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - kalva

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
生小牛, 崩解, 产犊, 生, 使崩解, 产

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 生小牛, 崩解, 產犢
v. tr. - 生, 使崩解, 產

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - (소 등이) 새끼를 낳다, (빙하가) 떨어져 나가다
v. tr. - (소 등이) 새끼를 낳다, (빙하가) 떨어져 나가다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 子を産む, 分離する, 子を生む

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) توليد عجل, انبعاث‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮המליטה עגל‬
v. tr. - ‮המליטה עגל‬

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