vaca - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ Spanish Dictionary

Possible base forms

vaca
vacar (Verb)

Nouns

cow [ZOOL.]	la vaca
dairy cow [AGR.]	vaca lechera
sea cow [ZOOL.]	vaca marina   - manatí   Lat.: Dugong
manatee [ZOOL.]	vaca marina   Lat.: Trichechus   - manatí
cattle manure	la bosta (de vaca)
cow droppings	la bosta (de vaca)
cow dung	la bosta (de vaca)
cowpat   or: cow pat   chiefly  (Brit.)	la bosta (de vaca)
cowpatty   or: cow patty   chiefly  (Amer.)	la bosta (de vaca)
bugloss [BOT.]	lengua de vaca   Lat.: Anchusa
roast beef [COOK.]	asado de vaca
beef [COOK.]	carne de vaca
rawhide [TECH.]	cuero de vaca
field scabious [BOT.]	lengua de vaca   Lat.: Knautia arvensis, Scabiosa arvensis

Verbs

to lack  | lacked, lacked |

vacar [form.]   rare   - carecer

Phrases / Collocations

I could eat a horse	me comería una vaca (entera)
I could eat a horse	podría comerme una vaca (entera)
cash cow [fig.] [COMM.][FINAN.]	vaca lechera [coll.] [fig.]   - inglés: Cash Cow

Examples

I have tried goat's milk but I don't like it: I prefer cow's milk.	He probado la leche de cabra pero no me gusta: prefiero la leche de vaca.
On my grandparents' farm there were cows, horses and pigs.	En la granja de mis abuelos había vacas, caballos y cerdos.
On my grandparents' farm there were cows, horses and pigs.	En la granja de mis abuelos había vacas, caballos y chanchos.
On my grandparents' farm there were cows, horses and pigs.	En la granja de mis abuelos había vacas, caballos y puercos.
This milk comes from an organic cow farm.	Esta leche procede de una granja de vacas ecológica.
My grandfather was a farmer and I loved spending time with him looking after the cows, pigs and sheep.	Mi abuelo era granjero y me encantaba pasar tiempo con él cuidando a las vacas, los cerdos y las ovejas.

Orthographically similar words

paca, vac

acá, Acca, acha, acta, alca, Alca, anca, arca, baca, caca, jaca, laca, maca, macá, paca, saca, Saca, vacar, vaga, vana, vara, vasca, Vaya, yaca

Related search terms

res, tonterías, vacuno, tía