How would you like to use PONS.com?

Already a PONS subscriber?
Log in here.

PONS with ads

Go to PONS.com as usual with ad tracking and advertisements.

You can find details of tracking in Information about data protection and under Privacy settings.

PONS Pur

without advertising by third parties

without ad tracking

Subscribe now

If you already have a user account for PONS.com, then you can subscribe to PONS Pur here.

Legal noticeData protectionPrivacy settings

in the PONS Dictionary

fattening of cows

fattening of cows
Rindermast

cow1 [kaʊ] N

1. cow (female ox):

cow
Kuh f <-, Kü·he>
a herd of cows
eine Kuhherde

2. cow (female mammal):

cow
Weibchen nt <-s, ->
elephant cow
Elefantenkuh f <-, -kühe>

3. cow Brit pej sl (stupid woman):

cow
Kuh f <-, Kü·he> pej
stupid cow
dumme Kuh pej
stupid cow Am pej inf (fat woman)
Fettsack m <-(e)s, -säcke>

4. cow Aus inf (unpleasant thing):

it's been a cow of a day
das war ein blöder Tag
a cow of a job
ein Mistjob m pej inf
a cow of a trip
eine furchtbare Reise
a fair cow
eine echte Dreckarbeit inf

Phrases:

until/till the cows come home
bis in alle Ewigkeit
to have a cow Am inf
ausrasten inf

cow2 [kaʊ] VB trans

to cow sb
jdn einschüchtern
to be cowed by sb/sth
durch jdn/etw eingeschüchtert werden
they refused to be cowed into submission by the army
sie ließen sich von den Militärkräften nicht in die Knie zwingen

COW N CORP STRUCT

COW
Plenarausschuss m

ˈcash cow N inf

cash cow
umsatzstarkes Produkt f
cash cow
Cashcow f <-, -s>

ˈcow chip N Am

cow chip
getrockneter Kuhfladen

ˈcow pars·ley N no pl BOT

cow parsley
Wiesenkerbel m

ˈmilk cow N

milk cow
Milchkuh f <-, -kühe>

sa·cred ˈcow N fig, also pej

sacred cow
heilige Kuh fig, a. pej

cow shed [ˈkaʊʃed] N

cow shed
Kuhstall

cow brain N

cow brain
Gehirn einer Kuh

cow parsley N

cow parsley
Wiesenkerbel

cow pox N no pl MED

cow pox
Kuhpocken pl

cash cow N MKT COMPET

cash cow
Milchkuh f

mad ˈcow dis·ease N

mad cow disease
Rinderwahnsinn m
mad cow disease
BSE nt <->
OpenDict entry

cow VB

to be far from being cowed
weit davon entfernt sein, eingeschüchtert zu sein
OpenDict entry

cow N

you can wait until the cows come home fig
da kannst du warten, bis du schwarz wirst fig
Present
Icow
youcow
he/she/itcows
wecow
youcow
theycow
Past
Icowed
youcowed
he/she/itcowed
wecowed
youcowed
theycowed
Present Perfect
Ihavecowed
youhavecowed
he/she/ithascowed
wehavecowed
youhavecowed
theyhavecowed
Past Perfect
Ihadcowed
youhadcowed
he/she/ithadcowed
wehadcowed
youhadcowed
theyhadcowed
See further verb tables
dev
dev
dev
dev