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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbétail
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /be.taj/
"Le bétail broute paisiblement dans la prairie."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Large ruminant animals with horns and cloven hooves that are domesticated for meat, milk, or hides, or used as beasts of burden.
"The farmer moved the cattle to the lower pasture for the summer grazing season." - 2
Derogatory or informal term used to describe a passive group of people who follow others without independent thought.
"He felt the modern media treated the public like mindless cattle."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English word 'catel', stemming from Anglo-Norman and Old Northern French 'chatel', meaning 'property' or 'movable goods'. This ultimately traces back to Late Latin 'capitale', meaning 'property, wealth, head of cattle', which is related to 'caput' meaning 'head'. Historically, livestock served as the primary measure of personal wealth and economic capital.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cattle" is said worldwide
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bétail
Transliteration: /be.taj/
"Le bétail broute paisiblement dans la prairie."
Vieh
Transliteration: /fiː/
"Das Vieh steht auf der grünen Weide."
bestiame
Transliteration: /beˈstja.me/
"Il contadino porta il bestiame al pascolo."
ganado
Transliteration: /ɡaˈna.ðo/
"El ganado pasta tranquilamente en el campo."
gado
Transliteration: /ˈɡa.du/
"O fazendeiro alimenta o gado todas as manhãs."
मवेशी
Transliteration: mavēśī
"किसान अपने मवेशियों को चराने के लिए मैदान में ले गया।"
牛
Transliteration: niú
"农场里有许多牛和羊。"
소
Transliteration: so
"목장에서 소들이 풀을 뜯고 있습니다."
牛
Transliteration: ushi
"牧草地で牛がのんびりと草を食べています。"
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