ewe

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Definition of ewe - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

animal

TECH.

female sheep, especially when fully mature

TECH.

The farmer counted the ewes in the field before sunset.
The ewe gave birth to two healthy lambs.
The shepherd guided the ewe back to the pen.

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female sheep, especially when fully mature

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ewe lamb

young female sheep

The farmer cared for the ewe lamb.

Origin of ewe

Old English, eowu (female sheep)

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tup

mating

mate with a ewe

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French:brebis, ...
German:Mutterschaf, ...
Italian:pecora, ...
Spanish:oveja, ...
Portuguese:ovelha, ...
Chinese:母羊, ...
Japanese:雌羊, ...
Arabic:نَعْجَة, ...
Hebrew:כִּבְשָׂה, ...
Russian:овца, ...
Ukrainian:вівця, ...
Hindi:मादा भेड़, ...
Bengali:মাদী ভেড়া, ...
Catalan:ovella, ...
Czech:ovce, ...
Danish:får, ...
Dutch:ooi, ...
Greek:προβατίνα, ...
Hungarian:anyajuh, ...
Khmer:ចៀមញី, ...
Korean:암양, ...
Persian:میش, ...
Polish:owca, ...
Portuguese (BR):ovelha, ...
Romanian:oaie, ...
Swedish:tacka, ...
Thai:แกะเพศเมีย, ...
Turkish:koyun, ...
Vietnamese:cừu cái, ...

EWE

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Definition of EWE - Reverso English Dictionary

Acronym

acr: extreme wildfire event

TECH.

very big and dangerous fire

TECH.

The EWE destroyed thousands of acres of forest last summer.
An EWE in the region prompted evacuations.
Firefighters struggled to contain the EWE for days.

firestorm

wildfire

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Origin of EWE

Old English eowu (ewe)

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French:épisode extrême de feu de forêt, ...
German:extremes Waldbrandereignis, ...
Italian:evento estremo di incendio boschivo, ...
Spanish:incendio forestal extremo, ...
Portuguese:evento extremo de incêndio florestal, ...
Chinese:极端野火事件, ...
Japanese:極端な山火事事象, ...
Arabic:حدث حريق غابات متطرف, ...
Hebrew:אֵירוּעַ שְׂרֵפָה קִיצוֹנִי, ...
Russian:экстремальный лесной пожар, ...
Ukrainian:екстремальна лісова пожежа, ...
Hindi:अत्यधिक जंगल की आग घटना, ...
Bengali:চরম দাবানল ঘটনা, ...
Catalan:esdeveniment extrem d'incendi forestal, ...
Czech:extrémní lesní požár, ...
Danish:EWE, ...
Dutch:zeer grote natuurbrand, ...
Greek:ακραίο συμβάν δασικής πυρκαγιάς, ...
Hungarian:rendkívüli erdőtűzesemény, ...
Khmer:ព្រឹត្តិការណ៍ភ្លើងឆេះព្រៃដ៏ធ្ងន់ធ្ងរ, ...
Korean:극심한 산불 사건, ...
Persian:رویداد آتش‌سوزی شدید, ...
Polish:ekstremalny pożar lasu, ...
Portuguese (BR):evento extremo de incêndio florestal, ...
Romanian:Eveniment extrem de incendiu de pădure, ...
Swedish:EWE, ...
Thai:เหตุการณ์ไฟป่ารุนแรงขั้นสุด, ...
Turkish:aşırı büyük orman yangını olayı, ...
Vietnamese:Sự kiện Cháy rừng Cực đoan, ...

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Definition of ewe - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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Origin of ewe

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Definition of EWE - Reverso English Dictionary

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