| VERB | contact | calve, break up | release ice |
|---|---|---|---|
| body | calve, have young | birth |
| Meaning | Release ice. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "The icebergs and glaciers calve" | |
| Synonym | break up | |
| Broader | separate, divide, part | come apart |
| Spanish | liberar hielo, romperse el hielo, romperse | |
| Meaning | birth. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "the whales calve at this time of year" | |
| Synonym | have young | |
| Broader | give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have | Cause to be born |
| Spanish | parir terneros, parir un ternero, parir | |
| Catalan | donar a llum, parir, vedellar | |
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