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Meaning of livestock | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
ˈlaɪvstɒk

Definitions

  1. Farm animals; animals domesticated for cultivation.
    uncountable, usually
  2. Domestic animals, such as cattle or horses, raised for home use or for profit, especially on a farm.
  3. the horses, cattle, sheep, and other useful animals kept or raised on a farm or ranch.
  4. (of a radio or television broadcast etc) as the event takes place. The competition will be broadcast live. regstreeks بصورةٍ حَيَّه ومُباشِرَه на живо ao vivo přímo live direkte; live απευθείας, ζωντανά en directo otse بطور زنده suorana en direct שִׁידוּר חַי घटित होने वाली uživo élőben langsung í beinni útsendingu in diretta*, dal vivo* 生放送で 생방송으로 gyvai, tiesiogiai (par pārraidi) tieši secara langsung directdirekte na żywo په ژوندى بڼه ao vivo live, în direct непосредственно priamo v živo už...
    etc
  5. active; full of life, high spirits or movement. She took a lively interest in us; The music is bright and lively. lewendig حَيَوي، مُفْعَم بالحَياه жив alegre živý; řízný lebhaft levende; livlig ζωηρός, ζωντανός, δραστήριοςalegre, vivo, lleno de vida elav فعال؛ سرزنده eloisa plein d'entrain מָלֵא חַיִים फुर्तीला, सजीव, सक्रिय živahno, živo élénk bersemangat líflegur, fjörugur vivo, vivace 生き生きした 활기찬 gyvas, guvus možs; mundrs; straujš; dzīvīgs rancak levendiglivlig, sprelskżywy, wesoły فعال او...
  6. opgewektheid حَيَوِيَّه оживление vivacidade živost, čilost die Lebhaftigkeit livlighed ζωντάνιαvivacidad elavus سرزندگی eloisuus entrainעליזות, חיות सजीवता živahnost élénkség semangat fjör, hressileiki vivacità 活気 활기 gyvumas, guvumas, energingumas možums; mundrums; dzīvīgums kerancakan levendigheidlivlighetożywienie, żwawość د زوند پيل vivacidade însufleţire живость; бодрость živosť živahnost živahnost livlighet ความมีชีวิตชีวา canlılık 活躍,熱烈,輕快活潑 пожвавленість جوش خروش کا جذبہ sự sống động ...
  7. domestic animals, especially horses, cattle, sheep, and pigs. lewende hawe, vee ماشِيَه домашни животни criação živý inventář der Viehbestand besætning οικόσιτα ζώα ganado kari احشام karja bétail מֶשֶק חַי पशुधन stoka haszonállatok ternak búpeningur bestiame 家畜 가축류 (naminiai) gyvuliai, galvijai mājlopi ternakan veebuskap, husdyrbesetning żywy inwentarz كورنى ژوى criação vite домашний скот živý inventár živina domaće životinje kreatursbesättning ปศุสัตว์ çiftlik hayvanları 家畜 худоба مویشی gia ...
    especially
  8. (Agriculture) (functioning as singular or plural) cattle, horses, poultry, and similar animals kept for domestic use but not as pets, esp on a farm or ranch
    functioning as singular or plural
  9. n → Vieh nt; (= number of animals) → Viehbestand m
    n
  10. having life; not dead. a live mouse. lewendige حَي، غَيْر مَيِّت жив vivo živý lebendig levende ζωντανόςvivo elus زنده elävä vivantחי जीवित živ élő hidup lifandi vivente, vivo 生きている 살아 있는 gyvas dzīvs hidup levendlevendeżywy ژوندى vivo viu живой živý živ živ levande มีชีวิต canlı, diri 活的 живий زندہ sống 活的
  11. (of a radio or television broadcast etc) heard or seen as the event takes place; not recorded. I watched a live performance of my favourite opera on television; Was the performance live or recorded? regstreeks حَي، مُباشِر на живо ao vivo přímý live direkte; live ζωντανός, σε απευθείας μετάδοση en directo otse(ülekanne) زنده suora lähetys en direct שִׁידוּר חַי जीवन्त uživo élő, egyenes (adás) langsung í beinni útsendingu in diretta*, dal vivo* 生放送の 생방송인 tiesioginis (par pārraidi) tiešs secar...
    etc

Equivalents

Azərbaycanca mal-qara
Български добитък
Bosanski скот стока
Català bestiar
Čeština dobytek
Español ganado
Euskara abere
Suomi karja
Français bétail cheptel vif
Gaeilge stoc
Galego gado gando
Hrvatski скот стока
Magyar jószág
Հայերեն անասուն
Íslenska búfé
Italiano bestiame
日本語 家畜
Қазақша түлік
ಕನ್ನಡ ದನ
한국어 가축
Kurdî bufe mal
Latina pecuaria pecus
Latviešu lopi mājlopi
Македонски добиток стока
മലയാളം കന്നുകാലി
Bahasa Melayu ternakan
Nederlands vee veestapel
Português gado pecuária
Română șeptel
Српски скот стока
Svenska boskap
Türkçe enam mal
Українська скотина худоба
Tiếng Việt gia súc thú nuôi

Examples

“The livestock were poisoned by what they grazed on.”
“Livestock is bought and sold at an auction market.”
“Much livestock was slaughtered due to high feed prices.”
“In the West there are local areas with too many livestock.”
“Women herded small livestocks such as goats and sheep.”
“These spearings were not related to livestock killed but to young boys trying to prove their bravery.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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