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Glossary entry

Italiano term or phrase:

mucca in capo

Inglese translation:

boss cow/matriarch

Added to glossary by Maria Burnett
May 26, 2021 19:30
2 yrs ago
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Italiano term

mucca in capo

Da Italiano a Inglese Altro Poesia e Prosa children\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
la loro precisa organizzazione sociale, con la decisa autorità della mucca in capo,
la loro apparente, tranquilla indifferenza agli eventi del mondo circostante, che nascondeva invece un carattere molto più deciso di quello che si potesse prevedere.
Proposed translations (Inglese)
4 +3 boss cow/matriarch
4 of the head cow
4 lead cow
3 +1 the leader cow
4 queen cow

Proposed translations

+3
8 min
Selected

boss cow/matriarch

Though if this is a children's book, "boss cow" would be the better choice.

http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/484337/does-the-c...

What Are Boss Cows? And Can Cattle Feel Comfy?
http://www.hobbyfarms.com/what-are-boss-cows-social-lives/

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Note added at 10 mins (2021-05-26 19:40:54 GMT)
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Lisa Jane beat me to it, but I still feel "boss" is better because it's funny.
Peer comment(s):
neutral Barbara Cochran, MFA : I doubt if a child reading this book would have any clue about what the word "matriarch" means./I don't it. The trend in "education" nowadays is to dumb down the impressionable minds of young children so they'll become good little neo-Marxists.
9 min
That's what I said in the first line of my explanation, but perhaps you didn't read it. Also, the language is quite advanced, and part of the point of stories is to teach kids new words.
agree texjax DDS PhD : Boss cow it's perfect IMO.
19 min
Thanks!
agree Cillie Swart : I like boss cow.
14 ore
agree Michele Fauble
20 ore
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6 min

of the head cow

under the decisive authority of the head cow
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12 min

lead cow

https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/484337/does-the-...

Since "capo", in other contexts, refers to a "leader".

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It's the one with the bell around it's neck.
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+1
23 min

the leader cow

every kid knows the meaning of "leader"

NLAF - Technical and Business Information - Food and Farming Futures
The leader cow is usually a lone cow who needs to explore and has low fear. She's not the same as the dominant animal at the feed trough, that are happy to let ...
https://nlaf.uk/Library/pl/
Peer comment(s):
agree Anita M. A. Mazzoli
2 giorni 8 ore
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14 ore

queen cow

Seems like the correct term is lead steer or herd leader, but for a children's book I would say "queen cow" or "cow in chief" has a nice ring to it. Top cow as in top dog may also work. Here are some more options:
top cow / cow in chief / lead steer / herd leader
Reference:

https://squarecowmovers.com/herd-mentality-of-cows-on-the-move/

http://www.cuddlecow.com/calves/menu-item-3/how-herds-work.html

Peer comment(s):
neutral philgoddard : Steers are male.
2 ore
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