Additional Translations |
feed n | US, informal (meal) | comida nf |
| I have to give the kids their feed, then we have to go to the pool. |
| Tengo que dar la comida a los niños y luego nos iremos con ellos a la alberca. |
feed n | (supply mechanism) | mecanismo de alimentación grupo nom |
| There was a problem with the photocopier's paper feed. |
| Había un problema con el mecanismo de alimentación de papel de la copiadora. |
feed n | (broadcast) | transmisión nf |
| The live feed from New York has stopped working, so we are going to show some commercials. |
| La transmisión en vivo desde Nueva York ha dejado de funcionar, así que vamos a pasar algunos comerciales. |
feed n | (breastfeeding) | amamantamiento nm |
| | amamantar⇒ vtr |
| | toma de pecho loc nom f |
| The baby had a good feed this morning. |
| ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Es normal que el bebé se duerma durante el amamantamiento. |
| ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Luisa estaba nerviosa la primera vez que amamantó a su bebé. |
| El bebé hizo una buena toma de pecho esta mañana. |
feed on [sth] vi + prep | (animal: eat) | alimentarse de v prnl + prep |
| The animals feed on grass. |
| Los animales se alimentan de hierba. |
feed on [sth] vi + prep | figurative (ideas, fears) (figurado) | alimentarse de v prnl + prep |
| Panic feeds on people's fears. |
| El pánico se alimenta de los temores de la gente. |
feed [sth] vtr | figurative (gratify) (figurado) | alimentar⇒ vtr |
| Art feeds the spirit. |
| El arte alimenta el espíritu. |
feed [sth] to [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (supply) | proporcionar⇒ vtr |
| | surtir⇒ vtr |
| | facilitar⇒ vtr |
| The media feeds the news to people. |
| Los medios de comunicación proporcionan noticias a la gente. |
feed [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (encourage) (figurado) | alimentar⇒ vtr |
| Don't say anything to feed his ego. |
| No digas nada que alimente su ego. |
feed [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (supply) | darle algo a loc verb |
| The assistant fed the actor his lines. |
| El asistente le dio el diálogo al actor. |
Locuciones verbales feed | fee |
feed back to [sb] vi phrasal + prep | (report back to) | rendir cuentas a loc verb |
Note: The single-word form is used when the term is a noun |
| Jamie always feeds back to his line manager in a timely manner. |
| Jamie siempre rinde cuentas a su superior en tiempo y forma. |
feed back into [sth], feed back to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (affect in turn) | repercutir en vi + prep |
| The results of the student survey feed back into future teaching practices. |
| Los resultados de la encuesta de alumnos repercuten en el futuro de las prácticas de enseñanza. |
feed into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (help to perpetuate) | alimentar⇒ vtr |
| Too much praise really feeds into his need for constant approval from others. |
| Demasiados elogios alimentan su necesidad constante de aprobación por parte de los demás |
feed off [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (thrive thanks to) (figurado) | alimentarse de v prnl + prep |
| | nutrirse de v prnl + prep |
| The band fed off the energy of the crowd. |
| La banda se alimentaba de la energía de la gente. |
feed on [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (eat [sth]) | alimentarse de v prnl + prep |
| The tabloid newspapers feed on scandal. |
| El periódico sensacionalista se alimenta de escándalos. |
feed [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (fatten: an animal) | engordar⇒ vtr |
| | cebar⇒ vtr |
| They would feed up their cattle before sending them for slaughter. |
| Engordaban al ganado antes de mandarlo al matadero. |
Compound Forms: feed | fee |
bottle-feed [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | literal (give food with bottle) | alimentado a biberón, alimentado con mamadera loc verb |
| We found a kitten on the street without a mother and bottle-fed it until it was old enough for solid food. |
bottle-feed [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (coddle, overprotect) | sobreproteger⇒ vtr |
| Do I have to bottle-feed you everything? Get out of here and go do your job! |
breastfeed [sb], breast-feed⇒ vtr | (give milk from the breast) | amamantar a vtr + prep |
| | dar el pecho a loc verb |
| The woman plans to breastfeed her baby rather than feed him formula. |
| La mujer planea amamantar a su bebé en vez de alimentarlo con fórmula. |
| La mujer planea dar el pecho a su bebé en vez de alimentarlo con fórmula. |
cattle feed n | (food for farm animals) | alimento para ganado nm + loc adj |
| | pienso nm |
| The farmer gives cattle feed to his cows every day. |
chicken feed, chickenfeed n | (food for poultry) | pienso para pollos nm + loc adj |
| | alimento para pollos, alimento para gallinas nm + loc adj |
| They put marigolds in the chicken feed to make the chickens turn yellow. |
chicken feed, chickenfeed n | figurative, informal (money: insignificant amount) | una miseria art + nf |
| | un vuelto art + nm |
| To a millionaire, ten dollars is chicken feed. |
| Para un millonario diez dólares son una miseria. |
| (ES, coloquial) | pecata minuta loc nom f |
| (ES, coloquial) | dos duros loc nom mpl |
| (AR, coloquial) | chaucha y palitos loc nom f |
| (PR, coloquial) | una miscelánea art + nf |
data feed n | (stream of digital information) | sistema de alimentación de datos grupo nom |
| Data feeds are an easy way to use the web to share your information with the world. |
drip feed n | (medical device) (equipamiento médico) | alimentación por goteo, administración por goteo, dosificación por goteo nf |
| The nurse admitted the patient and hooked him up to a drip-feed. |
drip feed n | (device supplying liquid) | alimentación por goteo, administración por goteo, dosificación por goteo loc nom f |
| (cultivos) | riego por goteo loc nom m |
| A drip-feed lubricates the mechanism's moving parts with oil. |
drip feed [sb/sth], drip-feed [sb/sth] vtr | (gradually supply with liquid) | alimentar por goteo, dosificar por goteo loc verb |
| This part drip-feeds lubricant into the mechanism. |
| Esta parte alimenta lubricante por goteo al mecanismo. |
drip feed [sb/sth], drip-feed [sb/sth] vtr | UK, figurative (gradually supply [sth]) | dosificar⇒ vtr |
| The police are drip-feeding information about the case to the press in order to not create a panic. |
| La policía le está dosificando la información sobre el caso a la prensa para no crear pánico. |
feed [sth] back to [sb] v expr | (relay [sth] back to) | darle algo a loc verb |
| | transmitirle algo a loc verb |
| Karen appreciates her staff feeding back intormation to her on a regular basis. |
| A Karen le gusta que el personal le dé información regularmente. |
feed dog, feed-dog n | (sewing machine mechanism) | alimentador nm |
feed the meter, feed the parking meter v expr | figurative (insert coins) | echar monedas, meter dinero loc verb |
| I have to feed the parking meter so I can stay another hour. |
| Tengo que echar monedas en el parquímetro si quiero estar otra hora. |
feed the trolls v expr | (respond to internet trolls) (internet) | responder a los trolls expr |
| Don't feed the trolls. It just encourages them. |
feedbag, feed bag, feed-bag n | US (nosebag for feeding horses) | morral nm |
| The rider prepared the horse's feedbag. |
feedbag, feed bag, feed-bag n | US (cyclist's bag with food and water) (ciclismo) | avituallamiento nm |
| | bolsa de avituallamiento loc nom f |
| The cyclist ate a bite of the granola bar and put it back in his feedbag. |
force feed [sb/sth], force-feed [sb/sth] vtr | (animal, person: feed against their will) | alimentar a la fuerza a, alimentar por la fuerza a loc verb |
| Her hunger strike was cut short after they force-fed her. |
| Su huelga de hambre fue interrumpida cuando la alimentaron a la fuerza. |
force feed [sb/sth] [sth], force-feed [sb/sth] [sth] vtr | (animal, person: force to eat) | alimentar a la fuerza a, alimentar por la fuerza a loc verb |
| The guards force-fed the prisoner food. |
| Los guardias alimentaron a la fuerza al prisionero. |
force-feed [sth] to [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (impose: [sth] on [sb]) (coloquial) | meter en vena loc verb |
| The regime force-fed propaganda to the people. |
| El régimen le metía en vena propagandas a la gente. |
gravity feed n | (supplying of fuel, etc., using gravity) | alimentación por gravedad nf + loc adj |
gravity feed n | (system designed for this purpose) | sistema de alimentación por gravedad nm + loc adj |
hand-feed [sth]⇒ vtr | (animal: feed by hand) | alimentar a mano loc verb |
horse feed n | (food intended for horses) | alimento para caballos, pienso para caballos loc nom m |
mouth to feed, hungry mouth to feed n | figurative (dependent: family member) | boca que alimentar loc nom f |
| I have five mouths to feed. |
| Tengo cinco bocas que alimentar. |
mouths to feed npl | (family members, dependents) (fig) | bocas que alimentar nfpl |
| Six children? That's a lot of mouths to feed! |
| ¿Seis hijos? ¡Esas son muchas bocas que alimentar! |
news feed n | (online list of updates) | noticias nfpl |
| (voz inglesa) | news feed loc nom mf |
| Anthony checks his news feed only about once a week. |
| Anthony le echa un vistazo a sus noticias una vez a la semana. |
paper feed tray n | (printer part) | bandeja alimentadora de papel nf + loc adj |
| | bandeja nf |
poultry feed n | (food for fowl) (coloq) | alimento para pollos nm |
| | forraje para aves de corral, alimento para aves de corral nm |
| El alimento para aves de corral puede incluir elementos crudos o procesados. |
| | pienso avícola nm |
| El precio del pienso avícola no invita al cultivo del grano. |
RSS feed n | abbreviation (internet: subscription service) (notificación) | aviso de actualizaciones de páginas web grupo nom |
satellite feed n | (stream of data) | señal satelital nf + adj mf |
spoon-feed [sb]⇒ vtr | (give food by spoon) | dar de comer con cuchara a loc verb |
| The mother spoon-feeds her child. |
spoon-feed [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr | (give food by spoon) | darle de comer algo con cuchara a loc verb |
| Erica spoon-feeds her daughter liquid vitamins. |
spoon-feed [sth] to [sb]⇒ vtr | (give food by spoon) | darle de comer algo con cuchara a loc verb |
| The nurse has to spoon-feed medicine to the patient. |
spoon-feed [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (give information) | dar todo en bandeja a loc verb |
| The police agent spoon-fed the reporter. |
spoon-feed [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (give information) (figurado) | dar algo en bandeja a loc verb |
| The source spoon-fed the journalist secret information. |
spoon-feed [sth] to [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (give information) (figurado) | dar algo en bandeja a loc verb |
| The informant spoon-fed leaked information to the reporter. |