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"Alimentation" is a noun which is often translated as "la alimentación", and "feeding" is a noun which is also often translated as "la alimentación". Learn more about the difference between "alimentation" and "feeding" below.
alimentation(
ah
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luh
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muhn
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tey
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shuhn
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (formal) (general)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
a. la alimentación (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The patient was only able to tolerate liquid alimentation.El paciente solo toleraba alimentación líquida.
feeding(
fi
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dihng
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la alimentación (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The feeding of patients via tubes in the hospital is sometimes necessary.La alimentación por sonda de los pacientes es a veces necesaria en el hospital.
