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dar de comer

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to feed

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dar de comer(

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A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g. Take out the trash.).

transitive verb phrase

1. (to provide food to; used with "a")

a. to feed

Unos niños les daban de comer a los cisnes del lago.Some children were feeding the swans on the lake.

2. (to provide as food)

a. to feed

Amalia les da de comer comida chatarra a sus hijos.Amalia feeds junk food to her children.

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