criar

to raise

criar(kryahr)

transitive verb

1. (to nurture)

a. to raise

Mis padres me criaron en la fe cristiana.

My parents raised me in the Christian faith.

b. to bring up

Ha criado a tres hijos ella sola.

She brought up three children by herself.

2. (to give milk to)

a. to breastfeed (with breast milk)

La nodriza criaba al bebé en lugar de la madre.

The wet nurse breastfed the baby instead of the mother.

b. to feed (with bottle)

Estoy criando a mi bebé con leche maternizada.

I'm feeding my baby on formula milk.

c. to suckle (animal)

La perra criaba a los gatitos como si fueran suyos.

The bitch suckled the kittens as if they were her own.

3. (stockbreeding)

a. to raise

Este año voy a criar más vacas.

I'm going to raise more cows this year.

b. to keep

¿Sabías que mis vecinos crían pollos?

Did you know that my neighbors kept chickens?

c. to breed (allowing reproduction)

Mis tíos criaban pavos en su granja.

My uncle and aunt bred turkeys on their farm.

4. (to cultivate)

a. to grow

Quiero criar setas en casa.

I'd like to grow mushrooms at home.

5. (winemaking)

a. to age

La bodega cría todos sus vinos en barricas de roble.

The winery ages all its wine in oak barrels.

6. (to produce)

a. to get

Tengo que comer menos porque estoy criando barriga.

I need to eat less because I'm getting a belly.

b. to gather (dust or filth)

Esa lámpara rota está ahí criando polvo.

That broken lamp is just gathering dust there.

c.

no direct translation

Si los alimentos crían moho, deshágase de ellos inmediatamente.

If food goes moldy, get rid of it straight away.

El hombre aullaba mientras sus manos y sus brazos empezaban a criar vello.

The man howled as his hands and arms started to become hairy.

intransitive verb

7. (to nurse)

a. to breastfeed (woman)

Me dijo Estefanía que no podía criar.

Estefanía told me that she was unable to breastfeed.

8. (to have litters)

a. to breed

Estas cerdas no están listas para criar aún.

These sows aren't ready to breed yet.

9. (to mature)

a. to be aged

Nuestro tequila ha sido criado en barricas durante cinco años.

Our tequila has been aged in wooden barrels for five years.

criarse

pronominal verb

10. (to develop)

a. to grow up (person)

Mi padre se crio en las montañas.

My father grew up in the mountains.

b. to be brought up (person)

Me crié con mis abuelos porque mis padres tuvieron que irse a trabajar al extranjero.

I was brought up by my grandparents as my parents had to go and work abroad.

c. to be bred (animal)

Todas las aves que vendemos se crían aquí.

All the birds we sell are bred here.

d. to be reared (person or animal)

Estos tigres se criaron en cautividad.

These tigers were reared in captivity.