breed [briːd] bred (past)
breed
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (class)
b. la variedad (F) (plants)
(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).
We planted a drought resistant breed of grass.Sembramos una variedad de césped resistente a la sequÃa.
c. la especie (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).
Rug weavers are a dying breed.Los tejedores de alfombras son una especie en extinción.
d. la estirpe (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).
Our cocker spaniel is heavier than most of his breed.Nuestro cocker spaniel es más pesado que la mayorÃa de su estirpe.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
2. (to raise animals)
3. (to promote)
a. crear
Sheila spent her time breeding suspicion among her neighbors instead of building cooperation.Sheila pasaba su tiempo creando sospechas entre los vecinos en lugar de construir la cooperación.
b. engendrar
Ignorance breeds fear, and fear breeds hate.La ignorancia engendra temor, y el temor engendra odio.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
5. (to reproduce)
b. procrear
When a male donkey and a female horse breed, they produce a mule.Cuando un burro procrea con una yegua, producen una mula.
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breedNountransitive verbintransitive verb
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (of animal)
a. la raza(F) (also fig)
(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).
2. (fig)
a.
a dying breeduna especie en extinción
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
3. (animals)
a. criar
4. (fig)
a. crear, producir (discontent)
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).
5. (general)
a. reproducirse
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