(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).
(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).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(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).
1(give meal to)[+person, animal]dar de comer a;[+baby](bottle-feed)dar el biberón a;(breastfeed)dar de mamar a;dar el pecho a;[+plant]alimentar
they fed us well at the hotelnos dieron de comer bien en el hotel;have you fed the horses?¿has dado de comer a los caballos?
(please) do not feed the animalsprohibido dar de comer a los animales
you've made enough food to feed an armyhas hecho comida para un regimiento
we brought along some breadcrumbs and fed the birdsthe sparrow was busy feeding her youngyou mean you were there all evening and they didn't feed you?feed plants to encourage steady growthto feed o.s.
he has just started feeding himselfacaba de empezar a comer solo
(provide food for)dar de comer (a);alimentar
now there was another mouth to feedahora había que dar de comer a una boca más;ahora había una boca más que alimentar;feeding a family can be expensivedar de comer a or alimentar a una familia puede resultar caro;it is enough to feed the population for several monthses suficiente para alimentar a la población durante varios meses
there are six mouths to feed in this housesupplies to feed five million people
to feed sb sthfeed sth to sbdar algo (de comer) a algn
to feed sth [to] sb, to feed sb sth
you shouldn't feed him thatno deberías darle eso
he fed her ice cream with a spoonhe fed ice cream to her with a spoonle dio helado con una cuchara
he was feeding bread to the ducksles estaba echando pan a los patos;what do you feed your dog on?¿qué le das (de comer) a tu perro?;they have been fed a diet of cartoons and computer gameslos han tenido a base de dibujos animados y juegos de ordenador
she fed him a cookiefeed fish to the cat
2(supply)suministrar
gas fed through pipelinesgas suministrado a través de tuberías;the blood vessels that feed blood to the brainlos vasos sanguíneos que suministran sangre al cerebro;two rivers feed this reservoirdos ríos vierten sus aguas en este embalse;he stole money to feed his drug habitrobaba dinero para costear su drogadicción;to feed the (parking) meterechar or meter monedas en el parquímetro
it was so cold, he spent all evening feeding the meterdon't be too long, I don't want to have to keep feeding the parking meter
3(tell)
to feed sb sthfeed sth to sb: they fed us details of troop movements in the areanos facilitaron detalles de movimientos de tropas en la zona
he was being fed false informationle estaban pasando información falsa;he was surrounded by people who fed him liesestaba rodeado de gente que le llenaba la cabeza de mentiras
to feed sb a linecontar or soltar una bola a algn (informal)
she spent 3 days at the power station. She knew that she was being given the run around and being fed a linejust let her feed you your lineswe fed him the factsShe had a small camping stove in her room, fed by a cylinder of gastheir sense of humor meshed perfectly,and /they fed each other lines and anecdotes all evening/Our mother excelled at jokes. We learned early to feed her lines just to watch her speed to the drawif you'll take my advice you'll let her feed you your lines. Just remember she's the star
4(insert)
to feed sth into sthmeter or introducir algo en algo;I fed a sheet of paper into the typewritermetí or puse una hoja de papel en la máquina de escribir;to feed data into a computermeter or introducir datos en un ordenador
the weather station automatically feeds information on wind direction to the computerGraham handed her the card and she fed the names into a computerhe fed the CD into the playershe was feeding documents into a paper shredder
these rumours fed his fearsestos rumores alimentaron sus miedos
the divorce was painful, feeding her dislike of the pressCommon gossip, fed by newspaper reports, has it that ...the volume of fuel escaping fed a fire which no extinguisher could containtravel can really feed the mind
to feed the flamesechar leña al fuego
one more snide comment was enough to feed the flames of his anger
6(Dep)[+ball]pasar
in order to improve our game, we need the forwards to feed the backs morehe constantly fed the ball back to his goalkeeper
intransitive verb
1(take food)(gen)comer;(at breast)mamar
after a few days the caterpillars stopped feedingsometimes she's feeding for hourswhen a baby is thirsty, it feeds more often
to feed on sthalimentarse de algo;comer algo;alimentarse de algo;the press feeds on intriguela prensa se alimenta de las intrigas
the drinking and the guilt fed on each otherslugs feed on decaying plant and animal material
2(lead)
a river that feeds into the Baltic Seaun río que desemboca en el mar Báltico;this road feeds into the motorwayesta carretera va a parar a la autopista;the money spent by consumers feeds back into industryel dinero que gastan los consumidores revierte en la industria
guerrillas blew up /an oil pipeline/ today /which feeds into the country's biggest refinery/The oestrogen enters the bloodstream and feeds back to the pituitary gland
noun
1(food)(for animal)forraje (m);pienso (m)
the six o'clock feed(for baby)(breast or bottle feed)la toma de las seis;(baby food)la papilla de las seis;(ordinary food)la comida de las seis;it's time for his feedle toca comer
she's had a really good feedhay and feed may be at a premium this winter
to be off one's feedno tener apetito;estar desganado
if a horse is off his feed it is a sign that something is wrong with his health
