Feeding in spanish
pronunciation: ɑlimentɑθioʊn part of speech: noun
feed2 = alimentar, introducir. [Verbo irregular: pasado y participio fed]
Example: The computer merely needs to be fed with the source documents and their citation, and with the appropriate software, will generate the indexes.more:
» bottle-feed = dar el biberón.
Example: If you are breastfeeding or bottlefeeding your baby and they have diarrhoea, you should continue to feed them as normal.» breast-feed [breastfeed] = amamantar, dar el pecho, dar de mamar a.
Example: Traditionally, Malaysian women breast-feed their infants for an extended period of time; only elite Chinese women resort to a wet-nurse.» feed on + air = alimentarse del aire.
Example: Lichens are not parasitical, but instead feed on air, dust and ambient moisture.» feed + the fire = alimentar el fuego.
Example: Clair lets Luther out, leaving the door slightly ajar, before feeding the fire and starting on the coffee.» force-feed = alimentar a la fuerza.
Example: We ask those who force-feed geese and ducks to stop carrying out this abusive practice.feed3 = dar de comer. [Verbo irregular: pasado y participio fed]
Example: On one occasion we were also printing on our days off which meant that the journeymen had to be fed and paid overtime.more:
» bite + the hand that feeds + Pronombre = ser un ingrato, ser un desagradecido, ser un malagradecido, moder la mano del que + dar de comer.
Example: Moreover, it frees them from the fear that if they rattle the cages of city authorities they will be accused of biting the hand that feeds them.» spoon-feed [spoon feed/spoonfeed] = malacostumbrar, dar las cosas masticadas.
Example: The author questions the policy of using assignments to teach library research and the attitude that students should not be spoon fed.feeding = alimentación.
Example: The article 'Cold storage and fast food: the feeding of discovery' discusses some of the economic and social forces that tend to shape the library and information field.more:
» breast-feeding [breastfeeding] = amamantamiento, lactancia materna, dar el pecho, dar de mamar.
Example: Anthropologists, neurologists, child psychiatrists, and researchers into child development agree that breast-feeding and a supportive family structure are important for an infant to thrive.» feeding ground = pastizal, lugar de pasto, zona de pasto, lugar común de alimentación.
Example: The large pod of about 75 narwhals milled around the bay in the summer feeding grounds.» feeding time = hora de comer, hora de la comida. [Usado generalmente para los animales o a una persona a la que hay que dar de comer, como los bebés]
Example: The oinking does not take place during feeding time, but rather all the time = Los gruñidos no ocurren durante la hora de comer, sino más bien continuamente.» feeding trough = comedero.
Example: Watering troughs should be positioned as far as possible from feeding troughs and they should not leak, otherwise they create a breeding ground for parasites.» spoon-feeding [spoonfeeding] = malacostumbrar, dar las cosas masticadas.
Example: However, no consensus was found with respect to the teaching roles of librarians, patron self-sufficiency, and the 'spoon-feeding' of public library users.