| Additional Translations |
| feed n | (breastfeeding, bottle feeding) (lactancia) | toma de pecho loc nom f |
| | (de botella) | toma de biberón loc nom f |
| | | toma nf |
| | The baby had a good feed this morning. |
| | El bebé hizo una buena toma de pecho esta mañana. |
| feed n | US, informal (meal) | comida nf |
| | I have to give the kids their feed, then we have to go to the pool. |
| | Tengo que dar la comida a los niños y luego nos iremos con ellos a la alberca. |
| feed n | (supply mechanism) | mecanismo de alimentación grupo nom |
| | There was a problem with the photocopier's paper feed. |
| | Había un problema con el mecanismo de alimentación de papel de la copiadora. |
| feed n | (broadcast) | transmisión nf |
| | The live feed from New York has stopped working, so we are going to show some commercials. |
| | La transmisión en vivo desde Nueva York ha dejado de funcionar, así que vamos a pasar algunos comerciales. |
| feed on [sth] vi + prep | (animal: eat) | alimentarse de v prnl + prep |
| | The animals feed on grass. |
| | Los animales se alimentan de hierba. |
| feed on [sth] vi + prep | figurative (ideas, fears) (figurado) | alimentarse de v prnl + prep |
| | Panic feeds on people's fears. |
| | El pánico se alimenta de los temores de la gente. |
| feed [sth] vtr | figurative (gratify) (figurado) | alimentar⇒ vtr |
| | Art feeds the spirit. |
| | El arte alimenta el espíritu. |
| feed [sth] to [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (supply) | proporcionar⇒ vtr |
| | | surtir⇒ vtr |
| | | facilitar⇒ vtr |
| | The media feeds the news to people. |
| | Los medios de comunicación proporcionan noticias a la gente. |
| feed [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (encourage) (figurado) | alimentar⇒ vtr |
| | Don't say anything to feed his ego. |
| | No digas nada que alimente su ego. |
| feed [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (supply) | darle algo a loc verb |
| | The assistant fed the actor his lines. |
| | El asistente le dio el diálogo al actor. |
Locuciones verbales
feed | fee |
| feed back to [sb] vi phrasal + prep | (report back to) | rendir cuentas a loc verb |
| Note: The single-word form is used when the term is a noun |
| | Jamie always feeds back to his line manager in a timely manner. |
| | Jamie siempre rinde cuentas a su superior en tiempo y forma. |
feed back into [sth],
feed back to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (affect in turn) | repercutir en vi + prep |
| | The results of the student survey feed back into future teaching practices. |
| | Los resultados de la encuesta de alumnos repercuten en el futuro de las prácticas de enseñanza. |
| feed into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (help to perpetuate) | alimentar⇒ vtr |
| | Too much praise really feeds into his need for constant approval from others. |
| | Demasiados elogios alimentan su necesidad constante de aprobación por parte de los demás |
| feed off [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (thrive thanks to) (figurado) | alimentarse de v prnl + prep |
| | | nutrirse de v prnl + prep |
| | The band fed off the energy of the crowd. |
| | La banda se alimentaba de la energía de la gente. |
| feed on [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (eat [sth]) | alimentarse de v prnl + prep |
| | The tabloid newspapers feed on scandal. |
| | El periódico sensacionalista se alimenta de escándalos. |
| feed [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (fatten: an animal) | engordar⇒ vtr |
| | | cebar⇒ vtr |
| | They would feed up their cattle before sending them for slaughter. |
| | Engordaban al ganado antes de mandarlo al matadero. |
Compound Forms:
feed | fee |
| bottle-feed [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | literal (give food with bottle) | alimentado a biberón, alimentado con mamadera loc verb |
| | We found a kitten on the street without a mother and bottle-fed it until it was old enough for solid food. |
| bottle-feed [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (coddle, overprotect) | sobreproteger⇒ vtr |
| | Do I have to bottle-feed you everything? Get out of here and go do your job! |
breastfeed [sb],
breast-feed⇒ vtr | (give milk from the breast) | amamantar a vtr + prep |
| | | dar el pecho a loc verb |
| | The woman plans to breastfeed her baby rather than feed him formula. |
| | La mujer planea amamantar a su bebé en vez de alimentarlo con fórmula. |
| | La mujer planea dar el pecho a su bebé en vez de alimentarlo con fórmula. |
| cattle feed n | (food for farm animals) | alimento para ganado nm + loc adj |
| | | pienso nm |
| | The farmer gives cattle feed to his cows every day. |
chicken feed,
chickenfeed n | (food for poultry) | pienso para pollos nm + loc adj |
| | | alimento para pollos, alimento para gallinas nm + loc adj |
| | They put marigolds in the chicken feed to make the chickens turn yellow. |
chicken feed,
chickenfeed n | figurative, informal (money: insignificant amount) | una miseria art + nf |
| | | un vuelto art + nm |
| | To a millionaire, ten dollars is chicken feed. |
| | Para un millonario diez dólares son una miseria. |
| | (ES, coloquial) | pecata minuta loc nom f |
| | (ES, coloquial) | dos duros loc nom mpl |
| | (AR, coloquial) | chaucha y palitos loc nom f |
| | (PR, coloquial) | una miscelánea art + nf |
| data feed n | (stream of digital information) | sistema de alimentación de datos grupo nom |
| | Data feeds are an easy way to use the web to share your information with the world. |
| drip feed n | (medical device) (equipamiento médico) | alimentación por goteo, administración por goteo, dosificación por goteo nf |
| | The nurse admitted the patient and hooked him up to a drip-feed. |
| drip feed n | (device supplying liquid) | alimentación por goteo, administración por goteo, dosificación por goteo loc nom f |
| | (cultivos) | riego por goteo loc nom m |
| | A drip-feed lubricates the mechanism's moving parts with oil. |
drip feed [sb/sth],
drip-feed [sb/sth] vtr | (gradually supply with liquid) | alimentar por goteo, dosificar por goteo loc verb |
| | This part drip-feeds lubricant into the mechanism. |
| | Esta parte alimenta lubricante por goteo al mecanismo. |
drip feed [sb/sth],
drip-feed [sb/sth] vtr | UK, figurative (gradually supply [sth]) | dosificar⇒ vtr |
| | The police are drip-feeding information about the case to the press in order to not create a panic. |
| | La policía le está dosificando la información sobre el caso a la prensa para no crear pánico. |
| feed [sth] back to [sb] v expr | (relay [sth] back to) | darle algo a loc verb |
| | | transmitirle algo a loc verb |
| | Karen appreciates her staff feeding back intormation to her on a regular basis. |
| | A Karen le gusta que el personal le dé información regularmente. |
feed dog,
feed-dog n | (sewing machine mechanism) | alimentador nm |
feed the meter,
feed the parking meter v expr | figurative (insert coins) | echar monedas, meter dinero loc verb |
| | I have to feed the parking meter so I can stay another hour. |
| | Tengo que echar monedas en el parquímetro si quiero estar otra hora. |
| feed the trolls v expr | (respond to internet trolls) (internet) | responder a los trolls expr |
| | Don't feed the trolls. It just encourages them. |
feedbag,
feed bag,
feed-bag n | US (nosebag for feeding horses) | morral nm |
| | The rider prepared the horse's feedbag. |
feedbag,
feed bag,
feed-bag n | US (cyclist's bag with food and water) (ciclismo) | avituallamiento nm |
| | | bolsa de avituallamiento loc nom f |
| | The cyclist ate a bite of the granola bar and put it back in his feedbag. |
force feed [sb/sth],
force-feed [sb/sth] vtr | (animal, person: feed against their will) | alimentar a la fuerza a, alimentar por la fuerza a loc verb |
| | Her hunger strike was cut short after they force-fed her. |
| | Su huelga de hambre fue interrumpida cuando la alimentaron a la fuerza. |
force feed [sb/sth] [sth],
force-feed [sb/sth] [sth] vtr | (animal, person: force to eat) | alimentar a la fuerza a, alimentar por la fuerza a loc verb |
| | The guards force-fed the prisoner food. |
| | Los guardias alimentaron a la fuerza al prisionero. |
| force-feed [sth] to [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (impose: [sth] on [sb]) (coloquial) | meter en vena loc verb |
| | The regime force-fed propaganda to the people. |
| | El régimen le metía en vena propagandas a la gente. |
| gravity feed n | (supplying of fuel, etc., using gravity) | alimentación por gravedad nf + loc adj |
| gravity feed n | (system designed for this purpose) | sistema de alimentación por gravedad nm + loc adj |
| hand-feed [sth]⇒ vtr | (animal: feed by hand) | alimentar a mano loc verb |
| horse feed n | (food intended for horses) | alimento para caballos, pienso para caballos loc nom m |
mouth to feed,
hungry mouth to feed n | figurative (dependent: family member) | boca que alimentar loc nom f |
| | I have five mouths to feed. |
| | Tengo cinco bocas que alimentar. |
| mouths to feed npl | (family members, dependents) (fig) | bocas que alimentar nfpl |
| | Six children? That's a lot of mouths to feed! |
| | ¿Seis hijos? ¡Esas son muchas bocas que alimentar! |
| news feed n | (online list of updates) | noticias nfpl |
| | (voz inglesa) | news feed loc nom mf |
| | Anthony checks his news feed only about once a week. |
| | Anthony le echa un vistazo a sus noticias una vez a la semana. |
| paper feed tray n | (printer part) | bandeja alimentadora de papel nf + loc adj |
| | | bandeja nf |
| poultry feed n | (food for fowl) (coloq) | alimento para pollos nm |
| | | forraje para aves de corral, alimento para aves de corral nm |
| | El alimento para aves de corral puede incluir elementos crudos o procesados. |
| | | pienso avícola nm |
| | El precio del pienso avícola no invita al cultivo del grano. |
| RSS feed n | abbreviation (internet: subscription service) (notificación) | aviso de actualizaciones de páginas web grupo nom |
| satellite feed n | (stream of data) | señal satelital nf + adj mf |
| spoon-feed [sb]⇒ vtr | (give food by spoon) | dar de comer con cuchara a loc verb |
| | The mother spoon-feeds her child. |
| spoon-feed [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr | (give food by spoon) | darle de comer algo con cuchara a loc verb |
| | Erica spoon-feeds her daughter liquid vitamins. |
| spoon-feed [sth] to [sb]⇒ vtr | (give food by spoon) | darle de comer algo con cuchara a loc verb |
| | The nurse has to spoon-feed medicine to the patient. |
| spoon-feed [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (give information) | dar todo en bandeja a loc verb |
| | The police agent spoon-fed the reporter. |
| spoon-feed [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (give information) (figurado) | dar algo en bandeja a loc verb |
| | The source spoon-fed the journalist secret information. |
| spoon-feed [sth] to [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (give information) (figurado) | dar algo en bandeja a loc verb |
| | The informant spoon-fed leaked information to the reporter. |