breed

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbriːd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/brid/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(brēd)

Inflections of 'breed' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
breeds
v 3rd person singular
breeding
v pres p
bred
v past
bred
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
breed⇒ vi (procreate)reproducirse⇒ v prnl
 Some mammals breed only once.
 Algunos mamíferos se reproducen una sola vez.
breed [sth]⇒ vtr (raise livestock)criar⇒ vtr
 The farmer breeds sheep and cows.
 El granjero cría ovejas y vacas.
breed [sth] vtr (mate two animals)cruzar⇒ vtr
  aparear⇒ vtr
 This female horse was bred with a male donkey, and she gave birth to a mule.
 Cruzaron a esta yegua con un burro y dio a luz a una mula.
breed [sth] with [sth] vtr + prep (animal: make reproduce) (animal)cruzar con vtr + prep
  reproducir con vtr + prep
 If you breed a horse with a donkey, you get a mule.
 Si cruzas un caballo con un burro obtienes una mula.
breed [sth] vtr (horticulture: make reproduce)cultivar⇒ vtr
 Researchers have bred a new type of zucchini plant.
 Los investigadores cultivaron un nuevo tipo de zucchini.
breed [sb]⇒ vtr (person: rear)criar⇒ vtr
  formar⇒ vtr
  educar⇒ vtr
 Nelly's parents bred her to be a proper lady.
 Los padres de Nelly la criaron para ser una dama.
breed [sth]⇒ vtr figurative (engender [sth])engendrar⇒ vtr
  procrear⇒ vtr
 Boredom breeds discontent, so our school strives to challenge students in all subjects.
 El aburrimiento engendra descontento y por eso nuestra escuela busca desafiar a los alumnos en todas las materias.
breed n (animal: type, race) (animales)raza nf
  (plantas)variedad nf
  estirpe nf
  casta nf
 The dog show is divided into categories by breed.
 El espectáculo de perros se divide por raza.
breed n figurative, informal (type of person) (figurado)raza nf
  grupo nm
 Politicians are an untrustworthy breed.
 Los políticos son una raza de no fiar.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
breed n (race, ancestry)estirpe nf
  tipo nm
 People of her breed don't typically like spicy food.
 A la gente de su estirpe no le suele gustar la comida picante.
breed n (type, group of [sth])grupo nm
 A new breed of chefs has been born at the elite culinary school.
 Un nuevo grupo de cocineros ha nacido en la escuela de cocina de elite.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
best of breed n (award at dog show)el mejor en su raza loc nom m
breed of cat US, figurative (sort, variety)raza de gato nf + loc adj
crossbreed,
also UK: cross-breed n		 (animal of mixed breed) (animal)mestizo nm
  cruzado nm
 My dog looks like a collie, but he's actually a crossbreed.
crossbreed,
also UK: cross-breed n		 figurative (hybrid)mezcla nf
  híbrido nm
  cruza nf
 My dress is a homemade crossbreed of two old pieces of clothing.
half-breed n pejorative, offensive! (child of mixed-race parents) (niño, niña)mestizo, mestiza nm, nf
Note: Refers especially to the child of a Native American and a white person
rare breed n (animal: type not often seen)especie rara nf + adj
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El okapi es una especie rara, pero no se sabe si la causa de ello es su escasez o sus hábitos sigilosos.
rare breed n figurative (person: kind not often encountered) (figurado, coloquial)bicho raro loc nom m
  personaje nm
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. A sus 9 años, Julián es un bicho raro: prefiere la matemática al fútbol.
strange breed n (person: not normal)bicho raro loc nom mf
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'breed' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
Aberdeen Angus - Afghan - Airedale - Alsatian - appaloosa - Arabian horse - balancer - Bernese mountain dog - bloodhound - Border Terrier - borzoi - Boston Terrier - boxer - breeding ground - brood - Bull Terrier - bulldog - Cairn Terrier - Cavalier King Charles spaniel - cheviot - chihuahua - chow chow - cocker - cocker spaniel - collie - corgi - crossbreed - Devon - Doberman - Doberman Pinscher - English Springer spaniel - English toy spaniel - Fox Terrier - foxhound - Friesian - gazelle hound - German Mastiff - German Shepherd - golden retriever - Gordon setter - Great Dane - griffon - half blood - half-blooded - harrier - heavy horse - hound - hybrid - hybridize - interbreed
Spanish:
de raza - denotar - raza - cruzar - ralea - reproducir - aparear - cholo - criar - mestizo - mixto - raza mestiza - raza pura - zambo

Collocations: breed-specific [problems, illnesses], breed like rabbits, breed in the wild, more...

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