fodder

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfɒdər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈfɑdɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(fod′ər)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
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fodder n (food for livestock)pienso nm
  forraje nm
 The straw is baled and used later for fodder.
 La paja está empaquetada y se usa después como pienso.
fodder n figurative ([sth] low quality) (figurado)piltrafa nf
  (vulgar)porquería nf
 The paper is mainly advertisements and the articles are fodder.
 El diario tiene puras publicidades y los artículos son una piltrafa.
fodder n (food for a fire)leña nf
 The villagers brought old furniture and rags to use as fodder for the bonfire.
fodder n figurative (subject matter) (figurado)alimento nm
 The actor's many marriages provided the perfect fodder for his biographer.
fodder for [sth] n figurative (subject matter) (figurado)alimento nm
 Her experiences, good and bad, were all fodder for her novel.
 Sus experiencias, buenas y malas, fueron todas alimento para su novela.
fodder n figurative (person, people: expendable)carne de cañón expr
 The soldiers were little more than fodder on the battlefield.
 Los soldados no eran más que carne de cañón en el campo de batalla.
fodder for [sth] n figurative (person, people: expendable)carne de cañón expr
 They were all just fodder for the emperor's army.
 Todos ellos fueron carne de cañon para el ejercito del emperador.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
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cannon fodder n (soldiers considered expendable)carne de cañón nf
 Incompetent army officers view their soldiers only as cannon fodder.
fodder beet n (red root vegetable)remolacha forrajera loc nom f
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