| Traduções principais |
| feed [sb]⇒ vtr | (give food to [sb]) | alimentar vt |
| | I need to feed the children. |
| | Eu preciso alimentar as crianças. |
| feed [sth]⇒ vtr | (give food to an animal) | dar de comer expres v |
| | | alimentar vt |
| | Helen feeds the dog every morning. |
| | Helen dá de comer ao cachorro toda manhã. |
| feed [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (be a food source) (figurado) | alimentar vt |
| | | abastecer vt |
| | This farm feeds the entire village. |
| | Esta fazenda alimenta a vila inteira. |
| feed [sb/sth] on [sth]⇒ vtr | (give [sth] as nourishment) | dar de comer expres v |
| | | alimentar vt |
| | She feeds her chickens on a variety of scraps. |
| | Ela dá de comer às galinhas um monte de restos. |
| feed [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (supply) | abastecer vt |
| | (figurado) | alimentar vt |
| | This pipe feeds the radiator. |
| | Este cano abastece o radiador. |
| feed [sth] to [sth] vtr + prep | figurative (supply) | alimentar vt |
| | The operator feeds paper to the printing press. |
| | O operador alimenta papel na impressora. |
| feed n | (food for animals) | forragem sf |
| | | ração sf |
| | The farmer needs to buy more feed for her pigs. |
| | O fazendeiro preciso comprar mais forram para os porcos. |
| Traduções complementares |
| feed n | (breastfeeding, bottle feeding) | mamada sf |
| | The baby had a good feed this morning. |
| | O bebê teve uma boa mamada esta manhã. |
| feed n | US, informal (meal) | comida sf |
| | | sustento sm |
| | I have to give the kids their feed, then we have to go to the pool. |
| | Eu tenho que dar comida às crianças, então nós temos que ir para o jogo. |
| feed n | (supply mechanism) | alimentador sm |
| | There was a problem with the photocopier's paper feed. |
| | Houve um problema com o alimentador de papel da fotocopiadora. |
| feed n | (broadcast) | transmissão sf |
| | The live feed from New York has stopped working, so we are going to show some commercials. |
| | A transmissão ao vivo de Nova York parou de funcionar, então vamos mostrar alguns comerciais. |
| feed on [sth] vi + prep | (animal: eat) | alimentar-se vp |
| | The animals feed on grass. |
| | Os animais alimentam-se de grama. |
| feed on [sth] vi + prep | figurative (ideas, fears) | instigar vt |
| | Panic feeds on people's fears. |
| | O pânico instiga os medos das pessoas. |
| feed [sth] vtr | figurative (gratify) | alimentar, deleitar vt |
| | Art feeds the spirit. |
| | A arte alimenta o espírito. |
| feed [sth] to [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (supply) | suprir vt |
| | The media feeds the news to people. |
| | A mídia supre as notícias para as pessoas. |
| feed [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (encourage) | alimentar vt |
| | Don't say anything to feed his ego. |
| | Não diga nada para alimentar seu ego. |
| feed [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (supply) (informal) | bater vt |
| | | passar vt |
| | | fornecer vt |
| | The assistant fed the actor his lines. |
| | O assistente bateu o texto com o ator. |
Locuções verbais
feed | fee |
| feed back to [sb] vi phrasal + prep | (report back to) | reportar-se vp |
| Nota: 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 sempre se reporta ao seu gerente de linha de forma pontual. |
feed back into [sth],
feed back to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (affect in turn) | dar retorno vt + sm |
| | The results of the student survey feed back into future teaching practices. |
| | Os resultados da pesquisa do aluno deram retorno para as futuras práticas de ensino. |
| feed into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (help to perpetuate) (fig, ajudar a perpetuar) | sustentar, alimentar vt |
| | | manter vt |
| | Too much praise really feeds into his need for constant approval from others. |
| feed off [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (thrive thanks to) | alimentar-se de vp |
| | The band fed off the energy of the crowd. |
| feed on [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (eat [sth]) | alimentar-se de |
| | The tabloid newspapers feed on scandal. |
| feed [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (fatten: an animal) (gado) | engordar vt |
| | They would feed up their cattle before sending them for slaughter. |
| | Eles iam engordar o gado antes de enviá-lo para o abate. |
Formas compostas:
feed | fee |
| bottle-feed [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | literal (give food with bottle) | dar mamadeira expres v |
| | 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) | mimar vt |
| | 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) | amamentar vt |
| | The woman plans to breastfeed her baby rather than feed him formula. |
chicken feed,
chickenfeed n | (food for poultry) | ração para galinhas loc sf |
| | They put marigolds in the chicken feed to make the chickens turn yellow. |
chicken feed,
chickenfeed n | figurative, informal (money: insignificant amount) | pouco dinheiro loc sm |
| | (informal) | miséria sf |
| | To a millionaire, ten dollars is chicken feed. |
| data feed n | (stream of digital information) (digital) | distribuição da informação loc sf |
| | Data feeds are an easy way to use the web to share your information with the world. |
| drip feed n | (medical device) | conta-gotas sm inv |
| | The nurse admitted the patient and hooked him up to a drip-feed. |
| drip feed n | (device supplying liquid) | conta-gotas sm inv |
| | 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 a conta-gotas expres v |
| | This part drip-feeds lubricant into the mechanism. |
drip feed [sb/sth],
drip-feed [sb/sth] vtr | UK, figurative (gradually supply [sth]) (figurado, fornecer gradualmente) | alimentar a conta-gotas expres v |
| | The police are drip-feeding information about the case to the press in order to not create a panic. |
| feed [sth] back to [sb] v expr | (relay [sth] back to) | reportar-se vp |
| | | dar retorno vt + sm |
| | Karen appreciates her staff feeding back intormation to her on a regular basis. |
| | Karen valoriza que sua equipe se reporte a ela regularmente. |
feedbag,
feed bag,
feed-bag n | US (nosebag for feeding horses) | embornal sm |
| | | bornal sm |
| | | cevadeira sf |
| | The rider prepared the horse's feedbag. |
feedbag,
feed bag,
feed-bag n | US (cyclist's bag with food and water) | bolsa para quadro de bicicleta sf |
| | 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 à força expres v |
| | Her hunger strike was cut short after they force-fed her. |
| | Sua greve de fome foi cortada assim que a alimentaram à força. |
force feed [sb/sth] [sth],
force-feed [sb/sth] [sth] vtr | (animal, person: force to eat) | alimentar à força expres v |
| | The guards force-fed the prisoner food. |
| | Os guardas alimentaram o prisioneiro à força. |
| force-feed [sth] to [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (impose: [sth] on [sb]) (figurado) | impingir vt |
| | The regime force-fed propaganda to the people. |
| hand-feed [sth]⇒ vtr | (animal: feed by hand) (animal) | alimentar com a mão loc v |
mouth to feed,
hungry mouth to feed n | figurative (dependent: family member) (figurado, dependentes) | boca para alimentar expres |
| | I have five mouths to feed. |
| news feed n | (online list of updates) (anglicismo) | feed de notícias sm |
| | Anthony checks his news feed only about once a week. |
| poultry feed n | (food for fowl) (alimento para aves) | ração de galinhas loc sf |
| RSS feed n | abbreviation (internet: subscription service) (estrangeirismo, internet) | RSS feed loc sm |
| | (internet) | aviso de atualizações loc sm |
| satellite feed n | (stream of data) | transmissão por satélite sf |
| spoon-feed [sb]⇒ vtr | (give food by spoon) | dar comida com colher expres v |
| | | dar na boca expres v |
| | The mother spoon-feeds her child. |
| spoon-feed [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr | (give food by spoon) | dar comida com colher expres v |
| | | dar na boca expres v |
| | Erica spoon-feeds her daughter liquid vitamins. |
| spoon-feed [sth] to [sb]⇒ vtr | (give food by spoon) | dar comida com colher expres |
| | | dar na boca expres v |
| | The nurse has to spoon-feed medicine to the patient. |
| spoon-feed [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (give information) (figurado, facilitar o pensamento) | dar mastigado expres v |
| | The police agent spoon-fed the reporter. |
| spoon-feed [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (give information) (figurado, facilitar o pensamento) | dar mastigado expres v |
| | The source spoon-fed the journalist secret information. |
| spoon-feed [sth] to [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (give information) (figurado, facilitar o pensamento) | dar mastigado expres v |
| | The informant spoon-fed leaked information to the reporter. |