| Principal Translations |
| alimentar⇒ vtr | (dar de comer) | feed⇒ vtr |
| | Alimenta al gato y riega las plantas. |
| | Feed the cat and water the plants. |
| alimentar vtr | (proporcionar nutrientes) | nourish⇒ vtr |
| | La lluvia alimenta a las plantas. |
| | Rain nourishes plants. |
| alimentar vtr | (mantener vivo) (figurative: sustain internally) | nurture⇒ vtr |
| | (figurative: generate feeling in [sb]) | fuel⇒, fire⇒ vtr |
| | (idea: strengthen) | foster⇒, reinforce⇒, nourish⇒ vtr |
| | Sus cartas alimentaban su amor por ella. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. She has nurtured this hatred of her stepmother over many years. |
| alimentar vtr | (suministrar) (fire) | fuel⇒ vtr |
| | | add fuel to v expr |
| | | supply⇒, feed⇒ vtr |
| | El carbón alimenta la caldera. |
| | Coal fuels the boiler. |
| alimentar vtr | (río: desembocar en otro) (river: join another river) | feed into, empty into, flow into vi + prep |
| | El río San Pedro alimenta al Usumacinta. |
| | The San Pedro River flows into the Usumacinta. |
| alimentarse⇒ v prnl | (comer, nutrirse) | eat⇒ vi |
| | | nourish yourself vtr + refl |
| | Los deportistas se alimentan muy bien. |
| | Sportspeople eat very well. |
| alimentarse de v prnl + prep | (ingerir como alimento) | feed on vi + prep |
| | | eat⇒ vtr |
| | Los conejos se alimentan de zanahorias y otras plantas. |
| | Rabbits feed on carrots and other plants. |
| alimentarse v prnl | (afecto, vicio: nutrirse) | be fueled by v expr |
| | (informal) | feed on vi + prep |
| | El amor de Alicia y Luciano se alimentaba con los pequeños detalles. |
| | Alicia and Luciano's love was fueled by little details. |