| Principal Translations |
| 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. |