WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
Principal Translations |
force-fed adj | (animal, person: fed against will) | cebado/a adj |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
Principal Translations |
force feed [sb/sth], force-feed [sb/sth] vtr | (animal, person: feed against their will) | alimentar a la fuerza a, alimentar por la fuerza a loc verb |
| Her hunger strike was cut short after they force-fed her. |
| Su huelga de hambre fue interrumpida cuando la alimentaron a la fuerza. |
force feed [sb/sth] [sth], force-feed [sb/sth] [sth] vtr | (animal, person: force to eat) | alimentar a la fuerza a, alimentar por la fuerza a loc verb |
| The guards force-fed the prisoner food. |
| Los guardias alimentaron a la fuerza al prisionero. |
force-feed [sth] to [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (impose: [sth] on [sb]) (coloquial) | meter en vena loc verb |
| The regime force-fed propaganda to the people. |
| El régimen le metía en vena propagandas a la gente. |