feed

feed
fi:d
1. past tense, past participle - fed; verb
1) (to give food to: He fed the child with a spoon.) dar de comer a, alimentar
2) ((with on) to eat: Cows feed on grass.) comer

2. noun
(food especially for a baby or animals: Have you given the baby his feed?; cattle feed.) comida
feed vb dar de comer / alimentar
what do you feed your rabbit? ¿qué le das de comer a tu conejo?
El pasado y participio pasado de feed es fed
feed
tr[fiːd]
noun
1 comida
2 familiar comilona
3 (for cattle) pienso
4 SMALLTECHNICAL/SMALL alimentación nombre femenino
transitive verb (pt & pp fed tr[fed] )
1 alimentar, dar de comer a
■ could you feed our cat while we're away? ¿podrías dar de comer a nuestro gato mientras estamos fuera?
■ I'll be glad when the baby can feed himself me alegraré cuando el bebé pueda comer por sí solo
2 (breastfeed) amamantar a, dar de mamar a; (bottle-feed) dar el biberón a
3 figurative use (fire, passion) alimentar
4 SMALLTECHNICAL/SMALL alimentar, suministrar
5 (insert) introducir; (coins) meter
intransitive verb
1 (people) comer, alimentarse (on, de); (animals) pacer
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
feed pipe tubo de alimentación
feed ['fi:d] v, fed ['fɛd] ; feeding vt
1) : dar de comer a, nutrir, alimentar (a una persona)
2) : alimentar (un fuego o una máquina), proveer (información), introducir (datos)
feed vi
: comer, alimentarse
feed n
1) nourishment: alimento m
2) fodder: pienso m
feed
n.
• alimentación s.f.
• alimento s.m.
• comida s.f.
• pienso s.m.
v.
(§ p.,p.p.: fed) = alimentar v.
• cebar v.
• dar de comer v.
• mantener v.
(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-
fut/c: -tendr-•)
• nutrir v.
• sustentar v.

I
1. fiːd
(past & past p fed) transitive verb
1)
a) (give food to) dar* de comer a

the patient had to be fed intravenously — hubo que alimentar al paciente por vía intravenosa

to feed somebody ON something — darle* de comer algo a alguien

b) \<\<baby\>\> (breastfeed) darle* el pecho a, darle* de mamar a; (with a bottle) darle* el biberón or (CS, Per) la mamadera or (Col) el tetero a
c) (provide food for) alimentar

there's enough food here to feed an army — hay suficiente comida como para alimentar a un batallón

d) (give as food)

to feed something TO somebody — dar* algo (de comer) a alguien

we fed the leftovers to the dog — le dimos las sobras al perro

2)
a) (supply)

to feed information to somebody — pasarle información a alguien

it feeds the industry with raw material — provee or alimenta a la industria de materia prima

blood feeds the brain cells with oxygen — la sangre lleva oxígeno a las neuronas

two streams feed the river — dos riachuelos vierten sus aguas en el río

b) (insert)

to feed something INTO something — \<\<into a machine\>\> introducir* algo en algo

I have to feed the meter — tengo que echar más monedas en el parquímetro

3) (sustain) \<\<imagination/rumor\>\> avivar; \<\<hope\>\> alimentar; \<\<fire\>\> alimentar

2.
vi comer, alimentarse

to feed ON something — alimentarse de algo, comer algo

fear feeds on ignorance — el miedo se ceba en la ignorancia

Phrasal Verbs:

II
noun
1)
a) c (act of feeding)

it's time for the baby's feed — es hora de darle de comer al niño

b) u (food) alimento m; (for cattle) pienso m

to be off one's feed — (AmE sl) estar* desganado or inapetente

2) c (on machine) alimentador m
3) c (AmE Rad, TV) material m (de programación)
[fiːd] (vb: pt, pp fed)
1. VT
1) (lit)
a) (=give meal to) [+ person, animal] dar de comer a; [+ baby] (=bottle-feed) dar el biberón a; (=breastfeed) dar de mamar a, dar el pecho a; [+ plant] alimentar

they fed us well at the hotel — nos dieron de comer bien en el hotel

have you fed the horses? — ¿has dado de comer a los caballos?

(please) do not feed the animals — prohibido dar de comer a los animales

you've made enough food to feed an army — has hecho comida para un regimiento

he has just started feeding himself — acaba de empezar a comer solo

b) (=provide food for) dar de comer (a), alimentar

now there was another mouth to feed — ahora había que dar de comer a una boca más, ahora había una boca más que alimentar

feeding a family can be expensive — dar de comer a or alimentar a una familia puede resultar caro

it is enough to feed the population for several months — es suficiente para alimentar a la población durante varios meses

c)

to feed sb sth, feed sth to sb — dar algo (de comer) a algn

you shouldn't feed him that — no deberías darle eso

he fed her ice cream with a spoon, he fed ice cream to her with a spoon — le dio helado con una cuchara

he was feeding bread to the ducks — les estaba echando pan a los patos

what do you feed your dog on? — ¿qué le das (de comer) a tu perro?

they have been fed a diet of cartoons and computer games — los han tenido a base de dibujos animados y juegos de ordenador

2) (=supply) suministrar

gas fed through pipelines — gas suministrado a través de tuberías

the blood vessels that feed blood to the brain — los vasos sanguíneos que suministran sangre al cerebro

two rivers feed this reservoir — dos ríos vierten sus aguas en este embalse

he stole money to feed his drug habit — robaba dinero para costear su drogadicción

to feed the (parking) meter — echar or meter monedas en el parquímetro

3) (=tell)

to feed sb sth, feed sth to sb: they fed us details of troop movements in the area — nos facilitaron detalles de movimientos de tropas en la zona

he was being fed false information — le estaban pasando información falsa

he was surrounded by people who fed him lies — estaba rodeado de gente que le llenaba la cabeza de mentiras

- feed sb a line
4) (=insert)

to feed sth into sth — meter or introducir algo en algo

I fed a sheet of paper into the typewriter — metí or puse una hoja de papel en la máquina de escribir

to feed data into a computer — meter or introducir datos en un ordenador

5) (=fuel) [+ fire, emotion, feeling] alimentar; [+ imagination] estimular

these rumours fed his fears — estos rumores alimentaron sus miedos

to feed the flames — (lit, fig) echar leña al fuego

6) (Sport) [+ ball] pasar
2. VI
1) (=take food) (gen) comer; (at breast) mamar

to feed on sth — (lit) alimentarse de algo, comer algo; (fig) alimentarse de algo

the press feeds on intrigue — la prensa se alimenta de las intrigas

2) (=lead)

a river that feeds into the Baltic Sea — un río que desemboca en el mar Báltico

this road feeds into the motorway — esta carretera va a parar a la autopista

the money spent by consumers feeds back into industry — el dinero que gastan los consumidores revierte en la industria

3. N
1) (=food) (for animal) forraje m , pienso m

the six o'clock feed — (for baby) (=breast or bottle feed) la toma de las seis; (=baby food) la papilla de las seis; (=ordinary food) la comida de las seis

it's time for his feed — le toca comer

to be off one's feed — no tener apetito, estar desganado

chicken
2) * (=meal)

a good feed — una buena comida

3) (Tech, Comput) alimentador m ; (=tube) tubo m de alimentación
4) (Theat) * (=straight man) personaje serio en una pareja cómica ; (=line) material m (de un sketch cómico)
4.
CPD

feed bag N — morral m

feed merchant N — vendedor(a) m / f de forraje or pienso

feed pipe N — tubo m de alimentación

* * *

I
1. [fiːd]
(past & past p fed) transitive verb
1)
a) (give food to) dar* de comer a

the patient had to be fed intravenously — hubo que alimentar al paciente por vía intravenosa

to feed somebody ON something — darle* de comer algo a alguien

b) \<\<baby\>\> (breastfeed) darle* el pecho a, darle* de mamar a; (with a bottle) darle* el biberón or (CS, Per) la mamadera or (Col) el tetero a
c) (provide food for) alimentar

there's enough food here to feed an army — hay suficiente comida como para alimentar a un batallón

d) (give as food)

to feed something TO somebody — dar* algo (de comer) a alguien

we fed the leftovers to the dog — le dimos las sobras al perro

2)
a) (supply)

to feed information to somebody — pasarle información a alguien

it feeds the industry with raw material — provee or alimenta a la industria de materia prima

blood feeds the brain cells with oxygen — la sangre lleva oxígeno a las neuronas

two streams feed the river — dos riachuelos vierten sus aguas en el río

b) (insert)

to feed something INTO something — \<\<into a machine\>\> introducir* algo en algo

I have to feed the meter — tengo que echar más monedas en el parquímetro

3) (sustain) \<\<imagination/rumor\>\> avivar; \<\<hope\>\> alimentar; \<\<fire\>\> alimentar

2.
vi comer, alimentarse

to feed ON something — alimentarse de algo, comer algo

fear feeds on ignorance — el miedo se ceba en la ignorancia

Phrasal Verbs:

II
noun
1)
a) c (act of feeding)

it's time for the baby's feed — es hora de darle de comer al niño

b) u (food) alimento m; (for cattle) pienso m

to be off one's feed — (AmE sl) estar* desganado or inapetente

2) c (on machine) alimentador m
3) c (AmE Rad, TV) material m (de programación)

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