food

food
fu:d
noun
(what living things eat: Horses and cows eat different food from dogs.) comida, alimento
- food stall
- food-processor
- foodstuff
food n comida
food
tr[fʊːd]
noun
1 comida, alimento
■ what's your favourite food? ¿cuál es tu comida preferida?
■ we haven't got any food in the house no tenemos nada de comida en casa
■ do you like Chinese food? ¿te gusta la comida china?
■ health food comida sana
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to be off one's food no tener apetito
food additive aditivo (alimenticio)
food chain cadena alimentaria, cadena trófica
food for thought algo en qué pensar
food mixer batidora
food poisoning intoxicación nombre femenino alimenticia
food processor robot nombre masculino de cocina
food supplies víveres nombre masculino plural, provisiones nombre femenino plural
food ['fu:d] n
: comida f, alimento m
food
n.
• alimentación s.f.
• alimento s.m.
• comer s.m.
• comestible s.m.
• comestibles s.m.pl.
• comida s.f.
• manducatoria s.f.
• manjar s.m.
• mesa s.f.
• pan s.m.
• papa s.f.
• provisiones s.f.pl.
• pábulo s.m.
• sustento s.m.
• vianda s.f.
• vitualla s.f.
fuːd
noun
a) u (in general) comida f

we gave him some food — le dimos algo de comer

to be off one's food — estar* desganado or inapetente

to go off one's food — perder* el apetito

food for thought: his father's words gave him food for thought — las palabras de su padre lo hicieron reflexionar; (before n) <shortage, exports> de alimentos

b) c (specific kind) alimento m
[fuːd]
1.
N (=things to eat) comida f; (=food item) alimento m; (for plants) abono m

I've no food left in the house — no me queda comida en casa

we need to buy some food — hay que comprar cosas de comer

she gave him food — le dio de comer

the food at the hotel was terrible — la comida en el hotel era fatal

the food is good here — aquí se come bien

he likes plain food — le gustan las comidas sencillas

the cost of food — el coste de la alimentación

to send food and clothing — enviar alimentos y ropa

to be off one's food * — estar desganado

- give food for thought
cat, dog 2.
2.
CPD

food additive N — aditivo m alimenticio

food aid N — ayuda f alimenticia

food allergy N — alergia f alimentaria

food chain N — cadena f alimenticia

food colouring N — colorante m alimentario

food counter N — mostrador m de alimentos

food crop N — cosecha f de alimentos

food fascist N — intolerante mf con la dieta

the food fascists tell us we shouldn't eat fried food — los intolerantes con la dieta afirman que no se debe comer comida frita

food group N — grupo m de alimentos, grupo m de comida

food industry N — industria f alimentaria

food labelling N — el etiquetado de los alimentos

food miles NPL — distancia que recorre un alimento desde el lugar en el que es producido hasta el lugar en el que es consumido

food mixer N — batidora f

food parcel N — paquete m de alimentos

food poisoning N — intoxicación f alimenticia

food prices NPL — precios mpl de los alimentos

food processing N — preparación f de alimentos

food processor N — robot m de cocina

food product N — producto m alimenticio, comestible m

food rationing N — racionamiento m de víveres

food science N — ciencia f de la alimentación

food security N — seguridad f alimentaria

food shop N — tienda f de comestibles

food shopping N — compra f de la comida

• to do food shopping — hacer la compra de la comida

I do a lot of food shopping at my local supermarket — hago mucho la compra de la comida en el supermercado de mi barrio

food stamp N — (US) cupón para canjear por comida que reciben las personas de pocos recursos

Food Standards Agency N — (Brit) agencia británica de normas alimentarias , ≈ AESA f (Sp)

food store N — = food shop

food subsidy N — subvención f alimenticia

food supplement N — suplemento m alimenticio

food supplies NPL — víveres mpl

food supply N — suministro m de alimentos

food technology N — tecnología f de la alimentación

food value N — valor m nutritivo

See:
see cultural note FDA
* * *
[fuːd]
noun
a) u (in general) comida f

we gave him some food — le dimos algo de comer

to be off one's food — estar* desganado or inapetente

to go off one's food — perder* el apetito

food for thought: his father's words gave him food for thought — las palabras de su padre lo hicieron reflexionar; (before n) <shortage, exports> de alimentos

b) c (specific kind) alimento m

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