breed in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for breed in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.breed [Am brid, Brit briːd] N

breed (of animals)

raza f

breed (of plants)

variedad f

a new breed of athletes/managers

una nueva generación de atletas/directivos

a new breed of athletes/managers

un nuevo tipo de atleta/directivo

a new breed of warships

un nuevo género de barcos de guerra

a dying breed

una especie en vías de extinción

a breed apart

un mundo aparte

II.breed <pt & pp bred> [Am brid, Brit briːd] VB trans

1. breed animals:

breed

criar

this stable has bred many champions

de esta cuadra han salido muchos campeones

they are breeding a new type of wheat

están desarrollando el cultivo de un nuevo tipo de trigo

2. breed (raise, educate):

the country breeds good athletes

el país produce buenos atletas

I'm a Londoner born and bred

nací y me crié en Londres

we breed them tough in these parts

los hacemos machotes por aquí inf

3. breed disease/despair/violence:

breed

engendrar

breed

generar

success breeds success

el éxito llama al éxito

III.breed <pt & pp bred> [Am brid, Brit briːd] VB intr

1. breed (reproduce):

breed

reproducirse

2. breed despair/violence:

breed

surgir

breed

generarse

I.half-breed [Am ˈhæf ˌbrid, Brit] N

1. half-breed (animal):

half-breed

híbrido m

half-breed

mestizo m / mestiza f

2. half-breed (person):

half-breed offens

mestizo m / mestiza f

II.half-breed [Am ˈhæf ˌbrid, Brit] ADJ

1. half-breed animal:

half-breed

mestizo

2. half-breed person offens:

half-breed

mestizo

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to breed like rabbits

multiplicarse como (los) conejos

dying race/breed

en vías de extinción

Translations for breed in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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procrear

to breed

de la misma laya

of the same ilk o breed o kind

raza FARM, ZOOL

breed

políticos de nuevo cuño

a new breed of politicians

engendrar

to breed

criar (para la reproducción)

to breed

criar pollos/pavos

to breed

breed in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for breed in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.breed [bri:d] bred, bred bred, bred VB trans

1. breed:

breed

criar

2. breed disease, violence:

breed

engendrar

breed

generar

II.breed [bri:d] bred, bred bred, bred VB intr

breed

reproducirse

breed violence

generarse

III.breed [bri:d] bred, bred bred, bred N

1. breed:

breed ZOOL

raza f

breed BOT

variedad f

2. breed inf (type of person):

breed

tipo m

a dying breed

una especie en vías de extinción

half-breed N, half-caste N

half-breed

mestizo, -a

Translations for breed in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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ñapango (-a)

half-breed

yocalla

half-breed

podenco

breed of Spanish hunting dog

sacar pollos

to breed chickens

criar

to breed

breed Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a dying breed

una especie en vías de extinción

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Future attempts to breed swans on the island (at least until the 1970s) were also failures.

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In 2013 total numbers for the breed were not reported; in 1979 the total number was estimated at 50 head.

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Giant pandas are notoriously difficult to breed; they have short mating periods, and give birth to only one or two cubs per year.

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Most genetic health problems occur at a low rate in this breed.

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This supports the dispersal and breed improvement program of the municipality.

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Males probably do not breed until three to four years of age.

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The breed generally stands high, with an average of.

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It breeds in the winter in the southern part of its range and in spring in the northern part.

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Faults in the breed include: fluffies who have long hair, and bluies, which is a dilute color.

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If you want them to breed, best results will occur with not more than eight snails per square meter (0.8 per square foot).

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