alimentarse in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for alimentarse in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.alimentar VB trans

1. alimentar (nutrir):

alimentar persona/animal

to feed

tengo tres hijos que alimentar

I have three children to feed

alimentan a los animales con piensos

the animals are fed on pellets

estas tierras alimentaron a mi familia durante generaciones

my family lived off this land for generations

estas tierras alimentaron a mi familia durante generaciones

this land supported my family for generations

Extremadura alimentó durante largo tiempo este flujo emigratorio

for a long time Extremadura contributed to o fed this flow of emigrants

2.1. alimentar ilusión/esperanza:

alimentar

to nurture

alimentar

to cherish

varios años de enfrentamiento alimentaron el odio entre los dos bandos

several years of confrontation fueled the hatred between the two sides

alimentó mi curiosidad con aquella historia

the story she told fed my curiosity

2.2. alimentar ego:

alimentar

to boost

contribuyó a alimentar su ego

it helped to boost his ego

3. alimentar:

alimentar máquina/motor

to feed

alimentar caldera

to stoke

algodón para alimentar la industria textil

cotton to supply the textile industry

algodón para alimentar la industria textil

cotton for the textile industry

II.alimentar VB intr

alimentar

to be nourishing

III.alimentarse VB vpr

alimentarse persona/animal:

alimentarse

to feed oneself

este chico no se alimenta bien

this boy doesn't feed himself o eat right Am

este chico no se alimenta bien

this boy doesn't feed himself o eat properly Brit

alimentarse con o de algo

to live on sth

se alimenta con frutas y verduras

she lives on fruit and vegetables

se alimenta de energía solar

it runs on solar energy

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alimentarse o vivir de esperanzas

to live on hopes

Translations for alimentarse in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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feed off

alimentarse de

live off fruits/seeds

alimentarse de

to take nourishment form

alimentarse

prey on

alimentarse de

to browse on sth

alimentarse de algo

feed

alimentarse

to feed on sth

alimentarse de algo

alimentarse in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for alimentarse in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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alimentarse de algo

to live on sth

Translations for alimentarse in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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feed on

alimentarse de

to nourish oneself on sth

alimentarse de algo

prey on

alimentarse de

feed

alimentarse

to live on sth (eat)

alimentarse de algo

to run off batteries

alimentarse de baterías

alimentarse Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

alimentarse de algo

to live on sth