bottle-feed in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for bottle-feed in the English»French Dictionary

bottle-feed VB trans

bottle-feed

nourrir [qn] au biberon

Translations for bottle-feed in the French»English Dictionary

allaiter [alete] VB trans

allaiter femme:

to breast-feed

allaiter animal:

to suckle

allaiter au biberon

to bottle-feed

I.biberonner [bibʀɔne] VB trans

1. biberonner (nourrir au biberon):

biberonner

to bottle-feed inf

biberonner

to drink

biberonner un chiot

to bottle-feed a puppy

2. biberonner (inculquer, nourrir de):

biberonner fig, inf

to bring up [sb] on

une génération biberonnée à la télé-réalité

a generation brought up on reality TV

II.biberonner [bibʀɔne] VB intr inf

biberonner

to booze inf

biberonner

to drink

biberon [bibʀɔ̃] N m

biberon

(baby's) bottle Brit

biberon

(nursing) bottle Am

nourrir au biberon

to bottle-feed

c'est l'heure du biberon

it's time for his/her feed

I.alimenter [alimɑ̃te] VB trans

1. alimenter personne, animal:

alimenter

to feed

alimenter au biberon

to bottle-feed

alimenter qn artificiellement

to feed sb artificially

2. alimenter (approvisionner):

alimenter torrent, eau: lac, rivière, barrage, turbine

to feed

alimenter tuyau, système: chaudière, poêle, moteur

to feed

alimenter qc en papier, grain, données

to feed sth with

alimenter une chaudière en mazout

to feed ou supply a stove with oil

alimenter un appareil en électricité

to power an appliance with electricity

la centrale alimente toute la ville

the power station supplies the whole town with electricity

alimenter un budget

to fund a budget

3. alimenter fig conversation, hostilité, feu:

alimenter

to fuel

II.s'alimenter VB refl

1. s'alimenter:

s'alimenter personne:

to eat

s'alimenter animal:

to feed

il s'alimente bien/mal

he eats well/badly

s'alimenter de personne:

to live on

s'alimenter de animal:

to feed on

2. s'alimenter (en eau, gaz, électricité) ville, bâtiment:

s'alimenter en

to be supplied with

3. s'alimenter conversation, jalousie, haine:

s'alimenter de

to thrive on

I.nourrir [nuʀiʀ] VB trans

1. nourrir (fournir des aliments à):

nourrir personne, plante

to feed (de on, avec with)

nourrir cuir, épiderme

to nourish

bien nourri

well-fed, well-nourished

mal nourri

undernourished

nourrir au sein/au biberon

to breast-/bottle-feed

poulet nourri au maïs

corn-fed chicken

2. nourrir (subvenir aux besoins de):

nourrir famille, enfant

to keep

nourrir région

to provide a living for

avoir cinq bouches à nourrir

to have five mouths to feed

mon travail ne me nourrit pas

I don't make enough to live on

la poésie, ça ne nourrit pas son homme

you can't make a living out of poetry

3. nourrir (entretenir):

nourrir sombres desseins, espoir, crainte

to harbour Brit

nourrir projet

to nurture

nourrir incendie

to feed

nourrir passion, préjugés

to fuel

nourrir idéologie, stéréotypes

to feed

4. nourrir (enrichir):

nourrir discussion

to fuel

nourrir esprit

to feed

elle fut nourrie d'histoire classique

she was brought up on classical history

II.se nourrir VB refl

1. se nourrir:

se nourrir personne:

to eat

se nourrir animal, plante:

to feed

se nourrir de personne:

to live on

se nourrir de animal:

to live ou feed on

2. se nourrir fig:

la spéculation/le racisme se nourrit de…

speculation/racism feeds on…

il se nourrit de rêves

he lives on dreams

bottle-feed in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bottle-feed in the English»French Dictionary

bottle-feed VB trans

bottle-feed

nourrir au biberon

Translations for bottle-feed in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

nourrir qn au biberon/à la cuillère

to bottle-feed/spoon-feed sb

téter le biberon

to have a (bottle) feed

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Visitors can feed the animals feed pellets, bottle-feed the lambs, or take a ride on a tractor.

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Many western tourists visit the temple to take selfies with the tigers and bottle-feed their cubs.

www.standard.co.uk

If a woman doesn't feel comfortable breastfeeding just about anywhere (anywhere another woman would bottle-feed a child), then she is more likely to fail.

www.macleans.ca

Children can bottle-feed lambs, hold baby chicks and coo over newborn calves.

www.telegraph.co.uk

I think the tone of this discussion shows the high stakes involved in the decision to breastfeed or bottle-feed.

www.macleans.ca

Some you can breast and bottle-feed.

www.dailymail.co.uk

While family supported her decision to bottle-feed, some strangers were not so accepting.

www.stuff.co.nz

Many parents expressed anger at the permission form they must sign to bottle-feed, with some saying they felt like it was admitting they were a bad parent.

www.stuff.co.nz

But can we really justify judging other women because we can't understand their reasons to bottle-feed, or because we simply don't agree with them?

www.stuff.co.nz

And yet, when the story deviates from that path, the response to mums who choose to bottle-feed is far more critical.

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