BREASTFEED - Translation from English into French

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English

French

I. breastfeed <pret, pp breastfed> [Brit ˈbrɛs(t)fiːd, Am ˈbrɛs(t)ˌfid] VB trans

breastfeed: allaiter

a breastfed baby: un bébé nourri au sein

II. breastfeed <pret, pp breastfed> [Brit ˈbrɛs(t)fiːd, Am ˈbrɛs(t)ˌfid] VB intr

breastfeed: allaiter

French

English

allaiter femme:: to breast-feed

nourrir (son enfant) au sein: to breast-feed (one's baby)

English

French

breast-feed VB trans, intr

breast-feed: allaiter

French

English

allaiter: to breast-feed

donner le sein à un enfant, nourrir un enfant au sein: to breastfeed a child

nourrir qn au sein: to breast-feed sb

English

French

breast-feed VB trans, intr

breast-feed: allaiter

French

English

allaiter: to breastfeed

donner le sein à un enfant: to breastfeed a child

nourrir qn au sein: to breastfeed sb

Present
I	breast-feed
you	breast-feed
he/she/it	breast-feeds
we	breast-feed
you	breast-feed
they	breast-feed

Past
I	breast-fed
you	breast-fed
he/she/it	breast-fed
we	breast-fed
you	breast-fed
they	breast-fed

Present Perfect
I	have	breast-fed
you	have	breast-fed
he/she/it	has	breast-fed
we	have	breast-fed
you	have	breast-fed
they	have	breast-fed

Past Perfect
I	had	breast-fed
you	had	breast-fed
he/she/it	had	breast-fed
we	had	breast-fed
you	had	breast-fed
they	had	breast-fed

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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

I could not breast-feed her as she had problem with suckling due to the cleft lip.

www.hindustantimes.com

I also want her to be able to breast-feed comfortably.

entertainment.inquirer.net

He also urged all pregnant women to breast-feed and regularly visit the three lying-in clinics for regular check-ups.

www.interaksyon.com

Yet for many, the argument that women should be allowed to breast-feed wherever they like has gone too far.

www.dailymail.co.uk

It takes a village to breast-feed a child as well, and all sectors have to contribute.

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