breed in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for breed in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.breed [Brit briːd, Am brid] N

1. breed ZOOL:

breed

razza f

2. breed (type of person, thing):

breed

tipo m

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

1. breed:

breed AGR, ZOOL animals

allevare

breed plants

produrre

2. breed fig disease, feeling, rumours, unrest:

breed

generare

3. breed person:

breed

educare

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

breed animals, people:

riprodursi

breed microorganisms:

riprodursi, moltiplicarsi

IV.breed [Brit briːd, Am brid]

he was born and bred in Oxford

è nato e cresciuto a Oxford

he's Oxford born and bred

è oxoniense di nascita e di educazione

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

half-breed

meticcio

half-breed

bastardo

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

half-breed

meticcio m / meticcia f

half-breed

bastardo m / bastarda f

breed out VB [briːd -] (breed out [sth], breed [sth] out)

breed out

eliminare per selezione

I.cross-breed [Brit ˈkrɒsbriːd, Am ˈkrɔsbrid] N

cross-breed (animal)

ibrido m / ibrida f

cross-breed (animal)

incrocio m

cross-breed (person) pej

meticcio m / meticcia f

cross-breed (person) pej

mezzosangue mf

II.cross-breed <pt/pp cross-bred> [Brit ˈkrɒsbriːd, Am ˈkrɔsbrid] VB trans

cross-breed plants, animals:

cross-breed

ibridare, incrociare

to cross-breed sth with animal

incrociare qc con

to cross-breed sth with plant

ibridare qc con

III.cross-breed <pt/pp cross-bred> [Brit ˈkrɒsbriːd, Am ˈkrɔsbrid] VB intr

to cross-breed with sth

incrociare, ibridare con qc

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to breed bantams

allevare polli bantam

miniature breed, dog, horse

nano

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genia

breed

allevare polli bantam

to breed bantams

mezzosangue

half-breed pej

riproduttore (riproduttrice) (animale)

breed animal

breed in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for breed in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

1. breed animals, plants:

breed

allevare

2. breed disease, violence:

breed

causare

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

breed

riprodursi

breed violence

nascere

III.breed [bri:d] N

1. breed:

breed ZOOL

razza f

breed BOT

varietà f

2. breed inf (type of person):

breed

tipo m

a dying breed

una specie in via d'estinzione

half-breed N

half-breed

meticcio(-a) m (f)

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rare (uncommon) bird, book, breed, coin, disease

raro, -a

Translations for breed in the Italian»English Dictionary

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una bestia -a fig

a rare breed

razza

breed

una bestia rara fig

a rare breed

mosca bianca

rare breed

breed Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a dying breed

una specie in via d'estinzione

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

There is a wide range of body types within the breed, stemming from the influence of multiple breeds of horses throughout its history.

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Soft despotism breeds fear, uncertainty, and doubt in the general populace.

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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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The current breed standard was published in 2002, and modified in 2005.

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

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Those early guardian dogs were not the distinct breed we know today.

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The breed is independent and territorial, but highly trainable.

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By 1972 only one significant herd remained and the breed was in danger of dying out.

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

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