breast-feed in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for breast-feed in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

breastfeed

darle el pecho a

breastfeed

darle de mamar a

breastfeed

amamantar

a breastfed baby

un niño amamantado

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

breastfeed

dar el pecho

breastfeed

dar de mamar

Translations for breast-feed in the Spanish»English Dictionary

teta N f inf o vulgar sl

teta (de una mujer)

tit vulg sl

teta (de una mujer)

boob inf

teta (de un mamífero)

teat

niño de teta inf

young baby

dar (la) teta inf

to breast-feed

ya es hora de quitarle la teta

it's time she was weaned

como teta de monja inf

as soft/smooth as a baby's bottom inf

I.criar VB trans

1.1. criar (cuidar, educar):

criar

to bring up

criar

to raise

la criaron los abuelos maternos

she was brought up o raised by her maternal grandparents

fui criada en el amor a los libros

I was brought up to love books

ya tiene a sus hijos criados

her children are grown up now

1.2. criar (amamantar):

criar

to breast-feed

criado con biberón

bottle-fed

lo crió su madre

his mother breast-fed him

2. criar:

criar ganado

to raise

criar ganado

to rear

criar (para la reproducción)

to breed

criar pollos/pavos

to breed

3. criar (producir):

el pan ha criado moho

the bread has gone moldy

este perro cría pulgas

this dog is always covered in fleas

esos libros van a criar polvo

those books are just going to gather dust

II.criar VB intr

criar mujer:

to breast-feed

criar animal:

to suckle

III.criarse VB vpr

criarse

to grow up

nos criamos juntos

we were brought up together

nos criamos juntos

we grew up together

me crié con mi abuela

I was brought up o raised by my grandmother

me crié en el campo

I grew up in the country

a la que te criaste RioPl inf

any old how

a la que te criaste RioPl inf

any which way Am

See also malcriado², malcriado¹

I.malcriado² (malcriada) N m (f) (niño)

eres un malcriado

you're so bad-mannered o badly brought up

II.malcriado N m (muñeco)

malcriado

doll

malcriado¹ (malcriada) ADJ

malcriado (malcriada) (mimado)

spoiled Am

malcriado (malcriada) (mimado)

spoilt Brit

malcriado (malcriada) (travieso)

naughty

malcriado (malcriada) (travieso)

bad-mannered

malcriado (malcriada) (travieso)

badly brought up

pecho N m

pecho (tórax)

chest

pecho (mama)

breast

dar (el) pecho a un niño

to breast-feed o suckle o nurse a child

en su pecho aún abrigaba la esperanza de volver liter

he still nursed in his breast the hope of returning liter

nadar (estilo) pecho

to swim (the) breaststroke

abrirle el pecho a alg. liter

to unburden oneself to sb liter

abrirle el pecho a alg. liter

to pour one's heart out to sb

a pecho descubierto

boldly

echarse algo entre pecho y espalda o Chil mandarse algo al pecho inf comida

to put sth away inf

echarse algo entre pecho y espalda o Chil mandarse algo al pecho inf bebida

to knock sth back inf

echarse algo entre pecho y espalda o Chil mandarse algo al pecho inf bebida

to down inf

partirse el pecho

to knock oneself out inf

nos partimos el pecho para terminarlo a tiempo

we knocked ourselves out trying to get it finished in time inf

nos partimos el pecho para terminarlo a tiempo

we worked our butts off trying to get it finished in time Am inf

el equipo se partió el pecho para ganar

the team went all out to win inf

sacar pecho lit

to stick one's chest out

sacar pecho (vanagloriarse) CSur inf

to brag

sacar pecho (vanagloriarse) CSur inf

to show off

le gusta sacar pecho con que el hijo es médico

she likes to brag about her son being a doctor

tomarse algo a pecho crítica

to take sth to heart

tomarse algo a pecho responsabilidad

to take sth seriously

se toma el trabajo demasiado a pecho

she takes her work too seriously

a lo hecho, pecho prov

what's done is done

no me gusta como lo han organizado pero a lo hecho, pecho

I don't like the way it's been organized but we'll just have to live with it o we'll just have to make the best of a bad job

tú les dijiste que sí, ahora a lo hecho, pecho prov

you agreed to it and now you'll just have to go through with it

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

lactar bebé

to breastfeed

amamantar mujer:

to breastfeed

amamantar

to breastfeed

dar el seno Ven

to breastfeed

breast-feed in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for breast-feed in the English»Spanish Dictionary

breastfeed [ˈbrestfi:d] VB trans

breastfeed

amamantar

Translations for breast-feed in the Spanish»English Dictionary

teta N f

1. teta inf (pecho):

teta

breast

niño de teta inf

babe-in-arms

dar la teta

to breast-feed

quitar la teta

to wean

2. teta (ubre):

teta

udder

3. teta:

teta (pezón: mujer)

nipple

teta (animal)

teat

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

amamantar (bebé)

to breastfeed

lactar

to breastfeed

mamar

to breastfeed

no le des de mamar tanto al niño

don't breastfeed the baby so much

mamada

breastfeed

dar el pecho al bebé

to breastfeed the baby

breast-feed Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

don't breastfeed the baby so much

no le des de mamar tanto al niño

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They should be encouraged to breast-feed because it improves glucose metabolism and insulin sensitivity.

www.mirror.co.uk

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

www.cbsnews.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

They pumped to ensure their babies were eating, because they had made the conscious choice to breast-feed.

forward.com

But plenty of moms, particularly those who breast-feed, prefer to plunk baby in bed with them.

healthland.time.com

Just 1% of them said they intended to breast-feed exclusively for less than a month, but 42% stopped within that first month.

healthland.time.com

Hospitalization for pneumonia is significantly reduced if you exclusively breast-feed for six months as opposed to less than four months.

healthland.time.com

We're expected to be pregnant, have the kids, breast-feed once we have the babies.

www.justjared.com

This makes it easier to breast-feed and to bond with your baby.

www.npr.org

In many women the tissue that makes up the breast is very dense, representing fibrous tissue and glandular tissue which produces milk when breast-feed.

en.wikipedia.org