chicken feed in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for chicken feed in the English»Spanish Dictionary

chicken feed N U inf

chicken feed

una miseria inf

chicken feed

calderilla f inf

Translations for chicken feed in the English»Spanish Dictionary

fee [Am fi, Brit fiː] N

1. fee:

fee (payment to doctor, lawyer, architect)

honorarios mpl

fee (payment to actor, singer)

caché m

fee (payment to actor, singer)

cachet m

what are your fees?

¿cuáles son sus honorarios? form

what are your fees?

¿cuánto cobra?

2. fee (charge) often pl:

on payment of a small fee

pagando una pequeña suma or cantidad

on payment of a small fee

por una módica suma

examination fee(s)

derecho(s) m(pl) de examen

membership fee(s)

cuota f (de socio)

registration/course fee(s)

matrícula f

registration/course fee(s)

inscripción f

all his salary goes in school fees

todo el salario se le va en pagar el colegio

I.feed <pt & pp fed> [Am fid, Brit fiːd] VB trans

1.1. feed (give food to):

feed

dar de comer a

has the dog been fed?

¿le han dado de comer al perro?

the bird had to be fed by hand

había que darle de comer al pájaro con la mano

my little boy can feed himself now

mi niño ya sabe comer solo

the patient had to be fed intravenously

hubo que alimentar al paciente por vía intravenosa

“do not feed the animals”

“prohibido dar de comer a los animales”

to feed sb on sth

darle de comer algo a alguien

what do you feed your cat on?

¿qué le das de comer al gato?

1.2. feed baby:

feed (breastfeed, suckle)

amamantar

feed (breastfeed, suckle)

darle el pecho a

feed (breastfeed, suckle)

darle de mamar a

feed (with a bottle)

darle el biberón a

feed (with a bottle)

darle la mamadera a CSur Peru

feed (with a bottle)

darle el tetero a Col

1.3. feed (provide food for):

feed

alimentar

there's enough here to feed an army!

¡con esto se puede dar de comer a un batallón!

parents with four hungry mouths to feed

padres con cuatro bocas que alimentar

this stew will feed ten

con este guiso comen diez

1.4. feed (give as food):

to feed sth to sb we fed the leftovers to the dog

le dimos las sobras al perro

he was fed a diet of bread and water

lo tenían a pan y agua

feed them to the lions!

¡a los leones!

2.1. feed (supply):

two small streams feed the river

dos riachuelos vierten sus aguas en el río

to feed the meter

echarle más monedas al parquímetro

to feed sth to sth/sb

pasarle algo a algo/alguien

the spy was feeding information to his contact

el espía le pasaba información a su contacto

the signal is fed to the relay station

la señal se transmite or se pasa a la repetidora

they had to feed him his lines

le tuvieron que apuntar lo que tenía que decir

to feed sth/sb with sth it feeds the industry with raw material

provee or alimenta a la industria de materia prima

blood feeds the brain cells with oxygen

la sangre lleva oxígeno a las neuronas

I fed him with his cue

le apunté lo que tenía que decir

they were fed (with) false information

les pasaron información falsa

2.2. feed (insert, pass):

to feed sth into sth

introducir algo en algo

feed the card into the slot

introduzca la tarjeta en la ranura

to feed data into the computer

introducir datos en la computadora

3. feed (sustain):

feed imagination/curiosity/rumor

avivar

feed hope/ego

alimentar

feed fire

alimentar

II.feed <pt & pp fed> [Am fid, Brit fiːd] VB intr

feed

comer

feed

alimentarse

to feed on sth

alimentarse de algo

to feed on sth

comer algo

they feed mainly on fish

se alimentan principalmente de pescado

they feed mainly on fish

el pescado es su principal sustento

fear feeds on ignorance

el miedo se ceba en la ignorancia

III.feed [Am fid, Brit fiːd] N

1.1. feed C (act of feeding):

it's time for the baby's feed

es hora de darle de comer al niño

give him three feeds a day Brit

déle de comer tres veces al día

1.2. feed U:

feed (food)

alimento m

feed (for cattle)

pienso m

to be off one's feed Am sl

estar desganado or inapetente

2. feed C (on machine):

feed

alimentador m

3. feed C Am:

feed RADIO, TV

material m (de programación)

I.chicken [Am ˈtʃɪkən, Brit ˈtʃɪkɪn] N

1. chicken C ZOOL:

chicken

pollo m

she's no (spring) chicken

no es ninguna niña or nena

to play chicken

jugar a ver quién es más gallito

don't count your chickens (before they're hatched)

no hay que vender la piel del oso (antes de cazarlo)

he's already counting his chickens prov

está como la lechera del cuento

2. chicken U FOOD:

chicken

pollo m

chicken (hen)

gallina f

chicken liver

hígado m de pollo

II.chicken [Am ˈtʃɪkən, Brit ˈtʃɪkɪn] ADJ inf, child language pred

chicken

gallina inf

chicken

miedoso

See also roost

I.roost [Am rust, Brit ruːst] N

roost

percha f

roost

palo m

to rule the roost

llevar la batuta

to rule the roost

dirigir el cotarro Spain inf

II.roost [Am rust, Brit ruːst] VB intr

roost

posarse (para pasar la noche)

to come home to roost her extravagance is really coming home to roost

ahora sí que está pagando las consecuencias de su despilfarro

they've neglected the problem for years and now the chickens are coming home to roost

llevan años sin ocuparse del problema y ahora están pagando las consecuencias

chicken feed in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for chicken feed in the English»Spanish Dictionary

fee [fi:] N

fee

honorarios m pl

fee (membership)

cuota f de miembro

fee for school, university

tasas f pl de matrícula

to charge/receive a fee for sth

cobrar/recibir unos honorarios por algo

I.feed [fi:d] VB trans fed

1. feed (give food to):

feed person, animal

alimentar

feed plant

nutrir

feed baby

amamantar

to feed the fire

avivar el fuego

2. feed (provide food for):

feed family, country

dar de comer a

3. feed (supply):

feed

proporcionar

to feed the data from a scanner into the computer

introducir datos de un escáner al ordenador

to feed sb a line THEAT

apuntar a alguien

II.feed [fi:d] VB intr

feed

alimentarse

feed baby

mamar

III.feed [fi:d] N

1. feed no pl (for farm animals):

feed

pienso m

cattle feed

pienso para ganado

to be off its feed

no tener apetito

2. feed inf (meal):

feed

comida f

3. feed TECH:

feed

tubo m de alimentación

chicken [ˈtʃɪkɪn] N

1. chicken (farm bird):

chicken

pollo(-a) m (f)

2. chicken no pl (meat):

chicken

carne f de pollo

fried/roasted chicken

pollo frito/asado

grilled chicken

pollo a la brasa

3. chicken inf (person):

chicken

gallina m

chicken

rajado m

chicken

rajón(-ona) m (f) Cuba, Mex

Phrases:

it's a chicken and egg situation

es como lo del huevo y la gallina

to not be a (spring) chicken

ya no ser ningún crío

feed N

User Entry

feed (broadcast) TV, RADIO

transmisión f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Most of the inputs of chicken feed are imported.

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We were making bowls for chicken feed, and rabbits, hundreds and hundreds of them.

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It can also be used as chicken feed, fuelwood, soil erosion control, and building materials.

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Though a known poison, arsenic was used in some chicken feed to make the meat appear fresher.

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Other popular baits are flour, corn meal, cat food, and chicken feed.

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It is also often added to children's medicine, and to chicken feed to make the egg yolks more orange.

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In the 1950s and 1960s, much of the freight was chicken feed for the area's poultry houses.

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A compromise, until you find the optimum feed, is to feed half green vegetable material and half chicken feed/grain/animal protein.

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It has been suggested that the crickets could also be used as high protein chicken feed.

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It can be used as a cooking oil and a replacement for more valuable oils in chicken feed.

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