foster child in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for foster child in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.foster [Am ˈfɔstər, ˈfɑstər, Brit ˈfɒstə] VB trans

1.1. foster (look after) child:

foster Brit

acoger en el hogar sin adoptarlo legalmente

1.2. foster (place in care of foster parents):

foster

colocar con una familia de acogida

2.1. foster (promote):

foster suspicion/talent

fomentar

foster reconciliation/understanding

promover

2.2. foster (retain):

foster hatred

alimentar

foster respect

sentir

foster hope

abrigar

II.foster [Am ˈfɔstər, ˈfɑstər, Brit ˈfɒstə] ADJ

foster child:

foster

≈ adoptivo

foster family

familia f de acogida

child <pl children [ˈtʃɪldrən]> [Am tʃaɪld, Brit tʃʌɪld] N

1. child:

child (boy)

niño m

child (girl)

niña f

a group of children

un grupo de niños

I've known her since I was a child

la conozco desde niño or chico

don't be such a child!

¡no seas niño or crío!

don't be such a child!

¡no seas tan infantil!

to be child's play

ser un juego de niños

the child is father of the man prov

lo que se mama de niño dura toda la vida

2. child:

child (son)

hijo m

child (daughter)

hija f

have you any children?

¿tiene hijos?

we have two children

tenemos dos hijos

to be with child liter

estar encinta

to get sb with child liter

dejar a alguien encinta

to be great or big with child arch

estar a punto de dar a luz

she's a child of the sixties

es un producto de los años sesenta

See also abuse

I.abuse N [Am əˈbjus, Brit əˈbjuːs]

1. abuse U (insulting language):

abuse

insultos mpl

abuse

improperios mpl

she was subjected to verbal abuse

la insultaron

to shout abuse at sb

insultar a alguien

to shout abuse at sb

lanzar improperios contra alguien

a stream of abuse

una sarta de insultos

a term of abuse

un insulto or una grosería

2. abuse C or U:

abuse (misuse)

abuso m

abuse (of prisoners)

vejación f

abuse (sexual)

abusos mpl deshonestos (a un niño)

to be open to abuse

prestarse al abuso

drug abuse

consumo m de drogas

drug abuse

consumo m de estupefacientes form

II.abuse VB trans [Am əˈbjuz, Brit əˈbjuːz]

1.1. abuse (use wrongly):

abuse power/person/hospitality

abusar de

1.2. abuse (treat cruelly):

abuse child/woman

maltratar

abuse prisoners

vejar

1.3. abuse (sexually):

abuse child/woman

abusar de

many children had been sexually abused

muchos niños habían sufrido abusos deshonestos

2. abuse (insult):

abuse

insultar

foster child in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for foster child in the English»Spanish Dictionary

foster child N

foster child

hijo(-a) m (f) acogido, -a

Translations for foster child in the English»Spanish Dictionary

foster [ˈfɒstəʳ, Am ˈfɑ:stɚ] VB trans

1. foster (look after):

foster

acoger

2. foster (encourage):

foster

fomentar

child <children> [tʃaɪld] pl N

1. child (person who's not fully grown):

child

niño(-a) m (f)

unborn child

feto m

2. child (offspring):

child

hijo(-a) m (f)

illegitimate child

hijo ilegítimo

to be a child of the eighties fig

ser un producto de los (años) ochenta

Phrases:

spare the rod and spoil the child prov

quien bien te quiere te hará llorar prov

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A former foster child, she was emancipated in 1995.

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They are provided in the form of: grants for older persons; disability grants; war veterans grants; care dependency grants; foster child grants; child support grants; grant-in-aid; social relief of distress.

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She is a foster child and is looked after by a happiness-obsessed, brown-haired family with strange customs.

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Soon, he would no longer be a foster child.

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She raised a family of five children and one foster child while also starting several local businesses.

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The court, who has been the legal parent of the foster child would continue to have a presence in each youth's life.

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Even so, this foster child has been tossed from home to home and has experienced some of the most terrifying things she possibly could.

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At some point in the past, he was a foster child.

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A young tomboy foster child, she often gets into scuffles with other students.

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Zits is a foster child, having spent the majority of his life moving from one negative or abusive family experience to another.

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