wet nurse in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for wet nurse in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.wet nurse [Am ˈwɛt nərs, Brit] N

wet nurse

ama f (con artículo masculino en el singular) de cría

wet nurse

ama f (con artículo masculino en el singular) de leche

wet nurse

nodriza f

II.wet-nurse VB trans

wet-nurse child

amamantar

wet-nurse person

mimar

wet-nurse industry

proteger

Translations for wet nurse in the Spanish»English Dictionary

nodriza

wet nurse

ama, tb. ama de leche, ama de cría

wet nurse

hijo de leche (hija de leche)

child fed by wet nurse

mama Chil Peru

wet-nurse

Translations for wet nurse in the English»Spanish Dictionary

nurse¹ [Am nərs, Brit nəːs] N

1. nurse MED:

nurse

enfermero m / enfermera f

student nurse

estudiante mf de enfermería

night/day nurse

enfermero del turno nocturno/diurno

2. nurse (nanny):

nurse

niñera f

3. nurse → wet nurse

See also wet nurse

I.wet nurse [Am ˈwɛt nərs, Brit] N

wet nurse

ama f (con artículo masculino en el singular) de cría

wet nurse

ama f (con artículo masculino en el singular) de leche

wet nurse

nodriza f

II.wet-nurse VB trans

wet-nurse child

amamantar

wet-nurse person

mimar

wet-nurse industry

proteger

I.nurse² VB trans

1.1. nurse MED:

nurse patient

atender

nurse patient

cuidar (de)

he nursed her back to health

la atendió or cuidó hasta que se repuso

he nursed her back to health

cuidó de ella hasta que se repuso

1.2. nurse wound/injury:

nurse

cuidar

he's still nursing a sore head

todavía anda con dolor de cabeza

the champion went away to nurse his wounded pride

el campeón se retiró a lamerse las heridas

I'm staying in to nurse my cold

me voy a quedar en casa a ver si me mejoro de este resfriado

1.3. nurse business:

nurse

sacar a flote

he nursed the bill through parliament

logró que aprobaran el proyecto de ley

he nursed his car to the nearest garage

manejando con sumo cuidado, logró llegar hasta el taller más próximo

he nursed his car to the nearest garage

conduciendo con sumo cuidado, logró llegar hasta el taller más próximo Spain

2.1. nurse (cradle):

nurse baby

arrullar

nurse baby

tener en brazos

2.2. nurse drink:

nurse

tener en la mano

3. nurse (suckle):

nurse baby

amamantar

nursing mothers

madres de niños de pecho or que están amamantando a sus hijos

4. nurse (harbor):

nurse hope/ambition

abrigar

to nurse a grudge

guardar rencor

II.nurse² VB intr

nurse baby:

nurse

mamar

I.wet <comp wetter, superl wettest> [Am wɛt, Brit wɛt] ADJ

1.1. wet:

wet (moist) floor/grass/hair/clothes

mojado

wet (damp)

húmedo

wet concrete/plaster

blando

your clothes are wet through

tienes la ropa empapada

you are wet through

estás calado hasta los huesos

you are wet through

estás empapado

“wet paint”

“pintura fresca or recién pintado”

“wet paint”

ojo, pinta Spain

wet with sth

mojado de algo

her shirt was wet with sweat

tenía la camisa mojada de sudor

her eyes were wet with tears

tenía los ojos llenos de lágrimas

to get wet

mojarse

you'll get wet

te vas a mojar

he got his feet wet

se mojó los pies

don't let your camera get wet

que no se te moje la cámara

to be all wet Am inf

estar totalmente equivocado

1.2. wet (rainy):

wet weather/day/spring

lluvioso

it's too wet to go out

llueve demasiado como para salir

it's been very wet

ha llovido mucho

2. wet (allowing sale of alcohol) Am:

wet inf

no prohibicionista

3. wet (ineffectual, foolish) Brit:

wet inf

apocado

wet inf

timorato

wet story/film

soso inf

II.wet <pres part wetting, pt & pp wet or wetted> [Am wɛt, Brit wɛt] VB trans

wet

mojar

wet (dampen)

humedecer

to wet one's lips

mojarse/humedecerse los labios

to wet the bed

mojar la cama

to wet the bed

hacerse pipí or pis en la cama

to wet oneself

orinarse

to wet oneself

hacerse pipí or pis (encima) inf

to wet oneself

mearse inf or vulgar sl

I nearly wet myself laughing inf

casi me meo de la risa inf or vulgar sl

III.wet [Am wɛt, Brit wɛt] N

1.1. wet (wetness) no pl:

there was a patch of wet on the mattress

el colchón estaba mojado

1.2. wet (rain) inf:

come in out of the wet

entra, no te quedes ahí bajo la lluvia

2. wet C (ineffectual person) Brit:

wet inf

timorato m / timorata f

a Tory wet (in UK)

un conservador moderado

wet nurse in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wet nurse in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.wet-nurse N HISTORY

wet-nurse

nodriza f

II.wet-nurse VB trans

wet-nurse

criar

Translations for wet nurse in the Spanish»English Dictionary

ama de cría

wet nurse

madre de leche

wet nurse

criandera

wet nurse

nodriza

wet-nurse

Translations for wet nurse in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.nurse [nɜ:s, Am nɜ:rs] N

1. nurse MED:

nurse

enfermero(-a) m (f)

2. nurse:

nurse (nanny)

niñera f

nurse (wet-nurse)

nodriza f

II.nurse [nɜ:s, Am nɜ:rs] VB trans

1. nurse (care for):

nurse

cuidar

2. nurse (nurture):

nurse

nutrir

3. nurse (harbour):

nurse

abrigar

4. nurse (hold carefully):

nurse

sostener con cuidado

5. nurse (breast-feed):

nurse

amamantar

III.nurse [nɜ:s, Am nɜ:rs] VB intr

nurse

dar de mamar

I.wet [wet] -tt- wet, wet ADJ

1. wet (soaked):

wet

mojado, -a

to get wet

mojarse

to get sth wet

mojar algo

wet through

mojado hasta los huesos

2. wet (not yet dried):

wet

húmedo, -a

wet paint

pintura fresca

3. wet (rainy):

wet

lluvioso, -a

wet weather

tiempo lluvioso

Phrases:

to be a wet blanket

ser un aguafiestas

to be wet behind the ears

estar con la leche en los labios

to be all wet Am

ser tonto

II.wet [wet] -tt- wet, wet VB trans

1. wet (make damp):

wet

humedecer

2. wet (urinate on):

to wet oneself

orinarse

to wet the bed

mojar la cama

to wet one's pants

mearse

III.wet [wet] -tt- wet, wet N

1. wet no pl:

the wet (rain)

la lluvia

2. wet Am POL:

wet

antiprohibicionista mf

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

She also accuses him of playing wet nurse to the president, to which he responds by throwing her to the floor and leaving her crying.

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He also wanted to make the son of his wet nurse an official of the fifth rank.

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I went to a friend's house and was really upset, she offered to wet nurse him.

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It may also refer to professions that involve these functions: midwife and wet nurse.

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Even though he has a phenomenal sense of smell, he has no odour of his own, which repelled every wet nurse in the cloister.

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As a result, he had to say goodbye to his wet nurse.

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A woman who is engaged to breastfeed another's baby is known as a wet nurse.

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But lower class women breastfed their infants and used a wet nurse only if they were unable to feed their own infant.

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This case suggests that it was typical for a child's wet nurse to be responsible for raising him.

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This is a modern continuation of the ancient concept of the wet nurse.

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