alimentan in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for alimentan in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.alimentar VB trans

1. alimentar (nutrir):

alimentar persona/animal

to feed

tengo tres hijos que alimentar

I have three children to feed

alimentan a los animales con piensos

the animals are fed on pellets

estas tierras alimentaron a mi familia durante generaciones

my family lived off this land for generations

estas tierras alimentaron a mi familia durante generaciones

this land supported my family for generations

Extremadura alimentó durante largo tiempo este flujo emigratorio

for a long time Extremadura contributed to o fed this flow of emigrants

2.1. alimentar ilusión/esperanza:

alimentar

to nurture

alimentar

to cherish

varios años de enfrentamiento alimentaron el odio entre los dos bandos

several years of confrontation fueled the hatred between the two sides

alimentó mi curiosidad con aquella historia

the story she told fed my curiosity

2.2. alimentar ego:

alimentar

to boost

contribuyó a alimentar su ego

it helped to boost his ego

3. alimentar:

alimentar máquina/motor

to feed

alimentar caldera

to stoke

algodón para alimentar la industria textil

cotton to supply the textile industry

algodón para alimentar la industria textil

cotton for the textile industry

II.alimentar VB intr

alimentar

to be nourishing

III.alimentarse VB vpr

alimentarse persona/animal:

alimentarse

to feed oneself

este chico no se alimenta bien

this boy doesn't feed himself o eat right Am

este chico no se alimenta bien

this boy doesn't feed himself o eat properly Brit

alimentarse con o de algo

to live on sth

se alimenta con frutas y verduras

she lives on fruit and vegetables

se alimenta de energía solar

it runs on solar energy

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contribuyó a alimentar su ego

it helped to boost his ego

Translations for alimentan in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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these plants take their sustenance from …

estas plantas se nutren or se alimentan de …

force-feed

alimentar por la fuerza

nourish person/animal/plant

alimentar

bottle-feed

alimentar con biberón

bottle-feed

alimentar con mamila Mex

bottle-feed

alimentar con mamadera CSur Peru

bottle-feed

alimentar con tetero Col

drip-feed

alimentar por vía intravenosa

drip-feed

alimentar con suero

rice is their staple diet

se alimentan principalmente a base de arroz

fuel stove/furnace

alimentar

fuel hope/passion

alimentar

stoke hatred

alimentar

alimentan in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for alimentan in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.alimentar VB intr

alimentar

to be nourishing

II.alimentar VB trans

1. alimentar (nutrir):

alimentar

to feed

alimentar el odio

to fuel hatred

2. alimentar:

alimentar (horno, caldera)

to stoke

alimentar (máquina)

to feed

alimentar la máquina con energía

to supply the machine with energy

3. alimentar COMPUT:

alimentar un ordenador con datos

to feed data into a computer

III.alimentar VB refl

alimentarse de algo

to live on sth

Translations for alimentan in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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feed up person

alimentar

feed in

alimentar

fuel (passion)

alimentar, avivar

nurture

alimentar

nourish

alimentar

feed person, animal

alimentar

alimentan Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

alimentar el odio

to fuel hatred

alimentar la máquina con energía

to supply the machine with energy

alimentar un ordenador con datos

to feed data into a computer