criando in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for criando in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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

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estar criando malvas inf

to be pushing up daisies inf

está criando mondongo

he's developing a paunch

está criando mondongo

he's getting a potbelly inf

criar moho fruta/queso:

to go moldy Am

criar moho fruta/queso:

to go mouldy Brit

criar moho persona:

to vegetate

Translations for criando in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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to be pushing up (the) daisies inf, hum

estar criando malvas

hand-rear

criar como animal doméstico

bottle-feed

criar con biberón

bottle-feed

criar con mamila Mex

bottle-feed

criar con mamadera CSur Peru

bottle-feed

criar con tetero Col

nurture child/person

criar

to wrap sb (up) in cotton wool

criar a alguien entre algodones

ranch

criar

criando in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for criando in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.criar VB trans 1. pres crío

1. criar:

criar (alimentar)

to feed

criar (mamíferos)

to suckle

2. criar (reproducir y cuidar):

criar

to breed

3. criar (ser propicio):

criar

to produce

4. criar (educar):

criar

to bring up

5. criar (referente al vino):

criar

to mature

II.criar VB intr (animal)

criar

to have young

III.criar VB refl

criar criarse:

criarse

to grow up

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estar criando malvas inf

to be pushing up daisies

no (dejar) criar moho (alimentos)

to be eaten immediately

no (dejar) criar moho (un objeto)

to be in constant use

Translations for criando in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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wet-nurse

criar

to push up (the) daisies inf

criar malvas

to wrap sb in cotton wool

criar a alguien entre algodones

rear child, animals

criar

bring up

criar

breed

criar

keep animals

criar

criando Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

estar criando malvas inf

to be pushing up daisies

no (dejar) criar moho (alimentos)

to be eaten immediately

no (dejar) criar moho (un objeto)

to be in constant use

éste no es un lugar apropiado para criar a tus hijos

this is no place to bring up your children