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suckle ['sʌkəl]téter -
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(of a woman or female animal) to give milk from the breasts or teats to (a baby or young). allaiter -
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nurse [nɜ:s]1. nouna. [+ person, illness, injury] soignerc. [+ hope, ambition] nourrir ; [+ plan, plot] préparer* * *[nɜːs] 1.1) Medicine infirmier/-ière m/fmale nurse — infirmier m
2) = nursemaid2.transitive verb1) Medicine soigner [person, cold]2) ( clasp) serrer [object]3) ( suckle) allaiter [baby]4) ( foster) nourrir [grievance, hope]3.1) ( be a nurse) être infirmier/-ière2) ( feed) [baby] têter -
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A n2 = nursemaid.B vtr1 Med soigner [person, cold] ; to nurse sb through an illness soigner qn pendant sa maladie ; to nurse sb back to health soigner qn jusqu'à sa guérison ; to nurse one's pride s'apitoyer sur son sort ;2 ( clasp) serrer [object] ; to nurse a baby in one's arms bercer un bébé dans ses bras ; to nurse one's drink faire durer sa boisson ;3 ( suckle) nourrir, allaiter [baby] ;4 ( nurture) soigner [project, young company, constituency] ; the economy needs nursing l'économie a besoin d'être gérée avec prudence ;5 ( foster) entretenir, nourrir [grievance, hatred, hope, dream].C vi1 ( be a nurse) être infirmier/-ière ;2 ( feed) [baby] têter.
См. также в других словарях:
Suckle — Suc kle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suckled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Suckling}.] [Freq. of suck.] To give suck to; to nurse at the breast. Addison. [1913 Webster] The breasts of Hecuba When she did suckle Hector, looked not lovelier. Shak. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Suckle — Suc kle, n. A teat. [Obs.] Sir T. Herbert. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Suckle — Suc kle, v. i. To nurse; to suck. [R.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
suckle — c.1400, perhaps a causative form of M.E. suken to suck (see SUCK (Cf. suck)), or a back formation from SUCKLING (Cf. suckling) (though this word is attested only from mid 15c.). Related: Suckled … Etymology dictionary
suckle — ► VERB ▪ (with reference to a baby or young animal) feed from the breast or teat. DERIVATIVES suckler noun … English terms dictionary
suckle — [suk′əl] vt. suckled, suckling [ME sokelen, prob. back form. < sokelynge,SUCKLING] 1. to cause to suck at the breast or udder; nurse 2. to bring up; rear; foster vi. to suck at the breast or udder … English World dictionary
suckle — UK [ˈsʌk(ə)l] / US verb Word forms suckle : present tense I/you/we/they suckle he/she/it suckles present participle suckling past tense suckled past participle suckled old fashioned a) [transitive] to feed a baby or young animal with milk from a… … English dictionary
suckle — verb /sʌ.kəl/ a) To give suck to; to nurse at the breast. The breasts of Hecuba When she did suckle Hector, looked not lovelier. b) To nurse; to suck. They are not weak, suckled by Wisdom. Landor … Wiktionary
suckle — verb (suckled; suckling) Etymology: Middle English suklen, probably back formation from suklyng Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to give milk to from the breast or udder < a mother suckling her child > b. to nurture as if by giving milk… … New Collegiate Dictionary
suckle — /suk euhl/, v., suckled, suckling. v.t. 1. to nurse at the breast or udder. 2. to nourish or bring up. 3. to put to suck. v.i. 4. to suck at the breast or udder. [1375 1425; late ME sucklen; see SUCK, LE] * * * … Universalium
suckle — 1. To nurse; to feed by milk from the breast. 2. To suck; to draw sustenance from the breast. * * * suck·le sək əl vt, suck·led; suck·ling (ə )liŋ 1) to give milk to from the breast or udder <a mother suckling her child> 2) … Medical dictionary