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1 alimentar
v.1 to feed (dar comida).tengo cinco hijos que alimentar I've got five kids to feedLa madre alimenta al chico The mother feeds the boy.La bandeja alimenta la impresora The tray feeds the printer.2 to feed.la lectura alimenta el espíritu reading improves your mind3 to fuel.4 to be nourishing.los garbanzos alimentan mucho chickpeas are very nutritious* * *1 (dar alimento) to feed2 (mantener) to keep, support4 (uso técnico) to feed1 (servir de alimento) to nourish, be nutritious1 to live (de/con, on)* * *verb1) to feed•* * *1. VT1) (=dar de comer a) to feed2) (=nutrir) to be nutritious o nourishing3) [+ imaginación] to fire, fuel; [+ esperanzas, pasiones] to feed, fuel; [+ sentimiento, idea] to fostersus historias alimentaron mi deseo de ir a Perú — her stories strengthened o fuelled my desire to go to Peru
4) [+ hoguera, horno doméstico, fuego] to feed, add fuel to; [+ horno industrial] to stokeel operario alimenta la máquina de o con combustible — the operator feeds fuel into the machine
5) (Elec) to supply2.VI to be nutritious, be nourishingesta comida no alimenta nada — this food is not at all nutritious o nourishing
- huele que alimenta3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( nutrir) <persona/animal> to feed2) <ilusión/esperanza> to nurture, cherish; < ego> to boost3) <máquina/motor> to feed; < caldera> to stoke2.alimentar vi to be nourishing3.alimentarse v pron <persona/animal> to feed oneselfno se alimenta bien — he doesn't eat right (AmE) o (BrE) properly
alimentarse con or de algo — to live on something
* * *= feed, fuel, nurture, nourish, stoke.Ex. The computer merely needs to be fed with the source documents and their citation, and with the appropriate software, will generate the indexes.Ex. This is in line with recent trends in the historical sciences generally fuelled by the feeling that in the past historians did not pay enough attention to what is, after all, the majority of humanity.Ex. Studying the leisure reading preferences of teens can help library media specialists develop collections and programs that nurture a lifelong love of reading.Ex. The library's mission must be further nourished and refined, for philosophy is not an idle pastime -- it is a foundation and rationale for human endeavor.Ex. The media have regularly stoked public feelings of shame by affirming that English football fans are synonymous with hooliganism, overlooking the fact that not all fans are 'hooligans'.----* alimentar a la fuerza = force-feed.* alimentar datos = populate.* alimentar el espíritu = refresh + the spirit.* alimentar el odio = fuel + hatred.* alimentar la esperanza = nurture + hope.* alimentarse = graze (on).* alimentarse de = thrive on, feast on, prey on/upon.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( nutrir) <persona/animal> to feed2) <ilusión/esperanza> to nurture, cherish; < ego> to boost3) <máquina/motor> to feed; < caldera> to stoke2.alimentar vi to be nourishing3.alimentarse v pron <persona/animal> to feed oneselfno se alimenta bien — he doesn't eat right (AmE) o (BrE) properly
alimentarse con or de algo — to live on something
* * *= feed, fuel, nurture, nourish, stoke.Ex: The computer merely needs to be fed with the source documents and their citation, and with the appropriate software, will generate the indexes.
Ex: This is in line with recent trends in the historical sciences generally fuelled by the feeling that in the past historians did not pay enough attention to what is, after all, the majority of humanity.Ex: Studying the leisure reading preferences of teens can help library media specialists develop collections and programs that nurture a lifelong love of reading.Ex: The library's mission must be further nourished and refined, for philosophy is not an idle pastime -- it is a foundation and rationale for human endeavor.Ex: The media have regularly stoked public feelings of shame by affirming that English football fans are synonymous with hooliganism, overlooking the fact that not all fans are 'hooligans'.* alimentar a la fuerza = force-feed.* alimentar datos = populate.* alimentar el espíritu = refresh + the spirit.* alimentar el odio = fuel + hatred.* alimentar la esperanza = nurture + hope.* alimentarse = graze (on).* alimentarse de = thrive on, feast on, prey on/upon.* * *alimentar [A1 ]vtA (nutrir) ‹persona/animal› to feedtengo tres hijos que alimentar I have three children to feedalimentan a los animales con piensos the animals are fed on pelletsestas tierras alimentaron a mi familia durante generaciones my family lived off this land for generations, this land supported my family for generationsExtremadura alimentó durante largo tiempo este flujo emigratorio for a long time Extremadura contributed to o fed this flow of emigrantsB1 ‹ilusión/esperanza› to nurture, cherishvarios años de enfrentamiento alimentaron el odio entre los dos bandos several years of confrontation fueled the hatred between the two sidesalimentó mi curiosidad con aquella historia the story she told fed my curiosity2 ‹ego› to boostcontribuyó a alimentar su ego it helped to boost his egoC ‹máquina/motor› to feed; ‹caldera› to stokealgodón para alimentar la industria textil cotton to supply the textile industry, cotton for the textile industry■ alimentarvito be nourishing«persona/animal» to feed oneselfeste chico no se alimenta bien this boy doesn't feed himself o eat right ( AmE), this boy doesn't feed himself o eat properly ( BrE)alimentarse CON or DE algo to live ON sthse alimenta con frutas y verduras she lives on fruit and vegetablesse alimenta de energía solar it runs on solar energy* * *
alimentar ( conjugate alimentar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹persona/animal› to feed
2
‹ ego› to boost
3 ‹máquina/motor› to feed;
‹ caldera› to stoke
verbo intransitivo
to be nourishing
alimentarse verbo pronominal [persona/animal] to feed oneself;
alimentarse con or de algo to live on sth
alimentar
I verbo transitivo
1 (dar de comer) to feed
2 fig (fomentar un sentimiento) to nourish
3 Inform to feed
Téc to supply
II vt & vi (ser nutritivo) to be nutritious
' alimentar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mantener
- suero
English:
feed
- nourish
- support
- bottle
- force
- fuel
* * *♦ vt1. [dar comida] to feed;alimentan a los tigres con carne they feed the tigers meat;tengo cinco hijos que alimentar I've got five kids to feed;el hijo mayor trabaja y alimenta a toda la familia the eldest son goes to work so that the whole family can eat2. [dar energía, material] to feed;la lectura alimenta el espíritu reading improves your mind;esa actitud alimenta la intolerancia that attitude fuels intolerance;trabajar con él le ha alimentado el ego working with him has boosted her ego3. [motor, coche] to fuel;[caldera] to stoke;alimentar una batería to charge o recharge a battery♦ vi[nutrir] to be nourishing;los garbanzos alimentan mucho chickpeas are very nutritious* * *I v/t tb TÉC, figfeed; EL powerII v/i be nourishing* * *alimentar vt1) nutrir: to feed, to nourish2) mantener: to support (a family)3) fomentar: to nurture, to foster* * *alimentar vb3. (servir de alimento) to be good for you -
2 suministrar
v.1 to supply.suministrar algo a alguien to supply somebody with somethingLa bandeja alimenta la impresora The tray feeds the printer.2 to render.Ellos suministraron su ayuda They rendered their help.* * *1 to provide, supply* * *verbto supply, provide* * *VT [+ géneros, información] to supply, provide; [+ persona] to supplyme ha suministrado muchos datos — he has given me a lot of information, he has provided o supplied me with a lot of information
* * *verbo transitivo (frml)a) <gas/mercancías> to supplysuministrar algo A alguien — to supply something to somebody, supply somebody with something
b) <datos/información> to provide, supplysuministrar algo A alguien — to provide somebody with something, provide something for somebody, supply somebody with something
* * *= issue, supply, purvey.Ex. Once a user is registered, a password will be issued which provides access to all or most of the data bases offered by the host as and when the user wishes.Ex. Here an attempt is made to choose one form and supply references from the other forms.Ex. In the sixteenth century the English book trade was centred in London, and consisted chiefly of retail stationers who would be likely to purvey both new and second-hand books and a variety of other goods.----* suministrar conocimientos técnicos = supply + know-how.* suministrar datos = furnish + details.* suministrar evidencia = furnish with + evidence.* suministrar información = dispense + information, purvey + information.* suministrar material de equipo = supply + equipment.* * *verbo transitivo (frml)a) <gas/mercancías> to supplysuministrar algo A alguien — to supply something to somebody, supply somebody with something
b) <datos/información> to provide, supplysuministrar algo A alguien — to provide somebody with something, provide something for somebody, supply somebody with something
* * *= issue, supply, purvey.Ex: Once a user is registered, a password will be issued which provides access to all or most of the data bases offered by the host as and when the user wishes.
Ex: Here an attempt is made to choose one form and supply references from the other forms.Ex: In the sixteenth century the English book trade was centred in London, and consisted chiefly of retail stationers who would be likely to purvey both new and second-hand books and a variety of other goods.* suministrar conocimientos técnicos = supply + know-how.* suministrar datos = furnish + details.* suministrar evidencia = furnish with + evidence.* suministrar información = dispense + information, purvey + information.* suministrar material de equipo = supply + equipment.* * *suministrar [A1 ]vt( frml)1 ‹gas/mercancías› to supply suministrar algo A algn to supply sth TO sb, supply sb WITH sth2 ‹datos/información› to providela información suministrada the information provided o suppliedsuministrar algo A algn to provide sb WITH sth, provide sth FOR sb, supply sb WITH sth* * *
suministrar ( conjugate suministrar) verbo transitivo (frml) to supply;
suministrar algo A algn to supply sb with sth
suministrar verbo transitivo to supply: esta guía me suministra mucha información, this guide provides me with a lot of information
' suministrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
proveer
- suplir
English:
feed
- furnish
- supply
- up-to-date
- bound
* * *suministrar vt1. [productos, electricidad, armas] to supply;suministrar algo a alguien to supply sb with sth, to supply sth to sb2. [información] to supply;suministrar algo a alguien to supply sb with sth, to supply sth to sb* * *v/t supply, provide* * *suministrar vt: to supply, to provide* * *suministrar vb to supply [pt. & pp. supplied]
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Impresora — multifuncional. Una impresora es un periférico de ordenador que permite producir una copia permanente de textos o gráficos de documentos almacenados en formato electrónico, imprimiéndolos en medios físicos, normalmente en papel o transparencias,… … Wikipedia Español
