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1 nurture
'nə: ə
1. verb(to encourage the growth and development of (a child, plant etc).) criar, educar
2. noun(care; help in growing or developing.) crianza, educacióntr['nɜːʧəSMALLr/SMALL]1 nutrir, alimentar2 (child) criar1) feed, nourish: nutrir, alimentar2) educate: criar, educar3) foster: alimentar, fomentarnurture n1) upbringing: crianza f, educación f2) food: alimento mn.• alimento s.m.• crianza s.f.• educación s.f.• nutrición s.f.v.• alimentar v.• criar v.• educar v.• nutrir v.'nɜːrtʃər, 'nɜːtʃə(r)transitive verb \<\<child/person\>\> criar*, educar*; \<\<plant/crop\>\> cuidar; \<\<friendship\>\> cultivar; \<\<emotion/feeling\>\> nutrir, alimentar['nɜːtʃǝ(r)]1. VT1) (=bring up) criar, educar2) (=nourish) nutrir, alimentar2. N1) (=bringing-up) educación f, crianza f2) (=nourishment) nutrición f* * *['nɜːrtʃər, 'nɜːtʃə(r)]transitive verb \<\<child/person\>\> criar*, educar*; \<\<plant/crop\>\> cuidar; \<\<friendship\>\> cultivar; \<\<emotion/feeling\>\> nutrir, alimentar -
2 nurture
s.1 el acto de nutrir, de alimentar, de promover el crecimiento.2 nutrimento.3 educación, crianza.4 desarrollo.5 nutrición, alimentación.vt.1 nutrir, alimentar (feed) (children, plants); alimentar (plan, scheme)2 criar (bring up)3 dar alas a, acariciar, albergar en la mente, albergar.4 educar, formar.5 cultivar. (pt & pp nurtured) -
3 nature versus nurture
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4 animal
'æniməl1) (a living being which can feel things and move freely: man and other animals.) animal2) (an animal other than man: a book on man's attitude to animals; (also adjective) animal behaviour.) animal•animal n animal
animal adjetivo 1 ‹ instinto› animal ( before n) 2 (fam) ■ sustantivo masculinoa) (Zool) animal;( mascota) pet (— grosera) lout
animal
I sustantivo masculino
1 animal
2 fig (persona bruta, fuerte) brute (necio) dunce
II adjetivo animal ' animal' also found in these entries: Spanish: abandonar - abrir - acariciar - arisca - arisco - babear - bellota - bestia - bicha - bicho - brazo - buey - bufar - caballería - cadáver - callejera - callejero - calostro - caricia - cebar - cerda - cerdo - cola - congénere - consigo - cordera - cordero - cría - cruce - cruzar - cruzada - cruzado - cualquiera - cuarta - cuarto - degollar - despiece - deyección - disecar - diurna - diurno - domesticar - dopar - ejemplar - él - ella - enjaular - entrañas - fiera - fiero English: animal - antenna - baby - back - bellow - belly - bite - breed - brute - bugger - care for - coat - creep - cub - den - destroy - dig - domestic - domesticated - fierce - finish off - flamingo - flesh - forerunner - fur - furry - good-natured - habit - hardy - hide - host - house-train - instinct - kick - kill - lap - lap up - lead - lean - leg - magnetism - master - maul - milk - mistress - neck - neglect - nocturnal - nurture - pack-animaltr['ænɪməl]1 animal1 animal nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLanimal magnetism magnetismo animalanimal rights derechos nombre masculino plural de los animalesanimal ['ænəməl] n1) : animal m2) brute: bruto m, -ta fadj.• animal adj.n.• alimaña s.f.• animal s.m.
I 'ænəməl, 'ænɪməla) ( creature) animal m; (before n)animal lover — amante mf de los animales
b) ( brute) animal mf, bestia f
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['ænɪmǝl]1. N1) (=not plant) animal m2) (fig) (=thing) cosa f3) * pej (=person) animal * mf, bestia * mfyou animal! — ¡animal! *, ¡bestia! *
2.ADJ animal3.CPDanimal cracker N — (US) galletita f de animales
animal experiment N — experimento m con animales
animal fats NPL — grasas fpl de animal
animal husbandry N — cría f de animales
animal instinct N — instinto m animal
Animal Liberation Front N — (Brit) Frente m de Liberación Animal
animal liberationist N — miembro mf del Frente de Liberación de los Animales
animal lover N — amante mf de los animales
animal magnetism N — [of person] atracción f animal, magnetismo m salvaje
animal rights NPL — derechos mpl de los animales
animal rights campaigner N — activista mf por los derechos de los animales
animal rights movement N — movimiento m por los derechos de los animales
animal sanctuary N — centro m de acogida para animales
animal spirits NPL — vitalidad f
animal testing N — pruebas fpl de laboratorio con animales
animal welfare N — protección f de los animales
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I ['ænəməl, 'ænɪməl]a) ( creature) animal m; (before n)animal lover — amante mf de los animales
b) ( brute) animal mf, bestia f
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5 cultivar
cultivar ( conjugate cultivar) verbo transitivo ‹ plantas› to grow, cultivate ‹inteligencia/memoria› to develop; ‹artes/interés› to encourage
cultivar verbo transitivo
1 to cultivate, farm
2 Biol to culture ' cultivar' also found in these entries: Spanish: terrena - terreno - yerma - yermo - baldío - cosechar English: cultivate - farm - grow - nurture - raise - till - work - culture - uncultivated['kʌltɪvɑː(r)]N (Bot) variedad f cultivada -
6 abrigar
abrigar ( conjugate abrigar) verbo transitivo 1 ( con ropa) to wrap … up warm; 2 ‹idea/esperanza› to cherish; ‹sospecha/duda› to harbor( conjugate harbor), entertain verbo intransitivo [ ropa] to be warm abrigarse verbo pronominal ( refl) to wrap up warm
abrigar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo
1 (dar calor) to keep warm: esta vieja manta ya no abriga mucho, this old blanket isn't very warm (tapar, cubrir, arropar) to wrap up: abriga bien al abuelo, keep grandfather wrapped up warm
2 (resguardar) to protect, shelter
3 (tener un deseo, un sentimiento) to cherish (una sospecha) to have, harbour, US harbor ' abrigar' also found in these entries: Spanish: tapar - arropar English: cherish - cover - foster - harbor - harbour - muffle up - nurture - shelter - entertain -
7 alimentar
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 -
8 alimentaria
Del verbo alimentar: ( conjugate alimentar) \ \
alimentaría es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) condicional indicativo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) condicional indicativoMultiple Entries: alimentar alimentaria
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; alimentariase 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
alimentario,-a adjetivo food, alimentary ' alimentaria' also found in these entries: Spanish: intoxicación - deficiencia -
9 alimento
Del verbo alimentar: ( conjugate alimentar) \ \
alimento es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
alimentó es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: alimentar alimento
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; alimentose con or de algo to live on sth
alimento sustantivo masculino 1 (frml) ( comida) food, nourishment; alimentos naturales health food; 2 ( valor nutritivo): de mucho alimento very nutritious
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
alimento sustantivo masculino
1 (comida) food
2 (valor alimenticio) nutritional value ' alimento' also found in these entries: Spanish: acaramelada - acaramelado - baño - carne - carné - cocerse - comida - conservación - contaminar - dosificar - estropearse - indigesta - indigesto - pan - pasarse - pasto - rancia - rancio - repetir - reposar - reposo - resto - rica - rico - saborear - sabrosa - sabroso - sonda - sustento - tajada - yantar - abombado - adulterar - alterar - astringente - básico - demasía - descomponer - descompuesto - energético - enfriar - enriquecer - fecha - fritanga - malo - nutritivo - óptimo - precio English: best - crisps - fattening - potato chips - slimming - staple - swallow - feed - food - junk food - nourishment - sustenance -
10 amistad
Del verbo amistar: ( conjugate amistar) \ \
amistad es: \ \2ª persona plural (vosotros) imperativo
amistad sustantivo femenino entabló or hizo amistad con ella he struck up a friendship with herb)
amistad sustantivo femenino
1 friendship 2 amistades, friends ' amistad' also found in these entries: Spanish: acanallar - enfriar - entablar - entrañable - estabilizador - estabilizadora - exilio - incondicional - intensificarse - íntima - íntimo - mercenaria - mercenario - perjudicial - precio - prueba - resultar - ruptura - suponer - trabar - atraer - concebir - consolidar - cultivar - duradero - estima - estrecho - forjar - fortalecer - inapreciable - indiferente - ligar - nacer - nacimiento - reanudar - riesgo - valorar - vincular English: amity - cement - firm - friend - friendship - guise - make - more - nurture - promote - strike up - tie - win - put -
11 criar
criar ( conjugate criar) verbo transitivo 1 ‹ niño› 2 ( para la reproducción) to breed criarse verbo pronominal to grow up; me crie con mi abuela I was brought up by my grandmother
criar verbo transitivo
1 (niños) to bring up, rear
2 (animales) to breed, raise
3 (vino) to make
4 (producir, generar) to have, grow: esta tierra cría gusanos, this soil breeds worms Locuciones: criar malvas, to push up daisies ' criar' also found in these entries: Spanish: educar - formar - moho English: breed - keep - nurture - raise - rear - bring -
12 cuidar
cuidar ( conjugate cuidar) verbo transitivo ‹ niño› to look after, take care of; ‹ enfermo› to care for, look after verbo intransitivo cuidar de algo/algn to take care of sth/sb; cuidarse verbo pronominal ( refl) to take care of oneself, look after oneself; ¡cuídate! take care!; se cuidó bien de no volver por ahí he made very sure he didn't go back there; cuídate de decir algo que te comprometa take care not to say something which might compromise you
cuidar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo (vigilar, atender) to care for, look after: cuida tu ortografía, mind your spelling cuida de que tu hermano vaya pronto a la cama, make sure that your brother goes to bed soon ' cuidar' also found in these entries: Spanish: fregado - mirar - tratar - velar - criar - cuidado - enfermo - línea - vigilar English: attend - attend to - baby-sit - care - care for - grouse - house-sit - look after - mind - mother - notion - nurse - tend - watch - baby - eye - look - minister - nurture - scrimp -
13 cultivo
Del verbo cultivar: ( conjugate cultivar) \ \
cultivo es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
cultivó es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: cultivar cultivo
cultivar ( conjugate cultivar) verbo transitivo ‹ plantas› to grow, cultivate ‹inteligencia/memoria› to develop; ‹artes/interés› to encourage
cultivo sustantivo masculino (de plantas, frutas) growing, cultivation; ( producto) culture
cultivar verbo transitivo
1 to cultivate, farm
2 Biol to culture
cultivo sustantivo masculino
1 cultivation (planta) crop
2 Biol culture ' cultivo' also found in these entries: Spanish: caldo - campo - huerta - riego - suelo - tierra - arrocero - café - choclo - ecológico - fumigar - milpa - perla English: breeding ground - crop - cultivation - farming - hotbed - nurture - rotate - tree surgeon - arable - breeding - cash - culture -
14 planta
Del verbo plantar: ( conjugate plantar) \ \
planta es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: planta plantar
planta sustantivo femenino 1 (Bot) plant; 2 (Arquit) planta baja first floor (AmE), ground floor (BrE) 3 (Tec) ( instalación) plant 4 ( del pie) sole
plantar ( conjugate plantar) verbo transitivo 1 ‹ tienda› to pitch, put up 2 (fam) ‹ estudios› to give up, to quit (AmE) ( el día de la boda) to jilt plantarse verbo pronominal 1 (fam) (quedarse, pararse) to plant oneself (colloq) 2 (Jueg) (en cartas, apuesta) to stick
planta sustantivo femenino
1 Bot plant
planta trepadora, climbing plant
2 (piso) floor: está en la tercera planta, it's on the third floor
planta baja, ground floor, US first floor
un edificio de tres plantas, a three-storey building, US a three-story building
3 (del pie) sole
4 (constitución, aspecto) el novio tiene muy buena planta, the groom is very handsome
plantar verbo transitivo
1 Bot Agr to plant: plantaremos todo el jardín de jazmines, we'll plant the whole garden with jasmines
2 (una cosa) to put, place
3 (los estudios, un trabajo) to quit, give up
4 (a una persona) to dump, ditch
dejar a alguien plantado, to stand sb up
5 (dar) to give, plant Locuciones: plantar cara (a alguien), to stand up (to sb) ' planta' also found in these entries: Spanish: alcaparra - arrancar - café - central - chalet - cruzar - cultivo - directoria I - directorio - fructífera - fructífero - gomero - hechura - lacia - lacio - lechosa - lechoso - lozana - lozano - oferta - pimiento - pinchar - pincho - piso - poner - prender - púa - raquítica - raquítico - regar - requerir - resistente - seca - secarse - seco - segunda - segundo - soja - talle - tercera - tercero - yute - abrasar - achicharrar - agarrar - anís - anual - arraigar - bajo - brotar English: above - annual - biennial - climb - creep - curative - cut back - diseased - downstairs - evergreen - first - floor - floor plan - flourish - flowering - foul - ground floor - grow - hardy - host - hybrid - indoor - lush - luxuriant - nurture - oregano - plant - poisonous - potted - prickly - pull up - rank - revive - seedling - shoot up - shrivel - sole - stake - stalk - stem - sting - straggle - tear up - thrive - trail - train - venomous - water - water plant - waterworks -
15 sentimiento
sentimiento sustantivo masculino 1 no se deja llevar por los sentimientos she doesn't let herself get carried away by her emotionsb) ( pesar):2◊ sentimientos sustantivo masculino pluralfeelings (pl); herir los sentimientos de algn to hurt sb's feelings
sentimiento sustantivo masculino
1 feeling
2 (pena, aflicción) grief, sorrow Locuciones: (esp en un velatorio/entierro) le acompaño en el sentimiento, may I express my deepest sympathy ' sentimiento' also found in these entries: Spanish: abrigar - acompañar - adueñarse - alimentar - atizar - dar - despertar - disimulada - disimulado - emoción - entregarse - exportar - honda - hondo - inconfesable - indomable - manifestar - perdurable - profunda - profundo - razón - reprimir - rescoldo - retener - reverencia - revivir - sentir - sobreponerse - sofocar - soterrar - vacía - vacío - veneno - visceral - viva - vivo - abrazar - abrazo - amor - confesar - crecer - demostrar - disfrazar - herido - hermanar - intensidad - intenso - perdurar - simpatía - simular English: annoyance - attraction - aversion - bitter - commiserate - condolences - exude - feeling - hatred - lingering - maternal - mutual - nurture - obscure - outrage - paternal - persist - prevail - return - sentiment - show - soulfully - stand-offishness - suspicious - sympathy - unspoken - vicarious - wholehearted - emotion -
16 nurturing
adj.1 nutriente, que estimula el desarrollo.2 afectuoso, cariñoso.3 protector, paternal.4 maternal.ger.gerundio del verbo NURTURE.
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Nurture — Nur ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nurtured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nurturing}.] 1. To feed; to nourish. [1913 Webster] 2. To educate; to bring or train up. [1913 Webster] He was nurtured where he had been born. Sir H. Wotton. [1913 Webster] Syn: To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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nurture — [nʉr′chər] n. [ME < OFr norreture < LL nutritura, pp. of L nutrire, to nourish: see NURSE] 1. anything that nourishes; food; nutriment 2. the act or process of raising or promoting the development of; training, educating, fostering, etc.:… … English World dictionary
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nurture — nurturable, adj. nurtureless, adj. nurturer, n. /nerr cheuhr/, v., nurtured, nurturing, n. v.t. 1. to feed and protect: to nurture one s offspring. 2. to support and encourage, as during the period of training or development; foster: to nurture… … Universalium