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1 spoon-fed
past tense, past participle; see spoon-feed* * *spoon-fed[spu:n f'ed] adj 1 mimado, acarinhado. 2 (indústria) protegido por tarifas especiais. -
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3 spoon-feed
past tense, past participle - spoon-fed; verb1) (to feed with a spoon.) alimentar à colher2) (to teach or treat (a person) in a way that does not allow him to think or act for himself.) preparar a papinha toda a -
4 spoon-feed
past tense, past participle - spoon-fed; verb1) (to feed with a spoon.) alimentar com colher2) (to teach or treat (a person) in a way that does not allow him to think or act for himself.) dar mastigado -
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[fi:d] 1. past tense, past participle - fed; verb1) (to give food to: He fed the child with a spoon.) alimentar2) ((with on) to eat: Cows feed on grass.) alimentar-se2. noun(food especially for a baby or animals: Have you given the baby his feed?; cattle feed.) comida- fed up* * *[fi:d] n 1 alimento, pasto, forragem. 2 alimentação, nutrição. 3 coll comida, refeição, ração, sustento. 4 Mech alimentação, avanço, mecanismo alimentador. 5 suprimento. 6 carga de arma de fogo. • vt+vi (ps e pp fed) 1 alimentar, nutrir, dar de comer a, comer. they fed me with promises / eles embalaram-me com vãs promessas. 2 sustentar, dar sustento a, manter. 3 pastar, fazer pastar o gado, apascentar(-se) o gado. 4 engordar, fazer-se gordo, cevar. 5 Mech alimentar. 6 suprir, abastecer. 7 distribuir (forragem). 8 deleitar, apascentar. I fed my eyes on / regalei os meus olhos com. 9 nutrir, satisfazer (desejo, inclinação, etc.). 10 nutrir, inspirar, instigar. 11 viver, nutrir-se. 12 Comp alimentar: suprir o material a ser operado por um computador. a mouth to feed boca para alimentar. chicken feed sl mixaria, pouco dinheiro. off one’s feed sem apetite. to bite the hands that feeds ser mal-agradecido. to feed a machine alimentar uma máquina. to feed high comer regaladamente. to feed out of someone’s hand comer pela mão de alguém. to feed up cevar, empachar. -
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См. также в других словарях:
spoon-fed — /spoohn fed /, adj. 1. fed with a spoon. 2. treated with excessive solicitude; pampered. 3. given no opportunity to act or think for oneself: Having always been spoon fed, I couldn t meet the challenge of college. [1900 05] * * * spoonˈ fed or… … Useful english dictionary
spoon-fed — /spoohn fed /, adj. 1. fed with a spoon. 2. treated with excessive solicitude; pampered. 3. given no opportunity to act or think for oneself: Having always been spoon fed, I couldn t meet the challenge of college. [1900 05] * * * … Universalium
spoon-fed — given to eat with the use of a spoon; fed with a spoon; spoiled, not independent … English contemporary dictionary
be spoon-fed — to be given too much help or information. When I was at school we weren t spoon fed, we had to work things out for ourselves … New idioms dictionary
spoon-feed — spoon feeds, spoon feeding, spoon fed 1) VERB: usu passive (disapproval) If you think that someone is being given too much help with something and is not making enough effort themselves, you can say they are being spoon fed. [be V ed] Students… … English dictionary
spoon-feed — [spo͞on′fēd′] vt. spoon fed, spoon feeding 1. to feed with a spoon 2. to pamper; coddle 3. to treat, instruct, or inform in a manner that destroys initiative or curbs independent thought and action … English World dictionary
spoon-feed — past tense and past participle spoon fed v [T] 1.) to give too much information and help to someone used to show disapproval ▪ I don t believe in spoon feeding students. 2.) to feed someone, especially a baby, with a spoon … Dictionary of contemporary English
spoon-feed — UK / US verb [transitive] Word forms spoon feed : present tense I/you/we/they spoon feed he/she/it spoon feeds present participle spoon feeding past tense spoon fed past participle spoon fed 1) to feed someone using a spoon 2) a) to do so much… … English dictionary
spoon-feed — {v.} 1. To feed with a spoon. * /Mothers spoon feed their babies./ 2a. To make something too easy for (a person). * /Bill s mother spoon fed him and never let him think for himself./ * /Alice depended on her mother for all decisions because she… … Dictionary of American idioms
spoon-feed — {v.} 1. To feed with a spoon. * /Mothers spoon feed their babies./ 2a. To make something too easy for (a person). * /Bill s mother spoon fed him and never let him think for himself./ * /Alice depended on her mother for all decisions because she… … Dictionary of American idioms
spoon-feed — v 1. To feed with a spoon. Mothers spoon feed their babies. 2a. To make something too easy for (a person). Bill s mother spoon fed him and never let him think for himself. Alice depended on her mother for all decisions because she had been spoon… … Словарь американских идиом
