feed

feed
feed [fi:d]
(verb: preterite, past participle fed)
1. noun
   a. ( = food) nourriture f
• cattle feed aliments mpl pour bétail
   b. [of baby] (breast-fed) tétée f ; (bottle-fed) biberon m ; (solid) repas m
2. transitive verb
   a. nourrir ; [+ child, animal] donner à manger à
• I have three hungry mouths to feed j'ai trois bouches à nourrir
• what do you feed your cat on? que donnez-vous à manger à votre chat ?
• he can feed himself now [child] il sait manger tout seul maintenant
• to feed sth to sb donner qch à manger à qn
• you shouldn't feed him that vous ne devriez pas lui donner cela à manger
• to feed sb information fournir des informations à qn
• to feed one's habit (inf) se procurer sa drogue
   b. [+ fire, furnace, machine] alimenter
• to feed data into a computer entrer des données dans un ordinateur
3. intransitive verb
[animal] se nourrir ; (on pasture) paître ; [baby] manger ; (at breast) téter
• to feed on se nourrir de
* * *
[fiːd] 1.
noun
1) (meal) (for animal) ration f de nourriture; (for baby) (breast) tétée f; (bottle) biberon m
2) Agriculture (also feed stuffs) aliments mpl pour animaux
3) Industry, Technology (material) alimentation f; (mechanism) mécanisme m d'alimentation
2.
transitive verb (prét, pp fed)
1) (supply with food) nourrir [animal, plant, person] (on de); donner à manger à [pet]; ravitailler [army]

to feed a baby — (on breast) donner le sein à un bébé; (on bottle) donner le biberon à un bébé

I shall have ten to feed — je ferai la cuisine pour dix

2) (supply) alimenter [lake, machine]; mettre des pièces dans [meter]; fournir [information] (to à)

to feed something into — mettre or introduire quelque chose dans

3) fig (fuel) alimenter [ambition, prejudice]
4) Sport faire passer [ball] (to à)
5) Theatre donner la réplique à [comedian]
3.
intransitive verb (prét, pp fed)
1) (eat) manger

to feed on — lit se nourrir de; fig être alimenté par

2) (enter)

to feed into — [paper, tape] s'introduire dans [machine]

4.
reflexive verb

to feed oneself — [child, invalid] manger tout seul

Phrasal Verbs:

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