forage

Futter, Raufutter

Pflanzen oder anderes Futter für Nutztiere, besonders Kühe und Pferde.

In einfachem Englisch: Plants or other food eaten by farm animals, especially cows and horses.

• The cattle need more forage.
• Farmers grow forage crops for winter feeding.
• Poor forage quality can affect the horses’ health.

Synonyme: fodder, feed

Häufige Wendungen: forage crop, fresh forage, forage quality

Nahrungssuche

Eine Suche oder ein Ausflug, um Nahrung zu finden.

In einfachem Englisch: A trip or search to find food.

• We went on a forage for berries.
• Their morning forage brought them enough mushrooms for dinner.
• The birds returned from a successful forage.

Synonyme: food search, foraging trip

Häufige Wendungen: a forage, forage for food

Nahrung suchen, Futter suchen

Ein Gebiet nach Nahrung absuchen und diese sammeln, manchmal als Futter für Nutztiere.

In einfachem Englisch: To search an area for food and collect it, sometimes for farm animals.

• The birds forage for food.
• We foraged for mushrooms in the woods.
• The villagers foraged for hay to feed their horses.

So benutzt man es: forage for something (They forage for berries in the woods.); forage in something (The animals forage in the forest.)

Synonyme: gather, search for food

Häufige Wendungen: forage for food, forage for something, forage in something

Proviant plündern

Nahrung und Vorräte aus einer Gegend gewaltsam an sich nehmen, besonders zur Versorgung einer Armee.

In einfachem Englisch: To take food and supplies from an area, especially to support an army.

• The soldiers foraged for supplies.
• The army foraged the countryside during its advance.
• Troops had foraged nearby farms before reaching the town.

So benutzt man es: forage for something (The troops foraged for supplies in nearby villages.)

Synonyme: plunder, raid

Häufige Wendungen: forage for supplies, forage the countryside