feed

alimentar, dar de comer

Dar comida a una persona o a un animal.

En inglés sencillo: To give a person or animal food to eat.

• Please feed the cat.
• She fed the baby before leaving.
• Have you fed the birds today?

Cómo se usa: feed someone/something something (She fed the dog some chicken.); feed something to someone/something (He fed a carrot to the rabbit.)

Sinónimos: nourish

Antónimos: starve

Expresiones frecuentes: feed the baby, feed the dog, feed someone something

alimentarse, comer

Dicho de un animal, comer para alimentarse.

En inglés sencillo: If an animal does this, it eats food.

• The cows feed in the field.
• The birds fed on seeds near the gate.
• Some insects feed only at night.

Cómo se usa: feed on something (These birds feed on small insects.)

Sinónimos: eat

Expresiones frecuentes: feed on grass, feed at night, birds feed

introducir, alimentar

Introducir material o información en una máquina para que los procese.

En inglés sencillo: To put material or information into a machine so it can work on it.

• Feed one sheet into the printer.
• She fed the documents through the scanner.
• The program feeds new data into the system every hour.

Cómo se usa: feed something into something (Feed the paper into the printer.); feed something through something (Feed each sheet through the scanner.)

Sinónimos: input

Expresiones frecuentes: feed paper in, feed something into, feed a machine

alimentar, abastecer

Proporcionar continuamente lo que algo necesita, como agua, energía o información.

En inglés sencillo: To keep supplying something with what it needs, such as water, power, or information.

• Several streams feed the lake.
• The cable feeds power to the building.
• Local reporters fed information to the newsroom.

Cómo se usa: feed something with something (The spring feeds the pond with fresh water.); feed something to something (The wires feed electricity to the lights.)

Sinónimos: supply, provide

Expresiones frecuentes: feed a river, feed the system, feed something with

pastorear

Dejar que los animales de granja coman las plantas que crecen en un terreno.

En inglés sencillo: To let farm animals eat the plants growing on a piece of land.

• They fed the pasture with cattle.
• The farmer fed the young crop with sheep.
• These fields were once fed with village livestock.

Cómo se usa: feed something with something (The farmer fed the field with sheep.)

Sinónimos: graze

Expresiones frecuentes: feed a field, feed with sheep, feed the pasture

pienso, alimento

Comida que se da a animales de granja, mascotas o aves.

En inglés sencillo: Food given to farm animals, pets, or birds.

• We need more chicken feed.
• The farmer bought three bags of cattle feed.
• Keep the feed dry so it stays fresh.

Sinónimos: fodder

Expresiones frecuentes: animal feed, cattle feed, chicken feed

flujo, transmisión

Suministro continuo de información, imágenes, sonido o material desde una fuente.

En inglés sencillo: A continuous supply of information, pictures, sound, or material from a source.

• We watched a live video feed.
• The satellite feed stopped during the storm.
• She checks several news feeds each morning.

Cómo se usa: feed from something (We watched a live feed from the camera.); feed of something (The website provides a feed of local news.)

Sinónimos: stream

Expresiones frecuentes: live feed, video feed, satellite feed

alimentador

Parte de una máquina que introduce material para que sea procesado.

En inglés sencillo: The part of a machine that moves material into it for processing.

• The paper feed is broken.
• Dust had blocked the printer’s feed.
• This machine has an automatic feed for metal sheets.

Sinónimos: feeder

Expresiones frecuentes: paper feed, automatic feed, feed mechanism