forage

foraggio

Piante o altri alimenti per gli animali da allevamento, soprattutto mucche e cavalli.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: fodder, feed

Espressioni comuni: forage crop, fresh forage, forage quality

ricerca di cibo

Ricerca o uscita fatta per trovare da mangiare.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: food search, foraging trip

Espressioni comuni: a forage, forage for food

cercare cibo, raccogliere cibo

Esplorare un luogo cercando e raccogliendo cibo, a volte per gli animali da allevamento.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: forage for something (They forage for berries in the woods.); forage in something (The animals forage in the forest.)

Sinonimi: gather, search for food

Espressioni comuni: forage for food, forage for something, forage in something

razziare viveri

Impadronirsi di cibo e scorte in una zona, soprattutto per rifornire un esercito.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: forage for something (The troops foraged for supplies in nearby villages.)

Sinonimi: plunder, raid

Espressioni comuni: forage for supplies, forage the countryside