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feedingnoun
feedings
pl
The feeding of the lions takes place at 5 p.m.
L’alimentation des lions a lieu à 17 heures.
Additional translations
nourrissageS’emploie surtout pour les animaux.
tétéePour un nourrisson, surtout dans le contexte de l’allaitement.
apport de nutrimentsDans le contexte de l’agriculture ou de la nutrition des plantes.
Synonyms
nourishment
sustenance
diet
provision
meal
nutrition
feeding time
feedinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈfiːdɪŋ/
US
/ˈfidɪŋ/
Used as an adjective to describe devices, periods or mechanisms that supply food or nourishment.
The feeding tube was carefully inserted by the surgeon.
La sonde nourrissante a été soigneusement insérée par le chirurgien.
Additional translations
se nourrissantEmployé pour un être vivant en train de manger ou de se nourrir.
Synonyms
nourishing
nutritive
sustaining
alimentary
food-providing
nurturing
feedverb

feeding

Gerund

fed
Past Simple
fed
Past Participle
feeding
Gerund
UK
/fiːd/
US
/fid/
She needs to feed the baby every three hours.
Elle doit nourrir le bébé toutes les trois heures.
alimenterTechnique, machines, systèmes, données.
The technician needs to feed the printer with more paper.
Le technicien doit alimenter l’imprimante avec davantage de papier.
se nourrir dePour les animaux ; se construit souvent avec « de ».
The cattle feed on fresh pasture throughout the summer.
Le bétail se nourrit d’herbe fraîche tout au long de l’été.
attiserAu sens d’intensifier une émotion, un conflit ou une inquiétude.
Speculation in the media only fed the public's anxiety.
Les spéculations dans les médias n’ont fait qu’attiser l’anxiété du public.
Additional translations
donner à manger àTour plus explicite, fréquent avec une personne ou un animal.
fournirQuand le verbe insiste sur l’idée d’apporter ce qui est nécessaire.
nourrirAu sens figuré : satisfaire un besoin, une curiosité ou un désir.
brouterPour les herbivores dans un contexte pastoral.
alimenterQuand il s’agit d’entretenir ou de renforcer un phénomène, une peur ou un débat.
Synonyms
nourish
supply
provide
sustain
furnish
give
deliver
administer
Antonyms
starve
deprive

Definitions

feedingnoun
The act of giving food to a person or animal.
The zookeeper scheduled the feeding of the lions for noon.
A session or period during which food is given or consumed.
The baby wakes up every three hours for a feeding.
The process of supplying nutrients to plants or crops.
The farmer ensured the feeding of the crops was done regularly to promote growth.
feedinggerund / present participle
Providing or supplying food or nourishment.
The feeding tube was carefully inserted by the surgeon.
Engaged in eating or consuming food.
The feeding birds scattered when the cat approached.
feedverb
To give food to a person or animal.
She needs to feed the baby every three hours.
To supply a machine or system with material or power.
The technician needs to feed the printer with more paper.
To provide something necessary or useful.
The river feeds water to the entire valley.
To satisfy a need or desire.
He feeds his curiosity by reading a lot of books.
To supply data or information to a computer or system.
You need to feed the program with the correct data to get accurate results.
Of an animal, to eat or graze.
The cattle feed on fresh pasture throughout the summer.
To fuel, sustain, or intensify a condition, feeling, or process.
Speculation in the media only fed the public's anxiety.
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