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spoon-feed

Translations

spoon-feedverb

spoon-fed

Past Simple

spoon-fed

Past Participle

spoon-feeding

Gerund

nourrir à la cuillèreSens propre, notamment pour un bébé, une personne malade ou incapable de se nourrir seule.

She had to spoon-feed the baby every three hours.

Elle devait nourrir le bébé à la cuillère toutes les trois heures.

Additional translations

mâcher le travail pour quelqu’unSens figuré, familier : donner des informations ou des réponses toutes prêtes, sans laisser d’effort à fournir.

Synonyms

lead by the hand

spoon-feedverb

to feed (a person or animal) using a spoon, especially when they are unable to feed themselves

She had to spoon-feed the baby every three hours.

to give someone information or help in an overly detailed or simplistic way, requiring little effort from them

The professor refused to spoon-feed the students the answers.