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feed
feed
A n GB
1 (meal) (for animal) ration f de nourriture ; (for baby) (breast) tétée f ; (bottle) biberon m ;
2 ○ (hearty meal) bouffe ○ f ; to have a feed se faire une bouffe ○ ; to have a good feed bien bouffer ○ ;
3 Agric (also feed stuffs) aliments mpl pour animaux ;
4 Ind, Tech (material) alimentation f ; (mechanism) mécanisme m d'alimentation ; sheet paper feed Comput chargeur m feuille à feuille ; paper feed (for photocopier) chargeur m de papier ;
5 (in comedy) (actor) faire-valoir m inv ; (also feed-line) réplique f.
B vtr (prét, pp fed)
1 (supply with food) nourrir [animal, plant, family, starving people] (on de) ; donner à manger à [pet] ; ravitailler [army] ; faire la cuisine pour [guests] ; donner la becquée à [fledgling] ; to feed a baby (on breast) donner le sein à un bébé ; (on bottle) donner le biberon à un bébé ; I shall have ten to feed je ferai la cuisine pour dix ;
2 (give food to) to feed sth to sb, feed sb sth donner qch à manger à qn ; she was feeding bread to the ducks ou feeding the ducks bread elle donnait du pain aux canards ;
3 (supply) alimenter [lake, fire, machine] ; mettre des pièces dans [meter] ; fournir [information, secrets] (to à) ; to feed sth into mettre qch dans [meter, slot machine] ; introduire qch dans [slot, hole, pipe, machine] ; rentrer qch dans [computer] ; to feed a machine with alimenter une machine en [paper, materials] ;
4 fig (fuel) alimenter [ambition, prejudice, desire] ; to feed a drug habit se procurer de la drogue ;
5 Sport faire passer [ball] (to à) ;
6 Theat donner la réplique à [comedian].
C vi (prét, pp fed)
1 (eat) manger ; the baby's feeding (on milk) le bébé prend son lait ; (on solids) le bébé mange ;
2 (survive) to feed on se nourrir de [substance, prey] ;
3 fig (thrive) to feed on être alimenté par [emotion, conditions] ;
4 (enter) to feed into [paper, tape] s'introduire dans [machine].
D v refl to feed oneself [child, invalid] manger tout seul.
Phrasal verbs
■ feed back :
▶ feed [sth] back, feed back [sth] retransmettre [information, results] (to à).
■ feed up GB :
▶ feed [sth/sb] up bien nourrir [child, invalid] ; engraisser [animal].

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