Alimentar (en. Feed)

/ali-men-'tar/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

Provide someone or something with the necessary food for its life.

It is important to properly feed children for their development.

Es importante alimentar adecuadamente a los niños para su desarrollo.

Supply what is necessary for something to grow, develop, or be sustained.

The engineer feeds the project with new ideas.

El ingeniero alimenta el proyecto con nuevas ideas.

Give sustenance or support, whether physical or moral.

It is essential to nourish trust in work teams.

Es fundamental alimentar la confianza en los equipos de trabajo.

From the Latin 'alimentare,' which means to nourish or provide food.

Feed the mind

Provide knowledge or education.

Alimentar la mente

Feed a project

Supply resources or ideas to a developing project.

Alimentar un proyecto

Feed the fire

Add fuel to keep a fire burning.

Alimentar el fuego

food

Substance necessary for the nutrition of living beings.

alimento

nutrition

Process of providing or obtaining the necessary food for health and growth.

nutrición

to nourish

Related verb in French meaning to feed.

nourrir

To feed the gossip

When you tell something about someone so that others talk more.

Cuando cuentas algo sobre alguien para que otros hablen más.

To feed the war

Provide resources to maintain a prolonged conflict.

Proveer recursos para mantener un conflicto prolongado.