force-feed en el Diccionario Oxford Paravia de italiano

Traducciones de force-feed en el diccionario inglés»italiano

force-feed <pret./part. pas. force-fed> [ingl. brit. ˌfɔːsˈfiːd, ingl. am. ˈfɔrsˌfid] V. trans.

force-feed animal, bird

ingozzare, sottoporre ad alimentazione forzata (on, with con)

force-feed person

alimentare artificialmente (on, with con)

her parents force-feed her (on or with) Mozart fig.

i suoi genitori la imbottivano di musica di Mozart

Traducciones de force-feed en el diccionario italiano»inglés

ingrasso [inˈɡrasso] SUST. m

1. ingrasso (di animali):

ingrasso

fattening

animale da ingrasso

fattener

maiale da ingrasso

porker

mettere un animale all'ingrasso

to force(-feed) an animal, to fatten up an animal

2. ingrasso AGR.:

ingrasso

manure

ingrasso

fertilizer

I.ingozzare [inɡotˈtsare] V. trans.

1. ingozzare pollame:

ingozzare

to force-feed

2. ingozzare (rimpinzare):

ingozzare persona, ospite

to fill (up)

ingozzare qn di dolci

to stuff sb with cakes

3. ingozzare (trangugiare):

ingozzare

to gulp down

ingozzare cibo

to gobble (down)

II.ingozzarsi V. v. refl.

ingozzarsi

to gorge oneself di: on

ingozzarsi di dolci

to cram oneself with sweets

ingozzarsi come un maiale

to pig oneself

I.alimentare¹ [alimenˈtare] V. trans.

1. alimentare persona, animale:

alimentare

to feed

alimentare qn artificialmente

to force-feed sb con: with, on

2. alimentare:

alimentare (rifornire) torrente, acqua: lago, fiume, diga, turbina

to feed

alimentare (fare funzionare) tubo, sistema: caldaia

to feed

alimentare gas, benzina:

to fuel

alimentare gas, benzina:

to power

alimentare motore

to stoke (up)

alimentare (tenere acceso)

to feed

alimentare (tenere acceso)

to stoke (up)

alimentare fuoco, stufa

to make up

alimentare qc di carta, grano, dati

to feed sth with

3. alimentare fig.:

alimentare

to fuel

alimentare

to feed

alimentare odio, ostilità, timori, polemiche, desiderio

to nourish form.

alimentare odio, ostilità, timori, polemiche, desiderio

to stoke (up)

alimentare entusiasmo, interesse

to keep alive

alimentare le speranze di qn

to raise or foster sb's hopes

II.alimentarsi V. v. refl.

1. alimentarsi:

alimentarsi

to feed con, di: on

2. alimentarsi (d'acqua, gas, elettricità):

alimentarsi città, edificio:

to be supplied di: with

3. alimentarsi fig. conversazione, gelosia, odio:

alimentarsi

to thrive di: on

I.ingrassare [inɡrasˈsare] V. trans.

1. ingrassare (fare diventare grasso) dolci:

ingrassare persona

to make fat

2. ingrassare AGR.:

ingrassare

to force(-feed)

ingrassare animali

to fatten up

ingrassare terreno

to manure

3. ingrassare MEC.:

ingrassare

to grease

ingrassare ingranaggio, motore

to lubricate

II.ingrassare [inɡrasˈsare] V. intr. aux. essere

1. ingrassare (diventare grasso):

ingrassare persona:

to become fat

ingrassare persona:

to get fat

ingrassare persona:

to get big(ger)

ingrassare persona:

to put on weight

ingrassare animale:

to fatten

ingrassare di cinque chili

to put or gain on five kilos

ingrassare a forza di mangiare cioccolatini

to get fat on chocolates

la birra fa molto ingrassare

beer is very fattening

2. ingrassare (arricchirsi):

ingrassare coloq., fig.

to grow rich

ingrassare alle spalle degli altri

to grow fat at sb's expense

III.ingrassarsi V. v. refl.

ingrassarsi persona:

ingrassarsi

to become fat

ingrassarsi

to get fat

ingrassarsi

to get big(ger)

ingrassarsi

to put on weight

force-feed en el diccionario PONS

Traducciones de force-feed en el diccionario inglés»italiano

force-feed [ˈfɔ:rs·fi:d] V. trans.

force-feed

alimentare forzatamente

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

inglés

The main types are gravity feed, agitating and force-feed.

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To ensure they have adequate supplies they force-feed certain ants which swell up and become living larders for the rest of the colony.

www.bbc.co.uk

During a similar strike in 2011, the chief of the state's prison system said he planned to seek court permission to force-feed inmates.

www.propublica.org

The reasons vary, but many blame widespread drug use in agriculture, as farmers force-feed antibiotics to animals to fatten them up.

www.afr.com

Those blowers force-feed 21 pounds of boost into a 410-cu.in. /6.7-liter engine with -- wait for it -- 1,400-hp.

jacksonville.com

We had to force-feed her and nurse them all to health.

www.samaritanmag.com

Are manufacturers trying to force-feed us an unwieldy gimmick or is this truly where the future of computing lies?

www.gizmodo.com.au

It could be ethical to force-feed prisoners -- to buy time -- but not if that is the whole plan.

www.nytimes.com

They allow us to force-feed ourselves perspective when it's hard to find.

www.bostonglobe.com

They paint the texts in shades of violence and force-feed it to impressionable girls and boys in their captivity.

thenationonlineng.net