"amamantar" English translation

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"amamantar" in English

volume_up
amamantar {vb}
EN
volume_up
amamantar {v.t.}
EN
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ES amamantar
volume_up
 [amamantando|amamantado] {verb}

amamantar (also: dar el pecho)
volume_up
 to breastfeed {vb}
No todas las madres, sin embargo, son capaces de amamantar a sus hijos, por razones de salud, por ejemplo.
Not all mothers, however, are able to breast-feed their children, for reasons of health, for example.
Deben regularse los períodos de lactancia y debe ser igualmente posible amamantar al lactante.
Periods allowed for breastfeeding should be regulated and there should be facilities for breastfeeding at the workplace.
En el caso de las madres que amamantan, la falta de medidas apropiadas hace que las madres dejen de amamantar o que ni siquiera lo intenten.
In the case of breastfeeding mothers, a lack of appropriate measures means that mothers stop breastfeeding, or do not attempt it at all.
amamantar (also: mamar, lactar, chupar, criar)
volume_up
 to suckle {vb}
amamantar (also: darle el pecho a, darle de mamar a)
volume_up
 to feed [fed|fed] {v.t.} (breastfeed, suckle)
No todas las madres, sin embargo, son capaces de amamantar a sus hijos, por razones de salud, por ejemplo.
Not all mothers, however, are able to breast-feed their children, for reasons of health, for example.
Sin embargo, muchas mujeres deciden no amamantar a sus recién nacidos, especialmente las mujeres que viven en países o comunidades donde la lactancia materna no es frecuente.
Yet many women choose to bottle feed their babies.
La leche materna contiene sustancias e ingredientes activos que son fundamentales e insustituibles para los bebés, pero, por desgracia, no todas las mujeres pueden amamantar a sus hijos.
Breast milk contains substances and active ingredients which are fundamental and irreplaceable for babies, but unfortunately, not all women can breast-feed.
amamantar
volume_up
 to wet-nurse {vb} (child)

ES amamantar
volume_up
 [amamantando|amamantado] {transitive verb}

amamantar
volume_up
 to nurse [nursed|nursed] {v.t.}
más frágiles: niños, mujeres embarazadas o que amamantan, enfermos y ancianos. Hay que señalar también otros grupos humanos
pregnant women, nursing mothers, the sick and theelderly. There are also other
Tenemos una directiva que sólo se refiere a las mujeres porque solamente ellas dan a luz, solamente ellas se quedan embarazadas y solamente ellas pueden amamantar.
We have a directive which relates solely to women, because only they give birth, only they get pregnant and only they can nurse.

Synonyms

Synonyms (Spanish) for "amamantar":

amamantar
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SpanishDeben regularse los períodos de lactancia y debe ser igualmente posible amamantar al lactante.
Periods allowed for breastfeeding should be regulated and there should be facilities for breastfeeding at the workplace.
SpanishEn el caso de las madres que amamantan, la falta de medidas apropiadas hace que las madres dejen de amamantar o que ni siquiera lo intenten.
In the case of breastfeeding mothers, a lack of appropriate measures means that mothers stop breastfeeding, or do not attempt it at all.

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