"nutrir" English translation

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"nutrir" in English

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nutrir {vb}
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nutrir {v.t.}
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ES nutrir
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 [nutriendo|nutrido] {verb}

nutrir (also: engordar)
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 to fat [fatted|fatted] {vb}
Los que introducen clandestinamente a inmigrantes se nutren hoy de estas leyes represivas que, por cierto, violan el Convenio de Ginebra.
Those who organise these shipments of illegal immigrants are now growing fat on these repressive laws, which in any case are a violation of the Geneva Convention.
nutrir (also: alimentar)
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 to nurture [nurtured|nurtured] {v.t.} (emotion, feeling)
hacia el mundo, con el fin de nutrir a la comunidad y de ayudar a quienes buscan
the world -- a kind of presence which both nurtures community and supports
No es un hecho tan grave en sí, ya que un estatuto comunitario podría nutrir la idea de que el Parlamento representa a un solo pueblo.
That is not in itself so bad, because having a Community statute may nurture the idea that Parliament represents one people.
Rusia ha acusado persistentemente a Estonia de nutrir algo que llama "fascismo" sin presentar ni una sola prueba.
Russia has persistently accused Estonia of nurturing something that it calls 'fascism', without producing a shred of evidence.

ES nutrir
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 [nutriendo|nutrido] {transitive verb}

  1. general
  2. "odio, celos", poetic

1. general

nutrir (also: dar de comer, echar de comer)
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 to feed [fed|fed] {v.t.}
Alimentan los ríos del mundo, nutren los suelos y renuevan el aire.
They feed the world’s rivers, nourish its soil and replenish its air.
Un cáncer que se nutre no de religión, sino de la codicia, del odio, de la envidia y de la ignorancia.
A cancer that is fed, not by religion, but by greed, hate, envy and ignorance.
El nitrógeno y el fósforo absorben oxígeno del fondo marino y nutren a las algas venenosas de la superficie.
Nitrogen and phosphorus take oxygen from the seabed and feed poisonous algae at the surface.
nutrir
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 to nourish [nourished|nourished] {v.t.}
Debemos usarlo para nutrir el suelo, para engendrar nueva vida.
We must use it to nourish the ground, to bring forth new life.
depositum custodiado por la Iglesia, nutren la fe de los candidatos y
the Church, they nourish the faith of the candidates and qualify them to
Alimentan los ríos del mundo, nutren los suelos y renuevan el aire.
They feed the world’s rivers, nourish its soil and replenish its air.

2. "odio, celos", poetic

nutrir (also: avivar una discusión, cargar)
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 to fuel [fueled; fuelled|fueled; fuelled] {vb}
Veo que nuestros debates del segundo milenio van a nutrir, sin duda, los del tercer milenio.
I can see that these debates of the second millennium are certainly going to provide fuel for the debates of the third millennium.
El racismo se nutre de la crisis y de su cortejo de exclusiones.
Racism is fuelled by crisis and its aftermath of exclusion.
Es la estigmatización de la inmigración la que nutre el crecimiento de la extrema derecha mediante un vínculo directo de causalidad.
Stigmatizing immigration provides a direct causal link to fuel the advance of the far Right.

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Synonyms (Spanish) for "nutrir":

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Spanishhacia el mundo, con el fin de nutrir a la comunidad y de ayudar a quienes buscan
the world -- a kind of presence which both nurtures community and supports
SpanishNo se trata aquí de nutrir a las oficinas de proyectos.
The issue here is not the encouragement of consultancy bureaux, important though they are.
Spanishintentando nutrir la virtud en sus alumnos
trying to foster a sense of virtue in his pupils
SpanishRusia ha acusado persistentemente a Estonia de nutrir algo que llama "fascismo" sin presentar ni una sola prueba.
Russia has persistently accused Estonia of nurturing something that it calls 'fascism', without producing a shred of evidence.
SpanishEste debate está encaminado a nutrir la revisión del presupuesto de la UE que la Comisión tiene que emprender en los años 2008 y 2009.
This debate aims at nurturing the review of the EU budget that the Commission has to undertake in the years 2008 and 2009.

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