alimenter

alimenter [alimɑ̃te]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. [+ personne, animal] to feed

   b. [+ chaudière] to feed ; [+ moteur] to supply ; [+ compte bancaire] to put money into ; [+ marché] to supply (en with)

• alimenter une ville en gaz/électricité to supply a town with gas/electricity

   c. [+ conversation] [personne] to keep going ; [+ curiosité] to feed ; [+ inflation, polémique, rumeurs, soupçons] to fuel

• ces faits vont alimenter notre réflexion these facts will provide food for thought

2. reflexive verb

► s'alimenter [personne] to eat

• le malade recommence à s'alimenter the patient is starting to eat again

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alimɑ̃te
1.

verbe transitif

1) to feed [personne, animal]

2) (approvisionner) [torrent, eau] to feed [lac, turbine]; [tuyau, système] to feed [chaudière]

alimenter quelque chose en — to feed something with [papier, données]

la centrale alimente toute la ville — the power station supplies the whole town with electricity

alimenter un budget — to fund a budget

3) fig to fuel [conversation, feu]

2.

s'alimenter verbe pronominal

1) [personne] to eat; [animal] to feed

s'alimenter de — [personne] to live on; [animal] to feed on

2) (en eau, gaz, électricité) [ville]

s'alimenter en — to be supplied with

3) [conversation, haine]

s'alimenter de — to thrive on

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alimɑ̃te vt

1) [enfant, population] to feed

2) TECHNIQUE to supply, to feed

alimenter en — to supply with, to feed with

3) [débat, rumeurs, spéculations] to fuel

alimenter la conversation — to keep the conversation going

alimenter une réflexion — to give food for thought, to provide food for thought

4) [croissance, inflation] to fuel

5) [fonds, caisse] to put money into

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alimenter verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 to feed [personne, animal]; alimenter au biberon to bottle-feed; alimenter qn artificiellement to feed sb artificially;

2 (approvisionner) [torrent, eau] to feed [lac, rivière, barrage, turbine]; [tuyau, système] to feed [chaudière, poêle, moteur]; alimenter qch en to feed sth with [papier, grain, données]; alimenter une chaudière en mazout to feed ou supply a stove with oil; alimenter un appareil en électricité to power an appliance with electricity; la centrale alimente toute la ville the power station supplies the whole town with electricity; alimenter un budget to fund a budget;

3 fig to fuel [conversation, hostilité, feu].

B s'alimenter vpr

1 [personne] to eat; [animal] to feed; il s'alimente bien/mal he eats well/badly; s'alimenter de [personne] to live on; [animal] to feed on;

2 (en eau, gaz, électricité) [ville, bâtiment] s'alimenter en to be supplied with;

3 [conversation, jalousie, haine] s'alimenter de to thrive on.

[alimɑ̃te] verbe transitif

1. [nourrir - malade, bébé] to feed

2. TECHNOLOGIE [moteur, pompe] to feed

[ville] to supply

alimenter quelqu'un en eau to supply somebody with water

3. [approvisionner - compte] to put money into

alimenter les caisses de l'État to be a source of revenue ou cash for the Government

4. [entretenir - conversation] to sustain ; [ - curiosité, intérêt] to feed, to sustain ; [ - doute, désaccord] to fuel

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s'alimenter verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)

[généralement] to eat

elle ne s'alimente plus depuis une semaine she hasn't had any solid food for a week

s'alimenter bien/mal to have a good/poor diet

[bébé] to feed oneself

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s'alimenter en verbe pronominal plus préposition

[se procurer]

comment le village s'alimente-t-il en eau? how does the village get its water?