'feed on' är korshänvisat med ''feed on''. Termen finns i en eller i flera av raderna nedan. 'feed on' is cross-referenced with ''feed on''. It is in one or more of the lines below.
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WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| feed [sb]⇒ vtr | (give food to [sb]) | ge mat till v uttr |
| | | mata vtr |
| | (omodernt) | bespisa vtr |
| | I need to feed the children. |
| | Jag måste mata barnen. |
| feed [sth]⇒ vtr | (give food to an animal) | mata vtr |
| | (formell) | utfodra vtr |
| | Helen feeds the dog every morning. |
| | Helen matar hunden varje morgon. |
| feed [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (be a food source) | livnära, föda vtr |
| | This farm feeds the entire village. |
| | Den här gården livnär (or: föder) hela byn. |
| feed [sb/sth] on [sth]⇒ vtr | (give [sth] as nourishment) | mata ngn/ngt med ngt vtr + prep |
| | | utfodra ngn/ngt med ngt vtr + prep |
| | She feeds her chickens on a variety of scraps. |
| | Hon matar sina kycklingar med blandade rester. |
| feed [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (supply) | förse vtr |
| | (teknik) | mata vtr |
| | This pipe feeds the radiator. |
| | Det här röret matar elementet. |
| feed [sth] to [sth] vtr + prep | figurative (supply) (bildlig) | mata ngt till ngt vtr + prep |
| | | förse ngt med ngt vtr + prep |
| | | inmata ngt till ngt vtr + prep |
| | The operator feeds paper to the printing press. |
| | Operatören förser tryckpressen med papper. |
| feed n | (food for animals) | foder s |
| | The farmer needs to buy more feed for her pigs. |
| | Bonden måste köpa mer foder till sina grisar. |
| Ytterligare översättningar |
WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| feed n | US, informal (meal) (vardagligt) | mat s |
| | (slang) | käk, krubb s |
| | | mål s |
| | I have to give the kids their feed, then we have to go to the pool. |
| feed n | (supply mechanism) | tillförsel s |
| | (vardagligt) | matning s |
| | There was a problem with the photocopier's paper feed. |
| feed n | (broadcast) | sändning s |
| | The live feed from New York has stopped working, so we are going to show some commercials. |
| feed n | (breastfeeding) | amning s |
| | The baby had a good feed this morning. |
| feed on [sth] vi + prep | (animal: eat) | beta på ngt vitr + prep |
| | (gräs) | äta vitr |
| | The animals feed on grass. |
| feed on [sth] vi + prep | figurative (ideas, fears) (bildlig) | livnära sig på ngt vbal uttr |
| | | få sin kraft från ngt vbal uttr |
| | | uppstå från ngt vtr + prep |
| | Panic feeds on people's fears. |
| feed [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (gratify) | tillfredsställa vtr |
| | (vardagligt) | göra gott vbal uttr |
| | Art feeds the spirit. |
| feed [sth] to [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (supply) (bildlig) | mata ngn med ngt vtr + prep |
| | | ge vtr |
| | The media feeds the news to people. |
| feed [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (encourage) (bildligt) | göda vtr |
| | | uppmuntra vtr |
| | Don't say anything to feed his ego. |
| feed [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (supply) (bildlig) | mata vtr |
| | | ge vtr |
| | The assistant fed the actor his lines. |
| Partikelverb |
WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| feed back to [sb] vi phrasal + prep | (report back to) | rapportera tillbaka till ngn vbal uttr |
| | | ge feedback till ngn vbal uttr |
| Anmärkning: The single-word form is used when the term is a noun |
| | Jamie always feeds back to his line manager in a timely manner. |
feed back into [sth],
feed back to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (affect in turn) | ge feedback på ngt vbal uttr |
| | The results of the student survey feed back into future teaching practices. |
| feed into [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (help to perpetuate) (bildlig) | mata vtr |
| | | föda vtr |
| | Too much praise really feeds into his need for constant approval from others. |
| feed off [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative (thrive thanks to) (bildlig) | livnära sig på ngt vbal uttr |
| | (bildlig) | få energi från ngt vbal uttr |
| | The band fed off the energy of the crowd. |
| feed [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | (fatten: an animal) | göda vtr |
| | They would feed up their cattle before sending them for slaughter. |
Sammansatta former:
feed | feed on |
WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| bottle-feed [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | literal (give food with bottle) | flaskmata vtr |
| | | mata ngn med flaska vbal uttr |
| | We found a kitten on the street without a mother and bottle-fed it until it was old enough for solid food. |
| bottle-feed [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (coddle, overprotect) | skämma bort ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | | dalta med ngn vtr + prep |
| | Do I have to bottle-feed you everything? Get out of here and go do your job! |
breastfeed [sb],
breast-feed⇒ vtr | (give milk from the breast) | amma vtr |
| | The woman plans to breastfeed her baby rather than feed him formula. |
| drip feed n | (medical device) | dropp s |
| | The nurse admitted the patient and hooked him up to a drip-feed. |
| drip feed n | (device supplying liquid) | droppapparat, droppmaskin s |
| | | droppmatare s |
| | A drip-feed lubricates the mechanism's moving parts with oil. |
drip feed [sb/sth],
drip-feed [sb/sth] vtr | (gradually supply with liquid) | mata ngn/ngt med dropp vbal uttr |
| | | ge ngn/ngt dropp vtr + s |
| | This part drip-feeds lubricant into the mechanism. |
drip feed [sb/sth],
drip-feed [sb/sth] vtr | UK, figurative (gradually supply [sth]) (bildlig) | droppa vitr |
| | The police are drip-feeding information about the case to the press in order to not create a panic. |
| feed [sth] back to [sb] v expr | (relay [sth] back to) | rapportera tillbaka till ngn vbal uttr |
| | | återkoppla vtr |
| | Karen appreciates her staff feeding back intormation to her on a regular basis. |
feedbag,
feed bag,
feed-bag n | US (nosebag for feeding horses) (fackterm) | tornister s |
| | (generell) | matsäck s |
| | The rider prepared the horse's feedbag. |
feedbag,
feed bag,
feed-bag n | US (cyclist's bag with food and water) (generell) | matsäck s |
| | The cyclist ate a bite of the granola bar and put it back in his feedbag. |
force feed [sb/sth],
force-feed [sb/sth] vtr | (animal, person: feed against their will) | tvångsmata vtr |
| | Her hunger strike was cut short after they force-fed her. |
force feed [sb/sth] [sth],
force-feed [sb/sth] [sth] vtr | (animal, person: force to eat) | tvångsmata vtr |
| | | tvångsmata ngn med ngt vtr + prep |
| | The guards force-fed the prisoner food. |
| force-feed [sth] to [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (impose: [sth] on [sb]) (bildlig) | tvångsmata vtr |
| | | tvinga vtr |
| | The regime force-fed propaganda to the people. |
| news feed n | (online list of updates) | nyhetsrapportering s |
| | (av visst ämne) | nyhetssummering s |
| | Anthony checks his news feed only about once a week. |
| satellite feed n | (stream of data) | satellitströmning, satellitmottagning s |
| | (slang) | satellitfeed s |
| spoon-feed [sb]⇒ vtr | (give food by spoon) | mata ngn med sked vbal uttr |
| | The mother spoon-feeds her child. |
| spoon-feed [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr | (give food by spoon) | mata ngn med sked vbal uttr |
| | Erica spoon-feeds her daughter liquid vitamins. |
| spoon-feed [sth] to [sb]⇒ vtr | (give food by spoon) | ge ngt till ngn med sked vbal uttr |
| | The nurse has to spoon-feed medicine to the patient. |
| spoon-feed [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (give information) | förse ngn med färdiga tankar vbal uttr |
| | | inte låta ngn tänka för sig själv vbal uttr |
| | The police agent spoon-fed the reporter. |
| spoon-feed [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (give information) (bildlig) | mata ngn med ngt vtr + prep |
| | The source spoon-fed the journalist secret information. |
| spoon-feed [sth] to [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (give information) (bildlig) | mata ngn med ngt vtr + prep |
| | The informant spoon-fed leaked information to the reporter. |