The Legs Feed the Wolf Definition

feed

[+breast-fed baby] tétée f
[+bottle-fed baby] biberon f
→ When is she due for her next feed?
to have a feed [breast-fed baby] téter
→ She's had a good feed.
[bottle-fed baby] boire son biberon

(for animal) fourrage m
→ feed destined for British farms
→ The grain rotted and all they could use it for was animal feed.
→ ... poultry feed.

(for plant) engrais m
→ liquid feed
to give a plant a feed donner de l'engrais à une plante
→ Complete the pruning of established rose bushes and give them a feed

(on printer) mécanisme m d'alimentation

vt ( fed pt, pp )

[+baby] (with milk) (=breast-feed) allaiter
(=bottle-feed) donner le biberon à
→ I knew absolutely nothing about handling or feeding a baby.
to feed sth to sb donner qch à manger à qn
→ He spooned the ice cream into a cup and fed it to her
to feed sb sth donner qch à manger à qn
→ She fed him a cookie.

[+horse, dog, cat] donner à manger à
→ We brought along some bread and fed the birds.
Have you fed the cat? Est-ce que tu as donné à manger au chat?

(=provide with food)
[+family, population] nourrir
→ Feeding a hungry family can be expensive.
→ ... a food reserve large enough to feed the Sudanese population for many months.
He worked hard to feed his family. Il travaillait dur pour nourrir sa famille.

(=nourish)
[+patient] alimenter
to be fed through a tube être alimenté (e) par une perfusion
→ She continues to be fed through an intravenous drip

to feed one's drug habit se procurer de la drogue
→ taking money to feed drug habits

[+machine] alimenter
to feed sth into a machine introduire qch dans une machine
→ She was feeding documents into a paper shredder.
→ He took the compact disc from her, then fed it into the player ...
to feed data into a computer entrer des données dans un ordinateur
→ An automatic weather station feeds information on wind direction to the computer.

[breast-fed baby] téter
[bottle-fed baby] manger
→ When a baby is thirsty, it feeds more often.

[animal] (=eat) se nourrir
(=graze) paître

bottle-feed
vt nourrir au biberon
→ New fathers love bottle feeding their babies.
→ ... a bottle-fed baby.

breast-feed ( breast-fed pt, pp )

vt
[+baby] allaiter
→ Not all women have the choice of whether or not to breast-feed their babies.
Was he breast-fed? A-t-il été nourri au sein?

vi
[mother] allaiter
→ the decision as to whether to breast-feed or not

drip-feed
vt

(MEDICINE)
[+patient] alimenter par perfusion

(=gradually release)
[+money, information] donner au compte-gouttes
to drip-feed money into sth injecter de l'argent au compte-gouttes dans qch
→ Drip-feeding money into the stock market can give you a pleasant surprise after a few years
→ The Archers began drip feeding propaganda to an unwitting public in 1947

▲ feed back
vt sep
[+results] donner en retour

▲ feed off
vt fus (=gain strength from) se nourrir de
→ As a movement, it fed off religious naivete and piety.
→ businesses that fed off the high-tech boom

▲ feed on
vt fus

(=eat) se nourrir de
→ Not all bats feed on insects.
→ ... insects that feed on wood
→ they can feed on lush grass on the banks

(=gain strength from) se nourrir de
→ Anger feeds on disappointment.
→ The drinking and the guilt fed on each other.

▲ feed through
vi (=make its effect felt)
[factor, phenomenon] se faire ressentir
→ there are signs of a slowing down, but that hasn't really fed through yet
→ enhancements offered by new technology have not fed through to produce the increased profit
to feed through to sb/sth (=impact on) se répercuter sur qn/qch
→ the gains from productivity have fed through to the consumers

force-feed
vt

[+prisoner] nourrir de force
→ Prisoners on hunger-strike were force-fed

[+duck, goose] gaver
→ Production of the foie gras pâté involves force-feeding geese and ducks so that their livers swell.

form feed
n (on printer) alimentation f en papier

friction feed
n (on printer) entraînement m par friction

line feed
n interligne m

sheet feed
n (on printer) alimentation f en papier (feuille à feuille)

spoon-feed
vt

(fig) mâcher le travail à
He expects to be spoon-fed. Il s'attend à ce qu'on lui mâche le travail.

[+child, sick person] nourrir à la cuillère, nourrir à la cuiller

stream feed
n (on photocopier, printer) alimentation f en continu

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"feed the wolf" : exemples et traductions en contexte

Because the legs feed the wolf, gentlemen.	Parce que les jambes font le jeu.
The legs feed the wolf.	Les jambes font le jeu.
The legs feed the wolf, boys.	Les jambes font le jeu.
As the legendary coach Herb Brooks used to say in the film Miracle, "The legs feed the wolf".	Comme le légendaire entraîneur Herb Brooks disait dans le film Miracle, "Ce sont les jambes qui nourissent le loup".
You feed the wolf in me For you it sold off yards	Tu nourris le loup qui est en moi Pour toi c'est réglé à l'amiable
You feed the wolf in me	Tu nourris le loup qui est en moi (×4)

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