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mate

verbverb

to feed

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. putte mat i munnen på;
    gi mat;
    fôre
    to put food in someone's mouth;
    to give food;
    to feed (animals)
    • mate spedbarnet med skje to feed the baby with a spoon
    • pasienten må mates the patient has to be fed
    • hun mater hønene she feeds the hens
  2. forsyne med materiale, råstoff eller lignende to supply with material, raw material or the like
    • mate en datamaskin med opplysninger to feed data into a computer

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk

mate seg om korn: få kjerne (I, 1)a kernel;
modnes
of grain: to form a kernelkjerne (I, 1);
to ripen