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bred

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbrɛd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/brɛd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bred)

From the verb breed: (⇒ conjugate)
bred is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections: v past; v past p

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Inglés	Español
breed⇒ vi	(procreate)	reproducirse⇒ v prnl
Some mammals breed only once.
Algunos mamíferos se reproducen una sola vez.
breed [sth]⇒ vtr	(raise livestock)	criar⇒ vtr
The farmer breeds sheep and cows.
El granjero cría ovejas y vacas.
breed [sth] vtr	(mate two animals)	cruzar⇒ vtr
aparear⇒ vtr
This female horse was bred with a male donkey, and she gave birth to a mule.
Cruzaron a esta yegua con un burro y dio a luz a una mula.
breed [sth] with [sth] vtr + prep	(animal: make reproduce) (animal)	cruzar con vtr + prep
reproducir con vtr + prep
If you breed a horse with a donkey, you get a mule.
Si cruzas un caballo con un burro obtienes una mula.
breed [sth] vtr	(horticulture: make reproduce)	cultivar⇒ vtr
Researchers have bred a new type of zucchini plant.
Los investigadores cultivaron un nuevo tipo de zucchini.
breed [sb]⇒ vtr	(person: rear)	criar⇒ vtr
formar⇒ vtr
educar⇒ vtr
Nelly's parents bred her to be a proper lady.
Los padres de Nelly la criaron para ser una dama.
breed [sth]⇒ vtr	figurative (engender [sth])	engendrar⇒ vtr
procrear⇒ vtr
Boredom breeds discontent, so our school strives to challenge students in all subjects.
El aburrimiento engendra descontento y por eso nuestra escuela busca desafiar a los alumnos en todas las materias.
breed n	(animal: type, race) (animales)	raza nf
(plantas)	variedad nf
estirpe nf
casta nf
The dog show is divided into categories by breed.
El espectáculo de perros se divide por raza.
breed n	figurative, informal (type of person) (figurado)	raza nf
grupo nm
Politicians are an untrustworthy breed.
Los políticos son una raza de no fiar.

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Additional Translations
Inglés	Español
breed n	(race, ancestry)	estirpe nf
tipo nm
People of her breed don't typically like spicy food.
A la gente de su estirpe no le suele gustar la comida picante.
breed n	(type, group of [sth])	grupo nm
A new breed of chefs has been born at the elite culinary school.
Un nuevo grupo de cocineros ha nacido en la escuela de cocina de elite.

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Compound Forms: breed \| -bred
Inglés	Español
best of breed n	(award at dog show)	el mejor en su raza loc nom m
breed of cat	US, figurative (sort, variety)	raza de gato nf + loc adj
crossbreed, also UK: cross-breed n	(animal of mixed breed) (animal)	mestizo nm
cruzado nm
My dog looks like a collie, but he's actually a crossbreed.
crossbreed, also UK: cross-breed n	figurative (hybrid)	mezcla nf
híbrido nm
cruza nf
My dress is a homemade crossbreed of two old pieces of clothing.
half-breed n	pejorative, offensive! (child of mixed-race parents) (niño, niña)	mestizo, mestiza nm, nf
Note: Refers especially to the child of a Native American and a white person
rare breed n	(animal: type not often seen)	especie rara nf + adj
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El okapi es una especie rara, pero no se sabe si la causa de ello es su escasez o sus hábitos sigilosos.
rare breed n	figurative (person: kind not often encountered) (figurado, coloquial)	bicho raro loc nom m
personaje nm
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. A sus 9 años, Julián es un bicho raro: prefiere la matemática al fútbol.
strange breed n	(person: not normal)	bicho raro loc nom mf

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'bred' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

In the English description:

cattery - fish hatchery - horse farm - hybrid animal - lab rat - lurcher - poultry farm - puppy mill - race horses - stud farm - thoroughbred - underbred - worm farm

Spanish:

malcriado - maleducado - urbano - castizo - bien criado - bien nacido - mal criado

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Synonyms: developed, cultivated, cultured, raised, reared, more...

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