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nurture

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈnɜː^rtʃə^r/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈnɝtʃɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(nûr′chər)

Inflections of 'nurture' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

nurtures: v 3rd person singular

nurturing: v pres p

nurtured: v past

nurtured: v past p

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Inglés	Español
nurture [sb]⇒ vtr	(care for, raise: children)	criar a vtr + prep
educar a vtr + prep
Parents need to nurture their children to help them become good people.
Los padres deben criar a sus hijos para que sean buenas personas.
nurture [sth]⇒ vtr	(plants, animals) (plantas y animales)	alimentar⇒ vtr
(animales)	criar⇒ vtr
nutrir⇒ vtr
A good gardener nurtures and cares for his plants.
Un buen jardinero alimenta y cuida sus plantas.
nurture [sth] vtr	(support: arts, etc.)	promover⇒ vtr
apoyar⇒ vtr
The city nurtured its education system and it now has the best students in the state.
La ciudad promueve la educación y ahora tiene los mejores estudiantes del estado.
nurture [sth] vtr	(cultivate: a feeling) (figurado)	alimentar⇒ vtr
The more you nurture a feeling of calm, the happier you will be.
Cuanto más alimentas un sentimiento de paz, más feliz serás.
nurture n	(act of caring, support)	crianza nf
Male bears don't help the females with the nurture of their cubs.
Los osos machos no ayudan a las hembras con la crianza de las crías.
nurture n	(psychological: training, upbringing)	crianza nf
educación nf
Nature and nurture have to work together to make great people.
La naturaleza y la crianza tienen que ir de la mano para hacer buenas personas.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés	Español
nature versus nurture, nature v nurture, nature vs. nurture n	(debate: inherited or learned)	naturaleza versus crianza expr
(voz latina)	natura versus nurtura expr
se nace o se hace expr
It's a question of nature versus nurture: Are people born violent, or do they become violent because of how they are raised?
Es una cuestión de naturaleza versus crianza: ¿la gente nace violenta o se vuelve violenta por el modo en que la crían?
Es una cuestión de si se nace o se hace: ¿la gente nace violenta o se vuelve violenta por el modo en que la crían?

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'nurture' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

In the English description:

maternal instinct - mother - nature

Spanish:

alimentar - cultivar - cultivar la amistad - nace o se hace

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