malacostumbrar

malacostumbrar

► verbo transitivo

1 (malcriar) to spoil

2 (viciar) to get into bad habits

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VT

malacostumbrar a algn — [gen] to get sb into bad habits; (=consentir) to spoil sb

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1.

verbo transitivo to spoil

2.

malacostumbrarsev pron to become spoilt

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= spoon-feeding [spoonfeeding], spoon-feed [spoon feed/spoonfeed].

Ex. However, no consensus was found with respect to the teaching roles of librarians, patron self-sufficiency, and the 'spoon-feeding' of public library users.

Ex. The author questions the policy of using assignments to teach library research and the attitude that students should not be spoon fed.

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1.

verbo transitivo to spoil

2.

malacostumbrarsev pron to become spoilt

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= spoon-feeding [spoonfeeding], spoon-feed [spoon feed/spoonfeed].

Ex: However, no consensus was found with respect to the teaching roles of librarians, patron self-sufficiency, and the 'spoon-feeding' of public library users.

Ex: The author questions the policy of using assignments to teach library research and the attitude that students should not be spoon fed.

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malacostumbrar [A1 ]

vt

to spoil

■ malacostumbrarse

v pron

to become spoilt

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malacostumbrar (conjugate malacostumbrar) verbo transitivo
to spoil
malacostumbrarse verbo pronominal
to become spoilt

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malacostumbrar

♦ vt

to spoil

♦ See also the pronominal verb malacostumbrarse

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malacostumbrar vt

: to spoil