víveres

m.pl.

provisions, food, groceries, supplies.

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víveres

► nombre masculino plural

1 food sing, provisions, supplies

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SMPL provisions; ( esp Mil) stores, supplies

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masculino plural provisions (pl), supplies (pl)

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= food ration, ration, victuals, foodstuffs, food supply, supply of food.

Ex. In the study, women receiving food aid in the form of cash coupons were compared with women receiving food rations.

Ex. Like convicts, free laborers worked for rations as well as wages.

Ex. He shows how the allusions in the text are set in the context of a metaphor, the terminology of which applies to the consumption of victuals.

Ex. Attention has focussed on the labelling of foodstuffs and the testing and approval of food additives.

Ex. This study investigated the mechanisms by which these changes have impacted on birds and their food supplies.

Ex. Previous studies in which squirrels were provisioned with an abundant supply of food found a reduction in the rate of caching.

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masculino plural provisions (pl), supplies (pl)

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= food ration, ration, victuals, foodstuffs, food supply, supply of food.

Ex: In the study, women receiving food aid in the form of cash coupons were compared with women receiving food rations.

Ex: Like convicts, free laborers worked for rations as well as wages.

Ex: He shows how the allusions in the text are set in the context of a metaphor, the terminology of which applies to the consumption of victuals.

Ex: Attention has focussed on the labelling of foodstuffs and the testing and approval of food additives.

Ex: This study investigated the mechanisms by which these changes have impacted on birds and their food supplies.

Ex: Previous studies in which squirrels were provisioned with an abundant supply of food found a reduction in the rate of caching.

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víveres

mpl

provisions (pl), supplies (pl), food

cortarle los víveres a algn (AmL fam); to cut off sb's allowance ( o subsidy etc)

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víveres sustantivo masculino plural
provisions (pl), supplies (pl)
víveres mpl supplies, provisions
'víveres' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acopiar
- provisión
- socorro
- subsistencia
- destinado
- distribución
- distribuir
- equipar
- provisiones
English:
provision
- ration
- store
- supply

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víveres nmpl

provisions, food (supplies);

Comp

RP Fam

cortarle los víveres a alguien: como no estudiaba, su padre le cortó los víveres as he wasn't studying, his father left him to fend for himself financially;

me cansó su arrogancia, así que le corté los víveres I've had enough of his arrogance, so I'm through with him as a friend

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víveres

mpl provisions

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víveres nmpl

: provisions, supplies, food

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víveres npl provisions