Was heißt »spei­sen« auf Englisch?

Das Verb spei­sen lässt sich wie folgt von Deutsch auf Englisch übersetzen:

  • dine
  • feed

Deutsch/Englische Beispielübersetzungen

Wer mit dem Teufel speist, braucht einen langen Löffel.

When you sup with the Devil, use a long spoon.

Er speist.

He is eating.

Um wie viel Uhr wird bei Ihnen daheim zu Mittag gespeist?

What time do you have lunch at home?

Du wirst Blitze speisen und Donner scheißen.

You will eat lightning and crap thunder.

Wer ist diese schöne Frau, die ganz alleine speist?

Who's that beautiful woman eating all alone?

Tom hat in dem Gasthaus schon einmal gespeist.

Tom's eaten at that restaurant before.

Blei und Eisen muss den Kupferschmied speisen.

Lead and iron must feed the coppersmith.

Du wirst jetzt wohl nicht mit uns speisen.

I suppose you won't eat with us now.

Schon beim bloßen Gedanken, Schnecken zu speisen, befällt mich Übelkeit.

The very thought of eating snails makes me feel sick.

Tom teilte der Polizei mit, dass Maria vor ihrem Tode in dem fraglichen Restaurant gespeist habe.

Tom told the police that Mary had eaten at the restaurant in question before she died.

Tom kann es sich nicht leisten, in so einem Restaurant zu speisen. Gehen wir also woanders hin!

Tom can't afford to eat at that kind of restaurant so let's go somewhere else.

Woher wusstest du, dass Tom gestern Abend vorhatte, in dem Restaurant zu speisen?

How did you know that Tom was planning to eat at that restaurant last night?

In Toms Familie wird selten zusammen gespeist.

Tom's family rarely eats together.

Tom's family rarely eat together.

Wer außer einsamen Junggesellen speist zu Weihnachten in diesem Lokal?

Who dines at this club on Christmas but lonely bachelors?

Tom musste draußen vor dem Imbiss speisen; denn die Stehtische drinnen waren alle besetzt.

Tom had to eat outside the takeaway because all the stand-up tables inside were being used.

Als sie gerade beim Mahle waren, dabei jedoch begieriger, sich zu küssen, als zu speisen, erspähten sie ein Fischerboot, das an der Küste entlangfuhr.

Whilst they were at their meal, more intent on kissing than on eating, they descried a fishing boat proceeding along the coast.

Whilst they were at their meal, more intent on kissing than on eating, they caught sight of a fishing boat proceeding along the coast.

Der König speiste im Rittersaal.

The king dined in the great hall.

Synonyme

ab­hän­gen:
correlate
depend
ba­sie­ren:
be based on
be founded on
be­ru­hen:
base on
ein­neh­men:
adopt
capture
cover
earn
ingest
occupy
span
take up
win over
ein­ver­lei­ben:
annex
incorporate
es­sen:
eat
etan
fres­sen:
at
away
devour
eat
gorge
into
something
through
up
fu­ßen:
be based on
be based upon
rest on
fut­tern:
eat
feast
grün­den:
found
mamp­fen:
munch
nosh
scrump
spach­teln:
level out (level out (with a spatula))
putty
ta­feln:
feast
ver­drü­cken:
polish off
ver­put­zen:
parget
plaster

Englische Beispielsätze

  • We'll dine together and then go to the theater.

  • I didn't feed the dog.

  • He forgot to feed the dog.

  • I can barely afford to buy enough food to feed my family.

  • A mother can feed ten children, but ten children can't feed a mother.

  • Please don't feed the animals.

  • Don't feed wild animals.

  • I need to feed the dog.

  • Bread feeds the body, and books feed the mind.

  • You will always have friends if you feed them.

  • Tom can't dress himself and he can't feed himself.

  • I'm going to go feed the ducks.

  • In winter, we must feed the birds.

  • In winter, we need to feed the birds.

  • How many times do you feed the fish?

  • This sign says "do not feed the animals."

  • Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for the rest of his life.

  • Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.

  • I'll feed the dog.

  • He knows how to feed his crocodile.

Untergeordnete Begriffe

ein­spei­sen:
feed in
inject

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Quellen:
  1. [Übersetzungen] Wiktionary-Autoren: speisen. In: Wiktionary – Das freie Wörterbuch, 2023, [online] de.wiktionary.org, CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. [Thesaurus] OpenThesaurus-User: speisen. In: OpenThesaurus – Das freie Wörterbuch für Synonyme, 2023, [online] openthesaurus.de, CC BY-SA 4.0
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