German-English translation for "mästen"

"mästen" English translation

mästen
[ˈmɛstən]transitives Verb | transitive verb v/t <h>

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fatten, feed, cram
  • fatten
    mästen Tiere
    feed
    mästen Tiere
    mästen Tiere
  • auch | alsoa. cram
    mästen Geflügel
    mästen Geflügel
mästen
[ˈmɛstən]reflexives Verb | reflexive verb v/r

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gorge oneself... to batten on
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  • sich mästen zu viel essen umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
    gorge oneself, stuff oneself with food
    sich mästen zu viel essen umgangssprachlich | familiar, informalumg
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  • sich mästen an (Dativ | dative (case)dat) figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    to batten on
    sich mästen an (Dativ | dative (case)dat) figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
mästen
Neutrum | neuter n <Mästens>

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  • 'Mästen → see „Mast“
    'Mästen → see „Mast“
You can see the eight chambers on the side host little baby oysters and essentially force-feed them.
In diesen acht seitlichen Kammern stecken kleine Babyaustern, die praktisch gemästet werden.
Source: TED
So I'm obviously going to need fatten him up.
Also muss ich ihn offensichltich mästen.
Source: TED
We cannot stuff money into a new EU piggy bank every time.
Wir können nicht jeweils ein neues EU-Sparschwein mästen.
Source: Europarl
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