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ravinto — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • food noun Any substance eaten or drunk to sustain life and provide energy.
  • fuel noun A substance burned or used to produce energy, such as gasoline, coal, or wood.
  • nourishment noun Food or nutrients needed to live and grow; the act of providing them.
  • nurture noun Care and encouragement given to help someone or something grow and develop.

Senses

ravinto is used for these senses in English:

  • food (uncountable) Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.
  • food (uncountable, figuratively) Anything that nourishes or sustains.
  • fuel Substance that provides nourishment for a living organism; food.
  • nourishment Something that nourishes; food.
  • nurture That which nourishes; food; diet.

food — full definition

  1. noun Any substance eaten or drunk to sustain life and provide energy.
  2. noun Anything that nourishes or feeds a particular interest or need (figurative).

fuel — full definition

  1. noun A substance burned or used to produce energy, such as gasoline, coal, or wood.
  2. verb To supply something with fuel, or to strengthen or intensify a feeling or situation.

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