speisen
jíst, napájetspei|sen
ptp auch (hum) <gesp
iesen>
vi (geh) →
to eat, to dine (form);
zu Abend speisen →
to have dinner, to dine (in the evening) (form);
zu Mittag speisen →
to have lunch;
wünsche wohl zu speisen →
I hope you enjoy your meal vt (= essen) →
to eat, to dine on (form);
was wünschen Sie zu speisen? →
what do you wish to eat, sir/madam? (
liter, Tech) →
to feed;
(old) Gast →
to dine vr sich aus etw speisen (= seinen Ursprung haben) →
to have its source in sth;
(= finanziert werden) →
to be financed by sth Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
| die Speisen wohlgefällig darreichen | → | to serve the food in a way that is pleasing / agreeable to the eye |
| jdn. mit leeren Hoffnungen speisen | → | to stuff sb. with vain hopes |
| Speisung der fünftausend | → | feeding of the five thousand |