What does nourriture in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word nourriture in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use nourriture in French.

The word nourriture in French means food, nourishment, feed, feeding, food and drink, deprive of food. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word nourriture

food, nourishment, feed

nom féminin (aliment)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour les oiseaux, la nourriture se fait rare quand vient l'hiver.
Food is scarce for birds when winter comes.

feeding

nom féminin (action de donner à manger)

(verb, present participle: -ing verb used descriptively or to form progressive verb--for example, "a singing bird," "It is singing.")
Le fermier s'occupe de la nourriture des bêtes.
The farmer is busy feeding his animals.

food and drink

nom féminin (figuré (ce qui nourrit l'esprit) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'histoire médiévale est la nourriture de Michel.
Medieval history is food and drink to Mike.

deprive of food

locution verbale (empêcher [qqn] de manger)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

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