alimentation

Definitions of alimentation
  1. noun
    the food and drink that are regularly served or consumed
    synonyms: denrées alimentaires, nourriture
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    diète, régime
    a prescribed selection of foods
    boustifaille
    informal terms for a meal
    nourriture, table
    food or meals in general
    végétarisme
    a diet excluding all meat and fish
    type of:
    aliment, nourriture, nutriment, élément nutritif
    any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
  2. noun
    the act of consuming food
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    coup de dent
    the act of gripping or chewing off with the teeth and jaws
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    consommation, ingestion
    the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
  3. noun
    the act of supplying food and nourishment
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    allaitement
    nourishing at the breast
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    approvisionnement, fourniture
    the activity of supplying or providing something
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