nurture

nurture
transitive verb
1) (rear) aufziehen
2) (fig.) nähren (geh.)
* * *
['nə: ə] 1. verb
(to encourage the growth and development of (a child, plant etc).) aufziehen
2. noun
(care; help in growing or developing.) die Pflege
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nur·ture
[ˈnɜ:tʃəʳ, AM ˈnɜ:rtʃɚ]
I. vt (form)
1. (raise)
to \nurture sb jdn aufziehen [o großziehen]
she wants to stay at home and \nurture her children sie will zu Hause bleiben und sich um ihre Kinder kümmern
to \nurture a plant eine Pflanze hegen
2. (encourage)
to \nurture sb/sth jdn/etw fördern
3. (harbour)
to \nurture ambitions Ambitionen hegen
to \nurture a dream einen Traum hegen
4. (to care for a relationship)
to \nurture sth/sb customer relationship etw pflegen; client jdn an sich binden
II. n no pl
1. (upbringing) Erziehung f
2. (nourishing) Nahrung f a. fig
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['nɜːtʃə(r)]
1. n
(= nourishing) Hegen nt; (= upbringing) Erziehung f, Bildung f
2. vt
1) sb's talent entwickeln; idea, ambitions hegen

to nurture sb on sth (lit, fig) — jdn mit etw aufziehen

2) (fig: train) hegen und pflegen
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nurture [ˈnɜːtʃə; US ˈnɜrtʃər]
A v/t
1. (er)nähren
2. auf-, erziehen
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B s
1. Nahrung f
2. Erziehung f
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transitive verb
1) (rear) aufziehen
2) (fig.) nähren (geh.)
* * *
v.
nähren v.

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