breeding

breed·ing  (brdng)

n.

1. One's line of descent; ancestry: a person of noble breeding.

2. Training in the proper forms of social and personal conduct.

3. Production of offspring or young.

4. The propagation of animals or plants.

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breeding [ˈbriːdɪŋ]

n

1. the process of bearing offspring; reproduction

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) the process of producing plants or animals by sexual reproduction

3. the result of good training, esp the knowledge of correct social behaviour; refinement a man of breeding

4. a person's line of descent his breeding was suspect

5. (Physics / Nuclear Physics) Physics a process occurring in a nuclear reactor as a result of which more fissionable material is produced than is used up

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	breeding - elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression genteelness, gentility elegance - a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste; "she conveys an aura of elegance and gentility"
	2.	breeding - the result of good upbringing (especially knowledge of correct social behavior); "a woman of breeding and refinement" training, education upbringing - properties acquired during a person's formative years
	3.	breeding - helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important" bringing up, fosterage, fostering, nurture, rearing, upbringing, raising acculturation, enculturation, socialisation, socialization - the adoption of the behavior patterns of the surrounding culture; "the socialization of children to the norms of their culture"
	4.	breeding - the production of animals or plants by inbreeding or hybridization production - (economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale; "he introduced more efficient methods of production" autosexing - (especially of domestic fowl) breeding to reveal differential sex characteristics at hatching cattle breeding - breeding cattle dog breeding - breeding dogs horse breeding - breeding horses
	5.	breeding - the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring facts of life, procreation, reproduction sex, sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice - activities associated with sexual intercourse; "they had sex in the back seat" miscegenation, crossbreeding, interbreeding - reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons) multiplication, propagation, generation - the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production
Adj.	1.	breeding - producing offspring or set aside especially for producing offspring; "the breeding population"; "retained a few bulls for breeding purposes" fruitful - productive or conducive to producing in abundance; "be fruitful and multiply"

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breeding

noun

1. refinement, style, culture, taste, manners, polish, grace, courtesy, elegance, sophistication, delicacy, cultivation, politeness, civility, gentility, graciousness, urbanity, politesse men of low birth and no breeding

2. rearing, raising, nurturing There is potential for selective breeding for better yields.

3. reproduction, mating, reproducing, multiplying, propagation, procreation During the breeding season the birds come ashore.

Proverbs
"You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear"

Translations

breeding [ˈbriːdɪŋ]

A. N

1. (Bio) → reproducción f

2. [of stock] → cría f

3. [of person] (also good breeding) → educación f, crianza f
bad breeding; ill breeding → mala crianza f, falta f de educación
he has (good) breeding → es una persona educada
it shows bad breeding → muestra una falta de educación

B. CPD breeding ground N (Bio) → lugar m de cría (fig) → caldo m de cultivo (of, for de, para) breeding season N → época f de reproducción

breeding [ˈbriːdɪŋ]

n

[animals] → élevage m

[plants] → production f

(by animals) → reproduction f

(= politeness) → bonnes manières fpl

adj

[bird, animal] → reproducteur/trice breeding pair, breeding season
breeding ground n

(for terrorism, corruption, scandal) → terreau m
a breeding ground for sth → un terreau pour qch
London has become a breeding ground for terrorists
BUT Londres est devenu un terreau fertile pour les terroristes.

[talent] → pépinière f
a breeding ground for talent → une pépinière de talents

(for bacteria, germs) → terrain m propice; (for mosquitoes) → zone f de reproduction
a breeding ground for → un terrain propice à
breeding pair n → couple m reproducteur
breeding season n → saison f des amours
breeding stock n → animaux mpl élevés en vue de la reproduction

breeding

n

(= reproduction) → Fortpflanzung und Aufzucht f → der Jungen

(= rearing) → Zucht f

(= upbringing, good manners: also good breeding) → gute Erziehung, Kinderstube f

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breeding:

breeding ground, breeding place

n (lit, fig) → Brutstätte f

breeding season

n (of birds) → Brutzeit f; (of animal) → Zeit f → der Fortpflanzung und Aufzucht der Jungen

breeding [ˈbriːdɪŋ] n (of stock) → allevamento; (reproduction) → riproduzione f; (of person) (also good breeding) → (buona) educazione f

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breeding [ˈbriːdɪŋ] n (of stock) → allevamento; (reproduction) → riproduzione f; (of person) (also good breeding) → (buona) educazione f