Spoon-feed

Translation of "spoon-feed" into Russian

Verb

spoon-feed

spoon-feeds

spoon-fed Past Simple / Past Participle

spoon-feeding Gerund

кормить с ложки

The nurse had to spoon-feed the patient after the surgery.

После операции медсестре пришлось кормить пациента с ложки.

Фиг. значение: давать информацию в чрезмерно упрощённой форме

The teacher won’t spoon-feed you the solutions.

Учитель не будет разжёвывать вам решения.

Additional translations

Перен. значение: чрезмерно заботиться, облегчая задачу

Verb

to feed (a person or animal) using a spoon, especially when they are unable to feed themselves

She had to spoon-feed the baby every three hours.

to give someone information or help in an overly detailed or simplistic way, requiring little effort from them

The professor refused to spoon-feed the students the answers.