Usage examples of "fressen" in German with translation to English

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Moderne Katzen fressen keine Ratten. Modern cats don't eat rats.
Schafe fressen auf der Weide Gras. Sheep are feeding in the meadow.
Wenn ein Hund sehr hungrig ist, verschlingt er sein Fressen. When a dog is very hungry, it devours its food.
Ist es für Hunde ungefährlich, Fisch zu fressen? Is it safe for dogs to eat fish?
Was gibst du deinem Hund zu fressen? What do you feed your dog?
Die Kühe hinter meinem Haus fressen nur Tulpen. The cows behind my house only eat tulips.
Was geben Sie ihrem Hund zu fressen? What do you feed your dog?
Der Hund meines Nachbarn will kein Trockenfutter fressen. My neighbor's dog won't eat dry dog food.
Das übrige Essen ließ ich meinen Hund fressen. I fed the leftovers to my dog.
Wie bringe ich meinen Hund dazu, Hundefutter zu fressen? How do I get my dog to eat dog food?
Was sollte ich meinem Hund zu fressen geben? What should I feed my dog?
Ich habe so einen Hunger, ich könnte einen ganzen Gaul fressen. I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse.
Ich gebe meinem Hund nie rohes Fleisch zu fressen. I never feed my dog raw meat.
Die Vögel sind so zahm, sie werden dir aus der Hand fressen. The birds are so tame they will eat from your hand.
Welche Art Futter sollte ich meinem Hund zu fressen geben? What kind of food should I be feeding my dog?
Einigen fällt es schwer, ihre Hunde dazu zu bringen, dass sie Hundefutter fressen. Some people have trouble getting their dogs to eat dog food.
Ich gebe meinem Hund mindestens einmal wöchentlich Fleisch zu fressen. I feed my dog meat at least once a week.
Tatsächlich ist ein halbes Auge sehr nützlich, denn mit einem halben Auge kann ein Tier die Hälfte von einem anderen Tier sehen, das es auffressen will, und ihm aus dem Weg gehen, und es wird selber das Tier fressen, das nur ein Drittel-Auge oder nur 49% eines Auges hat, weil dieses ihm nicht schnell genug aus dem Weg gehen wird, und das Tier, das aufgefressen wurde, wird keine Kinder bekommen, weil es tot ist. Half an eye is very useful actually, because an animal can see half of another animal, which wants to eat it, and can get out of the way, and it will eat the animal, which has only one-half eye or only 49% of an eye, because this to it will not be enough, and the animal, which was eaten up, will have no children, because it is dead.
Ich habe einen Freund, der gibt seinem Hund Erdbeeren zu fressen. I have a friend who feeds his dog strawberries.
Ich habe meinem Hund noch nie eine Banane zu fressen gegeben. I have never fed my dog a banana.
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