foster
BrE /ˈfɒstə/ AmE /ˈfɑːstər/
verb / noun en → es
past fostered pp fostered ing fostering
to help or encourage the development of something
promover, fomentar, apoyar
- foster an idea/belief/attitude
Collocations foster innovation · foster creativity
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The government is trying to foster closer ties with its neighbors.
El gobierno está tratando de fomentar relaciones más estrechas con sus vecinos.
to look after a child who is not your own, especially one whose parents are unable to care for them properly
criar en adopción, criar a un niño
- foster a child
Collocations foster care · foster family
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She has been fostering children for over ten years.
Ella ha estado criando niños en adopción durante más de diez años.
a child who is being looked after by someone other than their parents, especially because the parents are unable to care for them properly
niño en adopción, huérfano
Phrasal verbs
criar a un niño en adopción
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The couple fostered the child on for several years.
La pareja crió al niño en adopción durante varios años.
dar en adopción, enviar a un niño a una familia de acogida
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The child was fostered out to a family in the countryside.
El niño fue enviado a una familia de acogida en el campo.