BEOLINGUS
Dictionary - TU Chemnitz

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Nahrungsquelle {f}; Nahrung {f} [listen] source of nourishment; nourishment; source of nutriment; nutriment; source of sustenance [formal]; physical sustenance [formal]; sustenance [formal] [listen]

Nahrungsquellen {pl} sources of nourishment; sources of nutriment; sources of sustenance

sich von Gras ernähren to obtain nourishment from grass

Die Büffel waren die Hauptnahrungsquelle der Indianer. The buffaloes were the Indians' main source of nourishment / nutriment / sustenance.

Säuglinge erhalten die Nahrung, die sie brauchen, zur Gänze aus der Muttermilch. Young babies obtain all the nourishment they need from their mother's milk.

Die Baumrinde liefert dem Rotwild in Dürrezeiten Nahrung. Tree bark provides red deer with sustenance in periods of drough.

In der Küche deutete nichts darauf hin, dass Lebensmittel vorhanden waren. In the kitchen, there were no signs of any sustenance.