mare's nest in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for mare's nest in the English»Italian Dictionary

mare¹ [Brit mɛː, Am mɛr] N

mare (horse)

cavalla f

mare (horse)

giumenta f

mare (donkey)

asina f

mare² <pl maria> [Brit ˈmɑːreɪ, ˈmɑːri, Am ˈmɑreɪ] N ASTRON

mare

mare m

I.nest [Brit nɛst, Am nɛst] N

1. nest (of animal):

nest

nido m

to build or make its nest

farsi il nido

wasps', ants' nest

nido di vespe, formiche

2. nest (group of baby birds, mice):

nest

nidiata f (of di)

3. nest (of criminals, traitors):

nest

covo m

nest

rifugio m

4. nest (of boxes, bowls):

nest

= serie di oggetti che possono essere contenuti l'uno dentro l'altro

nest of tables

serie di tavolini che rientrano uno sotto l'altro

5. nest (gun site):

nest

nido m

II.nest [Brit nɛst, Am nɛst] VB intr

1. nest bird:

nest

fare il nido, nidificare

2. nest:

nest tables:

rientrare l'uno sotto l'altro

nest boxes, pans:

inserirsi l'uno nell'altro

III.nest [Brit nɛst, Am nɛst]

to flee or fly or leave the nest

lasciare il nido

to feather one's (own) nest

riempirsi le tasche

to foul one's (own) nest polluter:

= distruggere un bene comune

to foul one's (own) nest criminal, adulterer:

infangare il buon nome della propria famiglia

a nest of vipers, a vipers'nest

un covo di vipere

mare's nest in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for mare's nest in the English»Italian Dictionary

mare's nest N

mare's nest

buco m nell'acqua

Translations for mare's nest in the English»Italian Dictionary

mare [mer] N

mare

giumenta f

I.nest [nest] N

1. nest (of insects, birds and small animals):

nest

nido m

2. nest (cozy domicile):

nest

nido m

to leave the nest

lasciare il nido

3. nest pej (den):

nest

covo m

4. nest (location that swarms with sth bad):

nest

covo m

5. nest (set, cluster, assemblage):

nest

set m

II.nest [nest] VB intr

nest

fare il nido

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

One man refrains from the mare's nest, sitting back quietly observing both teams going through their pre-match routine.

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A low-density community, with only 6 to 10 suites per floor, residents are sure to be spared from the mare's nest that's quite common in highly populated developments.

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