mare's nest in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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

mare [Am mɛr, Brit mɛː] N

mare (horse)

yegua f

mare (donkey)

burra f

mare (zebra)

cebra f

I.nest [Am nɛst, Brit nɛst] N

1. nest:

nest (of birds, reptiles)

nido m

nest (of wasps)

avispero m

nest (of ants)

hormiguero m

nest (of mice)

ratonera f

nest (of mice)

nido m

to fly or leave the nest bird/child:

volar del or dejar el nido

to feather one's (own) nest

barrer hacia adentro

to foul one's own nest

tirar piedras a su (or mi etc.) propio tejado

2. nest (hotbed):

a nest of thieves

una cueva or guarida de ladrones

a nest of subversion

un foco de subversión

3. nest (set):

nest

juego m

nest of tables

mesa f nido

II.nest [Am nɛst, Brit nɛst] VB intr

1.1. nest birds:

nest

anidar

1.2. nest Brit:

to go nesting

ir a buscar nidos

2. nest <nesting;, pres part attr >:

nesting tables

mesa f nido

mare's nest in the PONS Dictionary

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

mare's nest N

mare's nest

hallazgo m ilusorio

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

mare [ˈmeəʳ, Am mer] N

mare

yegua f

I.nest [nest] N

1. nest:

nest (animal's home)

nido m

nest (of hen)

nidal m

2. nest (cosy domicile):

nest

nido m

to leave the nest

dejar el nido

3. nest pej (den):

nest

guarida f

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

nest

cueva f

nest

nido m

5. nest (set, cluster, assemblage):

nest

juego m

II.nest [nest] VB intr

nest

anidar

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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