nest in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for nest in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

crow's nest N

crow's nest

cofa f

I.nest-building [ˈnɛstˌbɪldɪŋ] N U

nest-building (by birds)

contrucción f del nido

nest-building (by people)

formación f de un hogar

II.nest-building [ˈnɛstˌbɪldɪŋ] ADJ

nest-building species

que construye nidos

nest-building person

que forma un hogar

nest egg N inf

nest egg

ahorros mpl

I've got a nice little nest egg put aside for my retirement

tengo unos ahorritos or ahorrillos para cuando me jubile inf

love nest N esp Brit inf

love nest

nidito m de amor

machine-gun nest N

machine-gun nest

nido m de ametralladoras

nest box, nesting box N

nest box

ponedero m

Translations for nest in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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ponedero

nest

comejenera

termite nest

nido de ametralladoras

machine-gun nest

nest in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for nest in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

nest box <-es> N Am

nest box

nido m

wasp's nest N

wasp's nest

avispero m

nest egg N

1. nest egg (egg in a nest):

nest egg

nidal m

2. nest egg (money saved):

nest egg

ahorros m pl

crow's nest N NAUT

crow's nest

torre f de vigía

mare's nest N

mare's nest

hallazgo m ilusorio

love nest N

User Entry

love nest

nido de amor m

love nest

bulín m Arg inf

Translations for nest in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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nidificar

to nest

bulín m Arg inf

love nest

jicotera

wasps' nest

nest Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to feather one's own nest

barrer para dentro

to leave the nest

dejar el nido

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The nest, 19-26cm in across, is made from plant leaves and stems and has little or no soft lining.

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Another call, "gow, gow, gow" is typically given upon returning to a nest.

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Moorland birds in particular nest and roost on the ground and are therefore especially sensitive.

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Mature females are typically physogastric and found in queenless host nests.

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The young fledge from the nest after 10 to 15 weeks.

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Most predation recorded on this species is on the young at the nest.

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The female constructs a nest in a shrub or tree.

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These birds' nests are open cups, which are usually situated close to the trunk of a tree.

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Sometimes the nest is abandoned and a new nest may be built in a different location.

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In plantations there are not as many holes to nest in, so it is scarcer.

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