nestling in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for nestling in the English»French Dictionary

nestling [Brit ˈnɛs(t)lɪŋ, Am ˈnɛs(t)lɪŋ] N

nestling

oisillon m

I.nestle [Brit ˈnɛs(ə)l, Am ˈnɛsəl] VB trans

to nestle one's head

appuyer sa tête (on sur, against contre)

to nestle a baby in one's arms

étreindre un bébé

II.nestle [Brit ˈnɛs(ə)l, Am ˈnɛsəl] VB intr

1. nestle person, animal:

nestle

se blottir (against contre, under sous)

to nestle into an armchair

se caler confortablement dans un fauteuil

2. nestle village, house, object:

nestle

être niché

nestle down VB [Brit ˈnɛs(ə)l -, Am ˈnɛsəl -]

nestle down

s'installer confortablement

nestle up VB [Brit ˈnɛs(ə)l -, Am ˈnɛsəl -]

nestle up

se blottir (against, to contre)

Translations for nestling in the French»English Dictionary

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maison tapie dans la forêt liter

house nestling in the forest

se nicher personne, chaumière:

to nestle (dans in)

se blottir

to nestle

le chien était blotti sous la table

the dog was nestling under the table

nestling in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for nestling in the English»French Dictionary

nestling [ˈnestlɪŋ] N

nestling

oisillon m

I.nestle [ˈnesl] VB trans

nestle

blottir

to nestle sth on sb/sth

blottir qc dans qc/contre qn

II.nestle [ˈnesl] VB intr

nestle child:

nestle

se blottir

to nestle down in bed

se pelotonner dans son lit

to nestle amongst sth

se nicher parmi qc

to nestle up to sb

se nicher contre qc

a village nestling in the hills

un village niché sur la colline

nestling Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to nestle sth on sb/sth

blottir qc dans qc/contre qn

to nestle down in bed

se pelotonner dans son lit

to nestle amongst sth

se nicher parmi qc

to nestle up to sb

se nicher contre qc

a village nestling in the hills

un village niché sur la colline

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A male villager who was making his way to hunt rabbits over the hills saw the little puppies nestling peacefully.

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There is a bias towards female nestlings, as 41.8% of young are male.

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An active nest is one in which there are eggs or nestlings.

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The nestlings begging not only informs the parents that the nestling is hungry, but also attracts predators to the nest.

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While feeding nestlings, the female is dominant over the male.

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The parents are trading off investment in the current nestlings against investment in future offspring.

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Nestlings open their eyes after about 5 days and fledge in about 21 days.

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Blue-faced honeyeaters make a soft chirping around nestlings and family members.

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It feeds mostly on seeds, as well as insects while breeding and as a nestling.

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They may also take scorpions, eggs, and nestlings.

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