Translations for „nesting“ in the English » German Dictionary

nest·ing [ˈnestɪŋ] ADJ attr, inv

1. nesting (of sets):

nesting

ineinander stapelbar

nesting dolls

Matroschka f

2. nesting (of nests):

nesting

Nist-

nesting time

Nistzeit f

ˈnest·ing box N esp Brit

nesting box

Nistkasten m

breeding site, nesting site N

breeding site

Nistplatz

nesting behaviour N

nesting behaviour

Brutverhalten

nesting territory [ˈnestɪŋˌterɪtri]

nesting territory

Brutrevier

hole-nesting bird N

hole-nesting bird

Höhlenbrüter

I . nest [nest] N

1. nest fig:

nest (of animals)

Nest nt

nest (of humans)

Nest nt fig

nest (of humans)

Heim nt

empty nest fig

leeres Nest

empty nest fig

Familie, bei der die Kinder aus dem Haus sind

empty nest syndrome

Gefühl nt der Leere, wenn die Kinder aus dem Haus sind

to leave the nest fig

das Nest verlassen

to leave the nest fig

flügge werden fig

to leave the nest fig

ausfliegen bes CH, A fig

2. nest pej:

nest (den)

Schlupfwinkel m

nest (den)

Versteck nt

nest (of criminals)

Brutstätte f fig

nest of espionage/spies

Spionagenest nt /Nest von Spionen fig

3. nest (set):

nest

Satz m

Phrases:

it's an ill bird that fouls it's own nest Brit prov

nur ein schlechter Charakter beschmutzt das eigene Nest

to feather one's [own] nest

in die eigene Tasche arbeiten [o. wirtschaften]

to foul one's [own] nest

das eigene Nest beschmutzen

II . nest [nest] VB intr ORN, SCIENCE

nest

nisten

III . nest [nest] VB trans COMPUT

to nest sth

etw verschachteln

ˈbird's nest N

bird's nest

Vogelnest nt

ˈcrow's nest N NAUT

crow's nest

Krähennest nt spec

crow's nest

Ausguck m

emp·ty ˈnest N fig

empty nest

Haushalt, aus dem die erwachsenen Kinder ausgezogen sind

ˈhor·net's nest N

hornet's nest

Hornissennest nt

Phrases:

to stir up a [real] hornet's nest

in ein Wespennest stechen

ˈlove nest N

love nest

Liebesnest nt

ˈmare's nest N

mare's nest

Schwindel m

mare's nest

Windei nt inf

ˈnest box N Am ORN

nest box (nesting box)

Nistkasten m

ˈnest egg N

nest egg

Notgroschen m

to have a little nest egg

sich dat einen Notgroschen zurückgelegt haben

ˈnest rob·ber N

nest robber

Nesträuber m

nest robber fig

Dieb(in) m (f)

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

nesting time

Nistzeit f

nesting dolls

Matroschka f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Like most parrots, they are cavity nesters, generally nesting high in older large trees either in forests or in modified habitats.

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They are protected from nesting birds, rutting mammals, and wayward buckshot.

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They also depend on the reef for nesting and food.

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Most are monogamous and territorial, nesting in holes in trees or termite nests.

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In a pinch, they have also been seen eating the eggs of ground-nesting birds and even shellfish on the seashore.

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The males will use their caudal fins to sweep out shallow, oval-shaped nesting holes that stretch about twice the length of the pumpkinseed itself.

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However, the turtle nesting has declined in recent years due to mass death believed to be brought about by increased mechanised fishing.

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Occasionally a peregrine falcon disturbs nesting kittiwakes as it swoops by the cliff edges.

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The long delay between pairing and nesting is unusual for quails.

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Courtship typically takes place removed from the nesting colony site, usually on an exposed tidal flat or beach.

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