nest egg in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for nest egg in the English»Italian Dictionary

nest egg [Brit, Am ˈnɛst ˌɛɡ] N

nest egg

gruzzolo m

Translations for nest egg in the Italian»English Dictionary

gruzzolo

nest egg

mettere da parte un bel gruzzolo

to set aside a nest egg

peculio

nest egg

Translations for nest egg in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

I.egg¹ [Brit ɛɡ, Am ɛɡ] N

1. egg:

egg FOOD, BIOL, ZOOL

uovo m

a chocolate egg

un uovo di cioccolato

a chocolate egg before n sandwich

con l'uovo

a chocolate egg collector

di uova

a chocolate egg farm

produttore di uova

a chocolate egg mayonnaise, sauce

con le uova

a chocolate egg noodles

all'uovo

2. egg (fellow) arch, inf:

he's a good, bad egg

è un brav'uomo, un tipaccio

II.egg¹ [Brit ɛɡ, Am ɛɡ] VB trans inf (throw eggs at)

egg person

tirare delle uova a

III.egg¹ [Brit ɛɡ, Am ɛɡ]

to kill sth in the egg

uccidere qc sul nascere

to put all one's eggs in one basket

puntare tutto su una carta sola

to have egg on one's face inf

fare una figuraccia

as sure as eggs is eggs

sicuro come due più due fa quattro

to lay an egg Am inf THEAT

fare cilecca or fare fiasco

to tread on eggs

camminare sulle uova

egg² [Brit ɛɡ, Am ɛɡ]

nest egg in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for nest egg in the English»Italian Dictionary

nest egg N

1. nest egg (egg in a nest):

nest egg

endice m

2. nest egg (money saved):

nest egg

gruzzolo m pl

Translations for nest egg in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

egg [eg] N

egg

uovo m

fried/boiled eggs

uova fritte/alla coque

hard-boiled egg

uovo sodo

scrambled eggs

uova strapazzate

Phrases:

to put all one's eggs in one basket

puntare tutto su una carta sola

they had egg on their faces inf

hanno fatto una figuraccia

to be a bad egg inf

essere un cattivo elemento

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

His skills as a mechanic were well-known and extremely sought after, and he was able to put away a modest nest egg for retirement.

en.wikipedia.org

Substantially lower child expenses means we can power save for a few years to replenish our nest egg.

www.nytimes.com

Have family members circling like vultures now that you're retired and saved your nest egg?

news.nationalpost.com

The pair of whio in the centre's free flight aviary have seven eggs, which were being incubated as part of the whio nest egg programme.

times-age.co.nz

Having spent years, maybe even decades accumulating wealth, when that retirement rolls around, it's time for the nest egg to hatch.

www.moneymanagement.com.au

Under the circumstances, he's less eager to part with his illicit nest egg than the average loving husband.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

The former contractor has invested time and energy into the house as their retirement nest egg.

thechronicleherald.ca

For a married couple, the potential nest egg is as much as $48,880 on the 30 per cent tax rate.

www.stuff.co.nz

And unless they were born into wealth, most men and women needed to amass a significant nest egg before they could marry.

www.theatlantic.com

The bank put up the money for us to build up an investment nest egg, the tenants are paying it off, and we're not.

thespinoff.co.nz