nest egg in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for nest egg in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

Translations for nest egg in the Spanish»English Dictionary

hucha

nest egg inf

afortunadamente tenía su guardadito

fortunately she had a little money put by o a little nest egg

Translations for nest egg 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

egg¹ [Am ɛɡ, Brit ɛɡ] N

egg

huevo m

a fried/boiled egg

un huevo frito/pasado por agua

a fried/boiled egg

un huevo estrellado/pasado por agua Mex

scrambled eggs

huevos revueltos

scrambled eggs

huevos pericos Col

poached eggs

huevos escalfados

poached eggs

huevos pochés RioPl

egg donor

donante f de óvulos

a bad egg lit

un huevo podrido

a bad egg (dishonest person) inf, dated

una mala persona

a good egg inf, dated

un tipo bien inf

he's a good egg

es buena gente LatAm

he's a good egg

es un tipo bien inf

as sure as eggs is or are eggs Brit

como que dos y dos son cuatro

to have egg on one's face

quedar mal

to lay an egg hen/insect:

poner un huevo

to lay an egg (make blunder) inf, dated

meter la pata inf

to put all one's eggs in one basket

jugárselo todo a una carta

egg² [Am ɛɡ, Brit ɛɡ] VB trans

nest egg in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for nest egg in the English»Spanish Dictionary

nest egg N

1. nest egg (egg in a nest):

nest egg

nidal m

2. nest egg (money saved):

nest egg

ahorros m pl

Translations for nest egg 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

egg [eg] N

egg

huevo m

fried/boiled eggs

huevos fritos/pasados por agua

hard-boiled egg

huevo duro

scrambled eggs

huevos revueltos

Phrases:

to put all one's eggs in one basket

jugárselo todo a una carta

they had egg on their faces inf

quedaron en ridículo

to be a bad egg inf

ser un sinvergüenza

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

I like to have my little nest egg and survive on that, rather than hoping for something to come big.

www.telegraph.co.uk

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

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

thechronicleherald.ca

At least the young fellow can rebuild his nest egg through decades of income.

www.moneymorning.com.au

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

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

www.nytimes.com

In this scenario, your nest egg will grow to $20,000 in just 10 years.

www.fool.ca

Can voting make a difference to your nest egg?

www.telegraph.co.uk

Although both had a $500 nest egg, more funds were needed.

en.wikipedia.org