wasp's nest in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for wasp's nest in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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wasp's nest

Translations for wasp's nest in the English»Spanish Dictionary

wasp [Am wɑsp, Brit wɒsp] N

wasp

avispa f

wasps' nest

avispero m

Wasp [Am wɑsp, Brit wɒsp], WASP

Wasp N esp Am → white Anglo-Saxon Protestant

Wasp

persona de la clase privilegiada de los EEUU, blanca, anglosajona y protestante

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

wasp's nest in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wasp's nest in the English»Spanish Dictionary

wasp's nest N

wasp's nest

avispero m

Translations for wasp's nest in the English»Spanish Dictionary

wasp [wɒsp, Am wɑ:sp] N

wasp

avispa f

WASP [wɒsp, Am wɑ:sp] N Am

WASP abbreviation of White Anglo-Saxon Protestant

WASP

persona de la clase privilegiada de los EE.UU., blanca, anglosajona y protestante

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Comedy writing is a lot like knocking down a wasp's nest with a tennis racket.

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He was collecting firewood with a family member when they accidentally disturbed a wasp's nest.

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The ant most commonly found in the wasp's nest is an aggressive species with a nasty sting that other creatures try to avoid.

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A wasp's nest is his castle, and he will defend it with utmost ferocity.

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Would you have any idea which animal would want to eat a wasp's nest?

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But his days become more complicated when a huge wasp's nest grows outside his window.

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She was alone checking her farm's electric fence line when she stepped on a wasp's nest.

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This was about wasp's nest removal spray, btw.

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Astronomers have likened the moon's appearance to a sponge or a wasp's nest.

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She observed his behavior to be that of a boy poking a wasp's nest with a big stick.

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