nest

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nest
[nest]
sustantivo
1nido (m) (of bird, bandits); hormiguero (m) (of ants); avispero (m) (of wasps)
  • to fly the nest (sentido figurado) -> dejar el nido, irse de casa
  • nest of tables -> mesas (f pl) nido
  • nest egg (sentido figurado) -> ahorrillos mpl
verbo intransitivo
2anidar

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nest [nest]
sustantivo
1Nido.
  • Nest of birds -> nidada
2Nido, lugar donde se reune gente de mala conducta. (Vulgarismo)
  • Nest of thieves -> nido o guarida de ladrones
3Casa, habitación, morada, residencia, generalmente en mal sentido.
4El conjunto de nichos de un escritorio en que encajan las gavetas; anaquel, gaveta.
5Juego, serie; particularmente en mecánica, engranaje, conexión de pequeñas ruedas dentadas, resortes, etc. 6.
  • To make a nest -> hacer un nido, anidar
  • A mare’s nest -> descubrimiento fraudulento o embuste
(Geol.) Depósito aislado de mineral en una roca.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Nidificar, anidar, hacerse un nido. (n)
2Buscar nidos. (n)
3Anidar; alojar, fijar como en un nido.
4Anidarse, establecerse, proveer de nido.
5Colocar una serie de objetos uno dentro del otro.
va.

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nest [nest]
noun
1 [of bird] nido; (m) [of hen] nidal; (m) [of rat, fox] madriguera; (f) [of mouse] ratonera; (f) [of wasps, hornets] avispero; (m) [of ants] hormiguero; (m)
empty nest syndrome
to fly the nest
when the children have flown the nest cuando los hijos dejen el nido
to feather one's nest barrer hacia adentro; arrojar piedras al tejado propio
to foul one's own nest manchar el propio nido
2 [of thieves, spies] guarida; (f)
3 (set) [of boxes, tables] juego; (m)
4 (gun emplacement)
a machine-gun nest un nido de ametralladoras
verb:intransitive
1 [+bird] anidar; hacer su nido
2 [+collector] buscar nidos
modifier
nest egg (n) ahorros; (m)
to build up a retirement nest egg

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Verb Conjugation for "nest"

Imperative
  • nest
  • you nest
  • he/she nests
  • we nest
  • you nest
  • they nest
Preterite
  • I nested
  • you nested
  • he/she nested
  • we nested
  • you nested
  • they nested
Present Continuous
  • I am nesting
  • you are nesting
  • he/she is nesting
  • we are nesting
  • you are nesting
  • they are nesting
Present Perfect
  • I have nested
  • you have nested
  • he/she has nested
  • we have nested
  • you have nested
  • they have nested
Past Continuous
  • I was nesting
  • you were nesting
  • he/she was nesting
  • we were nesting
  • you were nesting
  • they were nesting
Past Perfect
  • I had nested
  • you had nested
  • he/she had nested
  • we had nested
  • you had nested
  • they had nested
Future
  • I will nest
  • you will nest
  • he/she will nest
  • we will nest
  • you will nest
  • they will nest
Future Perfect
  • I will have nested
  • you will have nested
  • he/she will have nested
  • we will have nested
  • you will have nested
  • they will have nested
Future Continuous
  • I will be nesting
  • you will be nesting
  • he/she will be nesting
  • we will be nesting
  • you will be nesting
  • they will be nesting
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been nesting
  • you have been nesting
  • he/she has been nesting
  • we have been nesting
  • you have been nesting
  • they have been nesting
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been nesting
  • you will have been nesting
  • he/she will have been nesting
  • we will have been nesting
  • you will have been nesting
  • they will have been nesting
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been nesting
  • you had been nesting
  • he/she had been nesting
  • we had been nesting
  • you had been nesting
  • they had been nesting
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