roost

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roost
[ruːst]
sustantivo
1percha (f) palo (m)
  • to rule the roost -> manejar el cotarro
verbo intransitivo
2estar posado(a)
  • his actions have come home to roost (para dormir)(sentido figurado) -> ahora está sufriendo las consecuencias de sus actos

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roost [rust]
sustantivo
1Pértiga de gallinero; de aquí, cualquier lugar provisional de descanso.
  • Henroost -> gallinero
2Sueño, descanso, reposo, hablando de las aves doméstica
sustantivo
3(E. U.) Perchada, reunión de aves perchadas en un mismo sitio.
  • To rule the roost -> dominar, mandar, como el gallo de pelea sobre los otros
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Dormir o descansar las aves en una pértiga. (n)
2Estar alojado en alguna parte. (Festivo) (n)
  • To come home to no hay deuda que no se pague ->

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roost [ruːst]
noun
(gen) percha; (f) (hen roost) gallinero; (m)
to rule the roost llevar la batuta
verb:intransitive
1 dormir posado
sheer sides of fractured rock where fulmars and gulls roost in tens of thousands a flock of pigeons roosted for the night in tree branches the birds roost in that tree
2
to come home to roost: now his policies have come home to roost ahora su política produce su fruto amargo; ahora se están viendo los malos resultados de su política
these measures only camouflaged the real problem, now the chickens are coming home to roost estas medidas no eran más que una manera de camuflar el problema y ahora se vuelven contra nosotros; estas medidas solo camuflaban el problema y ahora se ve que fueron pan para hoy y hambre para mañana
to come home to roost

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Verb Conjugation for "roost"

Imperative
  • roost
  • you roost
  • he/she roosts
  • we roost
  • you roost
  • they roost
Preterite
  • I roosted
  • you roosted
  • he/she roosted
  • we roosted
  • you roosted
  • they roosted
Present Continuous
  • I am roosting
  • you are roosting
  • he/she is roosting
  • we are roosting
  • you are roosting
  • they are roosting
Present Perfect
  • I have roosted
  • you have roosted
  • he/she has roosted
  • we have roosted
  • you have roosted
  • they have roosted
Past Continuous
  • I was roosting
  • you were roosting
  • he/she was roosting
  • we were roosting
  • you were roosting
  • they were roosting
Past Perfect
  • I had roosted
  • you had roosted
  • he/she had roosted
  • we had roosted
  • you had roosted
  • they had roosted
Future
  • I will roost
  • you will roost
  • he/she will roost
  • we will roost
  • you will roost
  • they will roost
Future Perfect
  • I will have roosted
  • you will have roosted
  • he/she will have roosted
  • we will have roosted
  • you will have roosted
  • they will have roosted
Future Continuous
  • I will be roosting
  • you will be roosting
  • he/she will be roosting
  • we will be roosting
  • you will be roosting
  • they will be roosting
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been roosting
  • you have been roosting
  • he/she has been roosting
  • we have been roosting
  • you have been roosting
  • they have been roosting
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been roosting
  • you will have been roosting
  • he/she will have been roosting
  • we will have been roosting
  • you will have been roosting
  • they will have been roosting
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been roosting
  • you had been roosting
  • he/she had been roosting
  • we had been roosting
  • you had been roosting
  • they had been roosting
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