nest egg
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nest egg
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (savings)
a. el fondo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We had a good nest egg saved up for our retirement, but we lost a lot of it in the recession.Habíamos ahorrado un fondo considerable para nuestra jubilación, pero perdimos una gran parte en la crisis.
b. la hucha (F) (colloquial) (Spain)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Spain
Once I had saved up a good nest egg, I quit my job to write my novel.Una vez que me había hecho con una buena hucha, dejé mi trabajo para escribir mi novela.
c. el colchón (M) (colloquial) (for emergencies)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
That bit of money I have saved in that account is my nest egg just in case the company fires me.La platita que tengo ahorrada en esta cuenta es mi colchón por si me botan de la firma.
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
a. el huevo falso (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Nest eggs can be used to discourage hens from pecking their eggs.Los huevos falsos se pueden usar para hacer que las gallinas no piquen sus huevos.
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