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1 nido
m.1 nest.2 home, abode.3 nidus.* * *1 nest\caerse del nido figurado to be born yesterday■ ¿qué te crees, que me acabo de caer del nido o qué? what do you take me for? I wasn't born yesterday you know!nido de abeja smockingnido de amor love nestnido de ladrones den of thieves* * *noun m.* * *SM1) [gen] nestnido de abeja — [en tela] honeycomb pattern
2) (=escondrijo) hiding place3) [de conflictos] hotbed; [de discusiones] focus4) [en hospital] baby unit5) [de bebé] (=camita) cot; (=corralito) play-pen6) (=emplazamiento)* * *a) (de aves, insectos) nestcaerse del nido — (fam)
¿tú te crees que yo me he caído del nido? — I wasn't born yesterday, you know! (colloq)
b) ( hogar) nestc) ( guarida) den* * *= backlog, nest, leper colony, nidus.Ex. When the move took place in 1897, it was found that there was a backlog of some thirty years of uncatalogued and unbound material.Ex. Here the idea of chronological sequence may be used; for example, when considering the relative position in the overall order of 'birds' and 'nests', birds must come first.Ex. Without data protection legislation the UK could become the leper colony of unsafe information with companies in other countries refusing to transmit valuable data into the UK.Ex. The sacrum was used in sacrificial rites, was considered to play an important role in protecting the genitalia and its intactness as a nidus for resurrection at the Day of Judgment was vital.----* cama nido = truckle bed, trumple bed, trundle bed.* dejar el nido = fly + the nest, leave + the nest.* nido comestible = esculent nest.* nido de avispas = hornet's nest, wasps' nest.* nido de cuervo = crow's nest.* nido familiar = family nest.* volar del nido = fly + the nest, leave + the nest.* * *a) (de aves, insectos) nestcaerse del nido — (fam)
¿tú te crees que yo me he caído del nido? — I wasn't born yesterday, you know! (colloq)
b) ( hogar) nestc) ( guarida) den* * *= backlog, nest, leper colony, nidus.Ex: When the move took place in 1897, it was found that there was a backlog of some thirty years of uncatalogued and unbound material.
Ex: Here the idea of chronological sequence may be used; for example, when considering the relative position in the overall order of 'birds' and 'nests', birds must come first.Ex: Without data protection legislation the UK could become the leper colony of unsafe information with companies in other countries refusing to transmit valuable data into the UK.Ex: The sacrum was used in sacrificial rites, was considered to play an important role in protecting the genitalia and its intactness as a nidus for resurrection at the Day of Judgment was vital.* cama nido = truckle bed, trumple bed, trundle bed.* dejar el nido = fly + the nest, leave + the nest.* nido comestible = esculent nest.* nido de avispas = hornet's nest, wasps' nest.* nido de cuervo = crow's nest.* nido familiar = family nest.* volar del nido = fly + the nest, leave + the nest.* * *1 (de aves, insectos) nestcaerse del nido ( fam): ¿tú te crees que yo me he caído del nido? I wasn't born yesterday, you know! ( colloq)parece que se acaba de caer del nido he's so naive o ( colloq) greenser un nido de víboras to be a nest of vipersen los nidos de antaño no hay pájaros hogaño ( arc); things have changed o time doesn't stand still2 (hogar) nestlos hijos ya han dejado el nido the children have already left home o flown the nest3 (en una guardería) babies' sleeping area4 (guarida) denun nido de ladrones a den of thievesCompuestos:smockingmachine-gun nestlove nest* * *
nido sustantivo masculino
nest;
un nido de amor a love nest
nido sustantivo masculino
1 Zool nest
2 (casa, hogar) nest: tus hijos pronto abandonarán el nido, your children will be leaving home soon
3 (guarida, refugio) den: el palacio es un nido de traidores, the palace is a den of traitors
figurado este departamento es un nido de víboras, this department is a nest of vipers
4 (lugar propicio) hotbed: ese ayuntamiento es un nido de discordia, there's a lot of in-fighting going on in that town council
5 (de armas, etc) nest: a 50 metros había un nido de ametralladoras, there was a machine-gun emplacement 50 metres away
6 (en un hospital) child-care unit
' nido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
avispero
- hacer
- hormiguero
- jicotera
English:
nest
- out of
* * *nido nm1. [refugio de animal] nest;caerse de un nido: ¿te crees que me he caído de un nido? I wasn't born yesterday, you know2. [en hospital] baby unit;[en guardería] babies' room3. [lugar de reunión]un nido de vicio/ladrones a den of vice/thieves;esa zona es un nido de prostitución that area is crawling with prostitutes;ese cuartel es un nido de conspiradores that barracks is crawling with conspirators;ser un nido de víboras to be a nest of vipers4. [hogar] nest;los niños ya han salido del nido the children have already left o flown the nest;nido de amor love nest5. [origen] breeding ground;esa mesa es un nido de polvo that table seems to attract the dust* * *m nest* * *nido nm1) : nest2) : hiding place, den* * *nido n nest -
2 comestible
adj.edible, eatable.m.food, foodstuff, comestible, food product.* * *► adjetivo1 edible, eatable* * *1.ADJ (=digerible) edible2. pl comestiblesSMPLtienda de comestibles — grocer's (shop), grocery (EEUU)
2) (=provisiones) provisions* * *adjetivo edible* * *= edible, eatable, esculent.Ex. The author reviews the on-line and other computerised information services offered to users of information about edible oil and fats.Ex. So, food repulsions take root in social imagination and the logic of food classification show what is eatable or not, what disgusts and what soils the soul.Ex. She is a chef at a top-notch restaurant whose claim to fame is that every dish on the menu features an esculent native plant.----* comestibles = food, foodstuffs, groceries.* nido comestible = esculent nest.* tienda de comestibles = grocery, grocer, grocery store, food shop, food store.* * *adjetivo edible* * *= edible, eatable, esculent.Ex: The author reviews the on-line and other computerised information services offered to users of information about edible oil and fats.
Ex: So, food repulsions take root in social imagination and the logic of food classification show what is eatable or not, what disgusts and what soils the soul.Ex: She is a chef at a top-notch restaurant whose claim to fame is that every dish on the menu features an esculent native plant.* comestibles = food, foodstuffs, groceries.* nido comestible = esculent nest.* tienda de comestibles = grocery, grocer, grocery store, food shop, food store.* * *edibleeste tipo de comestible this sort of foodllevaron comestibles suficientes para tres meses they took enough food for three months* * *
comestible adjetivo
edible
comestible
I adjetivo edible: estas raíces son comestibles, these are edible roots
II mpl comestibles, food sing, foodstuff(s)
' comestible' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aceitera
- cardo
- diente
- dulzura
- seta
- yuca
English:
eatable
- edible
- inedible
- wonder
- toadstool
* * *♦ adjedible, eatable♦ comestibles nmplfood;tienda de comestibles grocer's (shop), grocery store* * *I adj eatable, edibleII m foodstuff;comestibles pl food sg* * *comestible adj: edible* * *comestible adj edible -
3 nido comestible
(n.) = esculent nestEx. Esculent nests are principally found in Java, in caverns that are most frequently, though not always, found on the sea-coast.* * *(n.) = esculent nestEx: Esculent nests are principally found in Java, in caverns that are most frequently, though not always, found on the sea-coast.
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Esculent — Es cu*lent, a. [L. esculentus, fr. escare to eat, fr. esca food, fr. edere to eat: cf. F. esculent. See {Eat}.] Suitable to be used by man for food; eatable; edible; as, esculent plants; esculent fish. [1913 Webster] Esculent grain for food. Sir… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Esculent swallow — Esculent Es cu*lent, a. [L. esculentus, fr. escare to eat, fr. esca food, fr. edere to eat: cf. F. esculent. See {Eat}.] Suitable to be used by man for food; eatable; edible; as, esculent plants; esculent fish. [1913 Webster] Esculent grain for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Edible-nest Swiftlet — Esculent Swallow and Nest by John Latham Conservation status … Wikipedia
Edible bird's nest — Edible Ed i*ble, a. [L. edibilis, fr. edere to eat. See {Eat}.] Fit to be eaten as food; eatable; esculent; as, edible fishes. Bacon. n. Anything edible. [1913 Webster] {Edible bird s nest}. See {Bird s nest}, 2. {Edible crab} (Zo[ o]l.), any… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Callinectes hastatus — Edible Ed i*ble, a. [L. edibilis, fr. edere to eat. See {Eat}.] Fit to be eaten as food; eatable; esculent; as, edible fishes. Bacon. n. Anything edible. [1913 Webster] {Edible bird s nest}. See {Bird s nest}, 2. {Edible crab} (Zo[ o]l.), any… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Edible — Ed i*ble, a. [L. edibilis, fr. edere to eat. See {Eat}.] Fit to be eaten as food; eatable; esculent; as, edible fishes. Bacon. n. Anything edible. [1913 Webster] {Edible bird s nest}. See {Bird s nest}, 2. {Edible crab} (Zo[ o]l.), any species of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Edible crab — Edible Ed i*ble, a. [L. edibilis, fr. edere to eat. See {Eat}.] Fit to be eaten as food; eatable; esculent; as, edible fishes. Bacon. n. Anything edible. [1913 Webster] {Edible bird s nest}. See {Bird s nest}, 2. {Edible crab} (Zo[ o]l.), any… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Edible frog — Edible Ed i*ble, a. [L. edibilis, fr. edere to eat. See {Eat}.] Fit to be eaten as food; eatable; esculent; as, edible fishes. Bacon. n. Anything edible. [1913 Webster] {Edible bird s nest}. See {Bird s nest}, 2. {Edible crab} (Zo[ o]l.), any… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Edible snail — Edible Ed i*ble, a. [L. edibilis, fr. edere to eat. See {Eat}.] Fit to be eaten as food; eatable; esculent; as, edible fishes. Bacon. n. Anything edible. [1913 Webster] {Edible bird s nest}. See {Bird s nest}, 2. {Edible crab} (Zo[ o]l.), any… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
H aspersa — Edible Ed i*ble, a. [L. edibilis, fr. edere to eat. See {Eat}.] Fit to be eaten as food; eatable; esculent; as, edible fishes. Bacon. n. Anything edible. [1913 Webster] {Edible bird s nest}. See {Bird s nest}, 2. {Edible crab} (Zo[ o]l.), any… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Helix pomatia — Edible Ed i*ble, a. [L. edibilis, fr. edere to eat. See {Eat}.] Fit to be eaten as food; eatable; esculent; as, edible fishes. Bacon. n. Anything edible. [1913 Webster] {Edible bird s nest}. See {Bird s nest}, 2. {Edible crab} (Zo[ o]l.), any… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
