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noun(fig.) Notgroschen, der* * *n Notgroschen mto have a little \nest egg sich dat einen Notgroschen zurückgelegt haben* * *n (lit)Nestei nt; (fig) Notgroschen mto have a nice little nest egg (fig) — sich (dat) einen Notgroschen zurückgelegt haben
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1. noun1) (of bird, animal, insect) Nest, das3)2. intransitive verb 3. transitive verb1) (place as in nest) einbetten2) (pack one inside the other) ineinander setzen [Töpfe usw.]* * *[nest] 1. noun(a structure or place in which birds (and some animals and insects) hatch or give birth to and look after their young: The swallows are building a nest under the roof of our house; a wasp's nest.) das Nest2. verb(to build a nest and live in it: A pair of robins are nesting in that bush.) nisten- academic.ru/49571/nestling">nestling- nest-egg
- feather one's own nest
- feather one's nest* * *[nest]I. nempty \nest syndrome Gefühl nt der Leere, wenn die Kinder aus dem Haus sind4.▶ it's an ill bird that fouls it's own \nest BRIT ( prov) nur ein schlechter Charakter beschmutzt das eigene Nest▶ to feather one's [own] \nest in die eigene Tasche arbeiten [o wirtschaften]▶ to foul one's [own] \nest das eigene Nest beschmutzenII. vi ORN, SCI nisten▪ to \nest sth etw verschachteln* * *[nest]1. n1) (of birds, bees, ants) Nest nta nest of tables — ein Satz m Tische or von Tischen
3) (fig: den) Schlupfwinkel ma nest of spies/criminals — ein Agenten-/Verbrechernest
2. vi1) (bird) nisten2)* * *nest [nest]A s2. figa) Nest n, behagliches Heimb) Zufluchtsort m3. figa) Schlupfwinkel m, Versteck nb) Brutstätte f:nest of vice Lasterhöhle f4. Brut f (junger Tiere):take a nest ein Nest ausnehmen5. MIL (Widerstands-, Maschinengewehr- etc) Nest n:6. Serie f, Satz m (ineinanderpassender Dinge, wie Schüsseln, Tische etc)7. GEOL Nest n, geschlossenes Gesteinslager:nest of ore Erznest8. TECH Satz m, Gruppe f (miteinander arbeitender Räder, Flaschenzüge etc):nest of boiler tubes Heizrohrbündel nB v/i1. a) ein Nest bauenb) nisten:2. sich einnisten, sich niederlassen3. Vogelnester suchen und ausnehmenC v/t1. unterbringen* * *1. noun1) (of bird, animal, insect) Nest, das3)2. intransitive verb 3. transitive verb1) (place as in nest) einbetten2) (pack one inside the other) ineinander setzen [Töpfe usw.]* * *n.Nest -er n. v.verschachteln v. -
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I nounEi, dasa bad egg — (fig. coll.): (person) eine üble Person
have or put all one's eggs in one basket — (fig. coll.) alles auf eine Karte setzen
as sure as eggs is or are eggs — (coll.) so sicher wie das Amen in der Kirche (ugs.)
II transitive verbhave egg on or all over one's face — (fig.) dumm od. blöd dastehen (ugs.); dumm aus der Wäsche gucken (salopp)
egg somebody on [to do something] — jemanden anstacheln[, etwas zu tun]
* * *I [eɡ] noun1) (an oval object usually covered with shell, laid by a bird, reptile etc, from which a young one is hatched: The female bird is sitting on the eggs in the nest.) das Ei2) (such an object laid by a hen, used as food: Would you rather have boiled, fried or scrambled eggs?) das Ei3) (in the female mammal, the cell from which the young one is formed; the ovum: The egg is fertilized by the male sperm.) die Eizelle•- academic.ru/115989/egg-cup">egg-cup- eggplant
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- put all one's eggs in one basket
- teach one's grandmother to suck eggs II [eɡ]- egg on* * *[eg]I. n[half] a dozen \eggs ein [halbes] Dutzend Eierduck/ostrich/quail \egg Enten-/Straußen-/Wachtelei ntbeaten \egg geschlagenes Eifried \egg Spiegelei nthard-boiled/soft-boiled \egg hart/weich gekochtes Ei, hartes/weiches Ei ÖSTERR, SCHWEIZpoached \egg pochiertes [o verlorenes] Eito lay an \egg ein Ei legenchocolate \egg Schokoladenei nt4.▶ to put all one's \eggs in one basket alles auf eine Karte setzen▶ it's like teaching your grandmother to suck \eggs ( fam) da will das Ei [o Küken] [mal] wieder klüger sein als die Henne hum famII. vt▪ to \egg sb ⇆ on jdn anstacheln* * *[eg]nEi ntas sure as eggs is eggs (inf) — so sicher wie das Amen in der Kirche (inf)
* * *egg1 [eɡ]A s1. Ei n:in the egg fig im Anfangsstadium, im Entstehen;(as) sure as eggs is eggs umg so sicher wie das Amen in der Kirche, todsicher;put all one’s eggs in one basket umg alles auf eine Karte setzen;2. BIOL Eizelle f3. Ei n (eiförmiger Gegenstand):4. MIL sl Ei n (Fliegerbombe):drop an egg ein Ei legen5. obs umga) a bad (good) egg ein übler (feiner) Kerlb) good egg! prima!B v/t1. GASTR in geschlagenem Ei wenden:egg and crumb panieren2. besonders US umg mit (faulen) Eiern bewerfento zu;to do zu tun)* * *I nounEi, dasa bad egg — (fig. coll.): (person) eine üble Person
have or put all one's eggs in one basket — (fig. coll.) alles auf eine Karte setzen
as sure as eggs is or are eggs — (coll.) so sicher wie das Amen in der Kirche (ugs.)
II transitive verbhave egg on or all over one's face — (fig.) dumm od. blöd dastehen (ugs.); dumm aus der Wäsche gucken (salopp)
egg somebody on [to do something] — jemanden anstacheln[, etwas zu tun]
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transitive verb* * *vt▪ to \trick out out ⇆ sb/sth jdn/etw herausputzen2. (deceive)the con man \trick outed the old couple out of their nest egg der Hochstapler hat das alte Ehepaar um seine Ersparnisse gebracht* * *vt sepherausputzentricked out in her Sunday best — in ihrem Sonntagsstaat
tricked out in all one's finery — in vollem Staat
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noun* * *[hen]1) (the female farmyard fowl: Hens lay eggs.) die Henne2) (the female of any bird: The hen is sitting on the nest; ( also adjective) a hen blackbird.) das Weibchen,weiblich•- academic.ru/34467/hen_party">hen party- henpecked* * *[hen]n* * *[hen]n1) Huhn nt, Henne fas scarce or rare as hen's teeth (dated inf) — so selten wie ein weißer Rabe
* * *hen [hen] s1. ORN Henne f, Huhn n:hen’s egg Hühnerei n;(as) scarce as hen’s teeth Br äußerst selten;there’s a hen on US umg es ist etwas im Busch2. ZOOL Weibchen n:a) von Vögelnb) von Hummern, Krebsen etc3. umga) Gschaftlhuberin f dial pejb) Klatschbase f, -maul n (beide umg pej)* * *nounHuhn, das; Henne, die (bes. im Gegensatz zu "Hahn")* * *n.Henne -n f.Huhn ¨-er n. -
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nounStrauß, der* * *['ostri ](a type of large bird which cannot fly.) der Strauß* * *os·trich[ˈɒstrɪtʃ, AM ˈɑ:strɪtʃ]I. n2. (person)he's a real \ostrich er betreibt eine regelrechte Vogel-Strauß-Politik* * *['ɒstrɪtʃ]nStrauß m* * *A pl -triches, besonders koll -trich s ORN Strauß m:behave like an ostrich, play ostrich den Kopf in den Sand stecken;have the digestion of an ostrich einen Magen wie ein Pferd haben* * *nounStrauß, der* * *n.(§ pl.: ostriches)= Strauß -¨e m. -
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os·trich [ʼɒstrɪtʃ, Am ʼɑ:strɪtʃ] n2) ( person)he's a real \ostrich er betreibt eine regelrechte Vogel-Strauß-Politik nmodifier (egg, feather, nest, foot, meat) Straußen-
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nest egg — ˈnest egg noun [countable] informal FINANCE an amount of money that you save to use later, especially when you have stopped working: • Life insurance endowment policies are a great way to build up a family nest egg for the future. * * * nest egg… … Financial and business terms
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nest egg — If you have some money saved for the future, it is a nest egg … The small dictionary of idiomes
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nest egg — index fund, store (depository) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
nest egg — nest ,egg noun singular an amount of money saved over a long period to use in the future … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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