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1 cueva de ladrones
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2 guarida de ladrones
• den of thieves -
3 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 -
4 cueva
f.cave.* * *1 cave\cueva de ladrones figurado den of thieves* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (Geog) cave2) [para vino] cellar, vault3) Cono Sur *** (=vagina) pussy ***4)tener cueva — Cono Sur ** (=suerte) to be lucky
* * *femenino cave* * *= cave.Ex. This idea is hardly more relevant to the contemporary scheme of things than were those desert caves through the thousands of years that sheltered the Dead Sea Scrolls = Esta idea apenas es más importante para la situación actual que lo fueron las cuevas del desierto durante los miles de años que albergaron los manuscritos del Mar Muerto.* * *femenino cave* * *= cave.Ex: This idea is hardly more relevant to the contemporary scheme of things than were those desert caves through the thousands of years that sheltered the Dead Sea Scrolls = Esta idea apenas es más importante para la situación actual que lo fueron las cuevas del desierto durante los miles de años que albergaron los manuscritos del Mar Muerto.
* * *caveCompuesto:rip-off joint (sl), clip joint (sl)* * *
cueva sustantivo femenino
cave
cueva sustantivo femenino cave
' cueva' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
botija
- eco
- socavón
English:
below
- cave
- dank
- do
- mouth
- pothole
- pot
* * *cueva nfcave* * *f cave;cueva de ladrones den of thieves* * *cueva nf: cave* * *cueva n cave -
5 ladronera
f.1 nest of rogues, den of robbers.2 filching, stealing; defrauding, extortion.3 sluicegate in a mill.4 money-box.* * *SF1) (=guarida) den of thieves2) † [acto] robbery, theft* * *1 (robos, atracos) robberies (pl)ha aumentado la ladronera en los buses crime on buses o the number of robberies on buses has increased* * *ladronera, ladronería nfAndes Fam1. [delincuencia] crime, crookery;por aquí no hay mucha ladronera there isn't much crime round here;su gobierno fue muy ineficiente y además, hubo tanta ladronera her government was very inefficient and besides, it was appallingly corrupt -
6 abrigadero
m.1 sheltered place.Abrigadero de ladrones (Mex.) den of thieves2 hideout, den of thieves, hide-out.3 shelter, sheltered place.* * *1 shelter, sheltered place* * *shelter* * *abrigadero nm: shelter, windbreak -
7 cueva de ladrones
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8 abrigada SF
shelter, windbreakabrigadero de ladrones — Méx den of thieves
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9 abrigadero SM
shelter, windbreakabrigadero de ladrones — Méx den of thieves
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10 nido de ladrones
den of thieves -
11 manida
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12 hurto
• burglary• filchering• larcenist• larceny by bailee• petty larceny• pilferage• robbed• robber fly• robbery• robbery insurance• steal• stealing• thecal• theft insurance• thief• thieves' den -
13 raterismo
• petty thefts• petty thieving• robbed• robber fly• robbery• robbery insurance• thieves' den• thievish -
14 robo
• burglary• larcenist• larceny by bailee• pilferage• rip cord• rip into• rip off• rip open• ripeness• ripening cost• ripost• robbed• robber fly• robbery• robbery insurance• steal• stealing• stick up• thecal• theft insurance• thief• thieves' den
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