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1 to feather one's nest
pratiquer la concussion; s'enrichir; fam. faire son beurre [H]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to feather one's nest
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2 feather one's (own) nest
(to gain money for oneself or to make oneself rich while serving others in a position of trust: All the time he has been a member of that committee he has been feathering his own nest.) faire sa pelote -
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(to gain money for oneself or to make oneself rich while serving others in a position of trust: All the time he has been a member of that committee he has been feathering his own nest.) faire sa pelote -
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['feðə] 1. noun(one of the things that grow from a bird's skin that form the covering of its body: They cleaned the oil off the seagull's feathers.) plume2. verb(to line, cover or decorate with feathers: The eagle feathers its nest with down from its own breast.) emplumer- feathery - a feather in one's cap - feather one's own nest - feather one's nest -
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[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.) nid2. verb(to build a nest and live in it: A pair of robins are nesting in that bush.) faire son nid, nicher- nestling- nest-egg - feather one's own nest - feather one's nest -
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A n1 ( of animal) nid m ; to build ou make its nest faire son nid ; wasps'/ants' nest nid de guêpes/de fourmis ;2 (group of baby birds, mice) nichée f (of de) ;3 (of criminals, traitors) nid m ;B vi1 [bird] faire son nid ;2 [tables] s'insérer ; [boxes, pans] s'emboîter.to flee ou fly ou leave the nest fig quitter le nid familial ; to feather one's (own) nest se remplir les poches ; to foul one's (own) nest [polluter] polluer le milieu dans lequel on vit ; [criminal, adulterer] éclabousser l'honneur de ses proches ; ⇒ viper. -
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feather ['feðə(r)]1 noun(of bird) plume f; (on tail, wing, of arrow) penne f;∎ as light as a feather léger comme une plume;∎ in fine feather en pleine forme;∎ figurative to smoothe sb's ruffled feathers rasséréner qn;∎ figurative to show the white feather manquer de courage;∎ that's a feather in his cap il peut en être fier;∎ that's another feather in her cap encore une chose dont elle peut être fière ou se vanter;∎ to make the feathers fly mettre le feu aux poudres;∎ you could have knocked me down with a feather les bras m'en sont tombés(mattress) de plume; (headdress) de plumes(a) (put feathers on → arrow) empenner;∎ pejorative to feather one's (own) nest faire son beurre(c) (in rowing) ramener à plat;∎ feather your oars! avirons à plat!(in rowing) plumer►► feather bed lit m de plumes;feather boa boa m de plumes;feather cut (hairstyle) coupe f en dégradé;feather duster plumeau m -
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nest [nest]1. noun( = make its nest) nicher3. compounds* * *[nest] 1.1) ( of animal) nid m; (group of baby birds, mice) nichée f (of de)2) (of criminals, traitors) nid m; (of boxes, bowls) série f2.nest of tables — tables fpl gigognes
intransitive verb [bird] faire son nid; [pans] s'emboîter••
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