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1 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.) -
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.) -
3 nest
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.) rede, bol; hule2. verb(to build a nest and live in it: A pair of robins are nesting in that bush.) bygge rede- nestling- nest-egg
- feather one's own nest
- feather one's nestreirIsubst. \/nest\/1) rede, reir2) bol, hule3) krypinn, smutthull, bo4) ( negativt ladet) hule, tilholdssted, bule, oppholdssted5) kull, sverm6) bande, liga7) sett (av lignende gjenstander som passer i hverandre)foul one's own nest skite i eget reir, ødelegge for seg selva nest of something en sverm av noea nest of vice en syndens huleIIverb \/nest\/1) bygge rede, bygge reir2) forklaring: stable inni noe eller plassere inn i noe3) pakke inn, pakke sammen4) ( EDB) neste, stable inn igo nesting lete etter fuglereir, plyndre fuglereirnest in pakke inn i -
4 feather
'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.) fjær2. verb(to line, cover or decorate with feathers: The eagle feathers its nest with down from its own breast.) pynte med fjær, sette fjær i- feathery
- a feather in one's cap
- feather one's own nest
- feather one's nestfjærIsubst. \/ˈfeħə\/1) fjær2) ( kollektiv) fuglevilt3) ( teknikk og tømrerfag) fjær4) ( mekanikk) ribbe, (glide)kile5) fjærkledning, fjærdraktas light as a feather så lett som en fjærbirds of a feather flock together like barn leker bestcrop somebody's feathers ( overført) sette noen på plasscut a feather ( sjøfart) skjære vannet så det skummer om baugen ( overført) gå raskt, bevege seg friskt ( gammeldags) drive ordkløverifeather and groove ( tømrerfag) not og fjærfeather-and-groove planking ( tømrerfag) pløyd plankekledninga feather in someone's cap\/hat en fjær i hatten på noenfine feathers make fine birds klær skaper folkknock somebody down with a feather gjøre noen paff• you could have knocked me down with a feather!in full feather rik i full stasin high feather eller in fine feather i strålende humør, opprømt i fin form, ved god helse, strålende sunnshow the white feather vise feighet, være feigIIverb1) (zoologi, om fugler) få fjær2) sette fjær på, forsyne med fjær, pynte med fjær, sette fjær i3) ( rosport) skjene (med), flatstille4) ( teknikk) nullstille5) ( jakt) skadeskyte6) sveve som fjær, vaie som fjær7) ( tømrerfag) sammenføye med not og fjær
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