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1 nest
6 [bed] 〈zie voorbeelden 6〉7 [in elkaar passende voorwerpen] nest♦voorbeelden:〈 figuurlijk〉 een nestje bouwen • build oneself a nest, settle downnesten uithalen • go bird-nestingeen nest kuikens • a brood of chicks4 een brutaal/verwaand nest • a cheeky/stuck-up little madamzich in de nesten werken • get into a fixkom je nest uit! • get yourself out of bed!ik ga naar mijn nest • I'm going to turn in7 een nest schaaltjes/dozen • a nest of bowls/boxes -
2 Nest
1) orn nest2) ( Brutstätte) nestWENDUNGEN:das eigene [o sein eigenes] \Nest beschmutzen to foul one's own nest;sich ins gemachte \Nest setzen ( fam) to marry well, to have got it made -
3 Nest
n; -(e)s, -er1. nest; fig. (Heim) auch home; das eigene oder sein eigenes Nest beschmutzen foul one’s own nest; da hat er sich aber ins gemachte oder warme Nest gesetzt umg. he’s done nicely for himself there, he’s got everything laid on2. umg., hum. (Bett) bed; ins Nest gehen turn in, hit the sack (bes. Am. hay); ab ins Nest! off to bed!3. umg. (Kaff) one-horse town; pej. (elendes Nest) dump, hole; ein gottverlassenes Nest a god-forsaken dump* * *das Nestnest* * *Nẹst [nɛst]nt -(e)s, -er1) (= Brutstätte) nest2) (fig = Schlupfwinkel) hideout, lairein Nest von Dieben — a den of thieves
das Nest leer finden — to find the bird has/the birds have flown
3) (fig = Heim) nest, homesein eigenes Nest beschmutzen — to foul one's own nest
sich ins gemachte or warme Nest setzen (inf) (durch Heirat) — to marry (into) money; (beruflich) to move straight into a good job
da hat er sich ins gemachte or warme Nest gesetzt (inf) — he's got it made (inf)
4) (fig inf = Bett) bedraus aus dem Nest! — rise and shine! (inf), show a leg! (Brit inf)
* * *(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.) nest* * *<-[e]s, -er>[ˈnɛst]nt1. ORN nest2. (Brutstätte) nest4.▶ das eigene [o sein eigenes] \Nest beschmutzen to foul one's own nest* * *das; Nest[e]s, Nester1) nestdas eigene Nest beschmutzen — (fig.) foul one's own nest
er hat sich ins warme od. gemachte Nest gesetzt — (fig. ugs.) he had his future made for him
2) (fam.): (Bett) bed3) (ugs. abwertend): (kleiner Ort) little place4) (Schlupfwinkel) hideout; den* * *1. nest; fig (Heim) auch home;sein eigenes Nest beschmutzen foul one’s own nest;warme Nest gesetzt umg he’s done nicely for himself there, he’s got everything laid on2. umg, hum (Bett) bed;ins Nest gehen turn in, hit the sack (besonders US hay);ab ins Nest! off to bed!ein gottverlassenes Nest a god-forsaken dump4. umg (Schlupfwinkel) hideout;das Nest leer finden find the bird has flown* * *das; Nest[e]s, Nester1) nestdas eigene Nest beschmutzen — (fig.) foul one's own nest
er hat sich ins warme od. gemachte Nest gesetzt — (fig. ugs.) he had his future made for him
2) (fam.): (Bett) bed3) (ugs. abwertend): (kleiner Ort) little place4) (Schlupfwinkel) hideout; den* * *-er n.nest n. -
4 zijn (eigen) nest bevuilen
zijn (eigen) nest bevuilenVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > zijn (eigen) nest bevuilen
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5 piedra
f.1 stone (material, roca).una casa/un muro de piedra a stone house/wallponer la primera piedra to lay the foundation stone; (inaugurar) to lay the foundations (figurative)dejar a alguien de piedra to stun somebodyno dejar piedra sobre piedra to leave no stone standingquedarse de piedra to be thunderstruckpiedra pómez/preciosa pumice/precious stone2 flint.3 stone.una piedra en la vesícula a gallstone4 calculus, stone.5 crack, rock cocaine.6 crib, hidden notes used to cheat on exams, pony.7 lapis.* * *1 stone2 (granizo) hailstone3 (en el riñón) stone4 (de un encendedor) flint5 (de afilar) grindstone\no ser de piedra familiar to be human, not be made of stonepasar a alguien por la piedra tabú to lay somebodyquedarse de piedra familiar to be stunnedpiedra angular cornerstonepiedra filosofal philosopher's stonepiedra pómez pumice stonepiedra preciosa gem, precious stone* * *noun f.1) stone2) flint* * *1. SF1) (=material) stone; (=trozo) stone, rock (EEUU)¿quién se atreve a lanzar la primera piedra? — which of you shall cast the first stone?
no ser de piedra —
no soy de piedra — I'm not made of stone, I do have feelings
piedra de afilar, piedra de amolar — grindstone
tiro 1)piedra fundamental — (lit) foundation stone; (fig) basis, cornerstone
2) [de mechero] flint3) (Med) stone4) (Meteo) hailstone5)2.SMF Caribe (=pesado) bore* * *ablandar hasta las piedras — (fam) to melt a heart of stone
caer como (una) piedra — (AmL fam) to go out like a light, crash out (colloq)
darse con una piedra en el pecho — (Chi fam) to think o count oneself lucky, to be thankful
dejar a alguien de piedra — (fam) to stun
tiene el corazón duro como una piedra — he has a heart of stone
menos da una piedra — (Esp fam) it's better than nothing
no dejar piedra por mover — to leave no stone unturned
no dejar piedra sobre piedra — ejército/enemigo to raze the town (o village etc) to the ground; terremoto to leave nothing standing
no soy/no es de piedra — I'm not/he's not made of stone
quedarse de piedra — (fam) to be flabbergasted o stunned (colloq)
tirar la primera piedra — to cast the first stone
2)a) ( de mechero) flintb) ( cálculo) stonetiene piedras en el riñón/la vesícula — she has kidney stones/gallstones
c) (Meteo) large hailstone* * *= stone, rock.Ex. A manuscript is a writing made by hand (including musical scores), typescripts, and inscriptions on clay tablets, stone, etc.Ex. The Museum's scientific research draws on unique fossil, rock and mineral collections.----* algo grabado en piedra = tablet of stone.* a un tiro de piedra = just a shot away, within a stone's throw (away/from).* banco de piedra = stone bench.* bloque de piedra = stone block.* cartón piedra = papier mâché.* con corazón de piedra = stony-hearted.* corazón de piedra = stony heart, heart of stone.* de piedra = stone, flinty [flintier -comp., flintiest -sup.].* de tirar la piedra y esconder la mano = hit-and-run.* duro como una piedra = rock-hard.* Edad de Piedra, la = Stone Age, the.* en la edad de la piedra = in the dark ages.* grabado en piedra = carved in a tablet of stone.* grabar en piedra = engrave in + stone.* más duro que una piedra = as tough as nuts, as tough as nails, as tough as leather, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.* muro de piedra = stone wall, masonry wall.* piedra angular = cornerstone [corner-stone], keystone, linchpin.* piedra arenisca = sandstone.* piedra caliza = limestone.* piedra + charca + formar + ondas = stone + pond + cast + ripples.* piedra de afilar = sharpening stone.* piedra de amolar = sharpening stone.* piedra de encendedor = lighter flint.* piedra de mechero = lighter flint.* piedra de toque = touchstone.* piedra fisosofal, la = philosopher's stone, the.* piedra litográfica = press stone, litho stone, lithographic stone, limestone.* piedra litográfica de color = colour stone.* piedra pómez = pumice, pumice stone.* piedra preciosa = gem, cameo, precious stone, gemstone.* piedra renal = kidney stone.* piedra rojiza = brownstone.* piedra Roseta = Rosetta stone.* piedra semipreciosa = semi-precious stone.* piedra volcánica = lava rock.* quedarse de piedra = You could have pushed + Nombre + over with a feather.* sólido como una piedra = rock solid.* tablilla de piedra = stone tablet.* tan duro como la piedra = as hard as nails.* tan duro como una piedra = as hard as nails, as tough as nuts, as tough as nails, as tough as leather, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.* tirar piedras contra tu propio tejado = cut + the branch + you sit on, cut off + Posesivo + nose to spite + Posesivo + face.* tirarse piedras contra el propio tejado = shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot.* * *ablandar hasta las piedras — (fam) to melt a heart of stone
caer como (una) piedra — (AmL fam) to go out like a light, crash out (colloq)
darse con una piedra en el pecho — (Chi fam) to think o count oneself lucky, to be thankful
dejar a alguien de piedra — (fam) to stun
tiene el corazón duro como una piedra — he has a heart of stone
menos da una piedra — (Esp fam) it's better than nothing
no dejar piedra por mover — to leave no stone unturned
no dejar piedra sobre piedra — ejército/enemigo to raze the town (o village etc) to the ground; terremoto to leave nothing standing
no soy/no es de piedra — I'm not/he's not made of stone
quedarse de piedra — (fam) to be flabbergasted o stunned (colloq)
tirar la primera piedra — to cast the first stone
2)a) ( de mechero) flintb) ( cálculo) stonetiene piedras en el riñón/la vesícula — she has kidney stones/gallstones
c) (Meteo) large hailstone* * *= stone, rock.Ex: A manuscript is a writing made by hand (including musical scores), typescripts, and inscriptions on clay tablets, stone, etc.
Ex: The Museum's scientific research draws on unique fossil, rock and mineral collections.* algo grabado en piedra = tablet of stone.* a un tiro de piedra = just a shot away, within a stone's throw (away/from).* banco de piedra = stone bench.* bloque de piedra = stone block.* cartón piedra = papier mâché.* con corazón de piedra = stony-hearted.* corazón de piedra = stony heart, heart of stone.* de piedra = stone, flinty [flintier -comp., flintiest -sup.].* de tirar la piedra y esconder la mano = hit-and-run.* duro como una piedra = rock-hard.* Edad de Piedra, la = Stone Age, the.* en la edad de la piedra = in the dark ages.* grabado en piedra = carved in a tablet of stone.* grabar en piedra = engrave in + stone.* más duro que una piedra = as tough as nuts, as tough as nails, as tough as leather, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.* muro de piedra = stone wall, masonry wall.* piedra angular = cornerstone [corner-stone], keystone, linchpin.* piedra arenisca = sandstone.* piedra caliza = limestone.* piedra + charca + formar + ondas = stone + pond + cast + ripples.* piedra de afilar = sharpening stone.* piedra de amolar = sharpening stone.* piedra de encendedor = lighter flint.* piedra de mechero = lighter flint.* piedra de toque = touchstone.* piedra fisosofal, la = philosopher's stone, the.* piedra litográfica = press stone, litho stone, lithographic stone, limestone.* piedra litográfica de color = colour stone.* piedra pómez = pumice, pumice stone.* piedra preciosa = gem, cameo, precious stone, gemstone.* piedra renal = kidney stone.* piedra rojiza = brownstone.* piedra Roseta = Rosetta stone.* piedra semipreciosa = semi-precious stone.* piedra volcánica = lava rock.* quedarse de piedra = You could have pushed + Nombre + over with a feather.* sólido como una piedra = rock solid.* tablilla de piedra = stone tablet.* tan duro como la piedra = as hard as nails.* tan duro como una piedra = as hard as nails, as tough as nuts, as tough as nails, as tough as leather, as tough as old boots, as tough as shoe leather.* tirar piedras contra tu propio tejado = cut + the branch + you sit on, cut off + Posesivo + nose to spite + Posesivo + face.* tirarse piedras contra el propio tejado = shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot.* * *está muy piedra con ella he's really mad at o livid with her ( colloq)casas de piedra stone housestiraba piedritas or ( Esp) piedrecitas al agua he was throwing stones into the waterpantalones lavados a la piedra stonewashed jeansablandar hasta las piedras ( fam); to melt a heart of stonecerrado a piedra y lodo all shut up ( colloq), firmly lockeddejar a algn de piedra ( fam); to stun sb ( colloq), to knock sb for a loop ( AmE colloq), to knock sb for six ( BrE colloq)(duro) como una piedra rock hardeste pan está como (una) piedra this bread's rock hardtiene el corazón duro como una piedra he has a heart of stone, he's very hardheartedlo saben hasta las piedras it's common knowledge o everybody knowsmenos da una piedra ( Esp fam); it's better than nothing, it's better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick ( colloq hum), things could be worse ( colloq)no dejar piedra por mover to leave no stone unturnedno dejar piedra sobre piedra to raze to the groundlos rebeldes arrasaron la villa, no dejando piedra sobre piedra the rebels razed the town to the groundel terremoto no dejó piedra sobre piedra nothing o not a stone was left standing after the earthquakecuando los niños nos visitan no dejan piedra sobre piedra when the children come to visit us they wreak havoc o leave a trail of destructionno soy/no es de piedra I'm/he's only human, I'm not/he's not made of stonetirar la piedra y esconder la mano to play sneaky trickstirar la primera piedra to cast the first stonetirar piedras a su propio tejado to foul one's own nestCompuestos:( Arquit) cornerstone; (fundamento, base) cornerstonesandstonegranite● piedra caliza or de callimestonewhetstonesource of gossipmillstone(en joyería) touchstone, standard; (muestra, punto de referencia) touchstonephilosopher's stonefoundation stonelodestone● piedra miliar or millarmilestone( Méx) pumice stonepumice stoneprecious stonesemiprecious stoneB1 (de un mechero) flint2 (cálculo) stonetiene piedras en el riñón/la vesícula she has kidney stones/gallstones3 ( Meteo) large hailstoneC¡qué piedra! dejé el libro en casa damn o what a drag! I've left the book at home ( colloq)* * *
piedra sustantivo femenino
1 ( material) stone;
( trozo) stone, rock (esp AmE);
me tiró una piedra he threw a stone o rock at me;
piedra caliza or de cal limestone;
piedra de molino millstone;
piedra pómez pumice stone;
piedra preciosa precious stone;
dejar a algn de piedra (fam) to stun sb;
(duro) como una piedra ‹pan/asado› rock hard;
tiene el corazón duro como una piedra he has a heart of stone
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◊ tiene piedras en el riñón/la vesícula she has kidney stones/gallstones
piedra sustantivo femenino
1 stone
2 (de mechero) flint
♦ Locuciones: menos da una piedra, it's better than nothing
dejar o quedarse de piedra, to be stunned
' piedra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
angular
- cantera
- cartón
- convidada
- convidado
- crucero
- dócil
- esconder
- faceta
- grava
- inscripción
- labrada
- labrado
- picar
- pómez
- sillar
- tejo
- Tiro
- adoquín
- ámbar
- ara
- astillarse
- aventar
- bloque
- calizo
- cerca
- cercado
- china
- cincelar
- corazón
- diamante
- edad
- encima
- engarzar
- grano
- incrustar
- jaspe
- labrar
- machacar
- montar
- partir
- pulir
- rebotar
- tropezar
- vena
English:
age
- carve
- cast
- chalk
- chisel
- cornerstone
- cut
- flint
- gem
- gouge out
- jewel
- limestone
- millstone
- missile
- moss
- mottled
- polish
- polished
- precious stone
- pumice (stone)
- rhinestone
- set
- slab
- spitting distance
- split
- stone
- Stone Age
- stonewashed
- tablet
- wear away
- change
- corner
- grind
- hail
- lime
- meteoric
- precious
- rock
- scrape
* * *piedra nf1. [material, roca] stone;una casa/un muro de piedra a stone house/wall;lavado a la piedra stonewashed;dejar a alguien de piedra to stun sb;estar más duro que una piedra to be rock hard;Fammenos da una piedra it's better than nothing;no dejar piedra sobre piedra to leave no stone standing;Esp muy Fampasarse por la piedra a alguien [sexualmente] to have it off with sb;poner la primera piedra [inaugurar] to lay the foundation stone;[sentar las bases] to lay the foundations;no quedar piedra sobre piedra: tras el terremoto no quedaba piedra sobre piedra there wasn't a stone left standing after the earthquake;quedarse de piedra to be stunned;tirar la piedra y esconder la mano to play the innocent;tirar la primera piedra to cast the first stone;están tirando piedras contra su propio tejado they're just harming themselvespiedra de afilar whetstone, grindstone; también Fig piedra angular cornerstone;piedra arenisca sandstone;piedra caliza limestone;piedra filosofal philosopher's stone;piedra fina precious stone;RP piedra laja slate paving stone;piedra de molino millstone;Méx piedra poma pumice stone;piedra pómez pumice stone;piedra preciosa precious stone;Hist la piedra de Roseta the Rosetta stone;piedra semipreciosa semi-precious stone;piedra de toque touchstone;Figfue la piedra de toque del equipo it was a chance to see how good the team was2. [de mechero] flint;3. [en vejiga, riñón, vesícula] stone;tiene una piedra en el riñón/en la vesícula she has a kidney stone/gallstone4. [granizo] hailstone;RP Famcayó piedra sin llover oh no, look who's here5. [de molino] millstone, grindstonetener una piedra con alguien to be hacked off with sb;sacarle la piedra a alguien to hack sb off* * *f tb MED stone;quedarse de piedra fig fam be stunned;el ejército invasor no dejó piedra sobre piedra de la ciudad fig the invading army razed the city to the ground odid not leave a stone standing in the city;tirar piedras a su propio tejado fig fam shoot o.s. in the foot fam ;tirar la piedra y esconder la mano do things on the sly;poner ocolocar la primera piedra lay the foundation stone;* * *piedra nf1) : stone2) : flint (of a lighter)3) : hailstone4)piedra de afilar : whetstone, grindstone5)piedra angular : cornerstone6)piedra arenisca : sandstone7)piedra caliza : limestone8)piedra imán : lodestone9)piedra de molino : millstonepiedra de toque : touchstone* * *piedra n stonepiedra preciosa gem / precious stone -
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1) General subject: foul one's own nest, tell tales out of school, wash dirty linen in public, wash one's dirty linen in public, tell tale out of school, bring out, air( or wash) one's dirty linen in public2) Set phrase: it is an ill bird that fouls its own nest (дословно: Плоха та птица, которая собственное гнездо пачкает), tell tales out of school (дословно: Разбалтывать за стенами школы), wash one's dirty linen in public (дословно: Стирать свое грязное белье на людях)3) Makarov: cry stinking fish4) Taboo: shit (one's) own nestУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > выносить сор из избы
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m stonerestare di sasso be thunderstruck* * *sasso s.m.1 ( pietra, roccia) stone, rock; ( sassolino) pebble: la strada è piena di sassi, the road is full of stones; una casa di sasso, a house of stone; duro come un sasso, as hard as stone; tirare un sasso a qlcu., to throw a stone at s.o. // fare pietà ai sassi, (fig.) to move a heart of stone // avere un cuore di sasso, (fig.) to have a heart of stone // rimanere di sasso, (fig.) to be dumbfounded (o astounded); la sua affermazione mi lasciò di sasso, his statement left me dumbfounded // tirare il sasso e nascondere la mano, (fig.) to attack from under cover* * *['sasso]sostantivo maschile stone••duro come un sasso — as hard as stone o as a rock
rimanere di sasso — to be riveted to the spot, to be flabbergasted
lanciare un sasso nello stagno — to put o set the cat among the pigeons BE
* * *sasso/'sasso/sostantivo m.stone; tirare un sasso to throw a stone\duro come un sasso as hard as stone o as a rock; dormire come un sasso to sleep like a log; tirare -i in piccionaia to foul one's own nest; rimanere di sasso to be riveted to the spot, to be flabbergasted; digerire anche i -i to have a cast-iron stomach; lanciare un sasso nello stagno to put o set the cat among the pigeons BE; tirare il sasso e nascondere la mano to attack from under cover. -
8 escupir
v.1 to spit out.escupir a alguien to spit at somebodyle escupió en la cara she spat in his facelas ametralladoras escupían fuego the machine guns were blazing away2 to spit.María escupió el bocado Mary spit out the morsel.El cómplice escupió el secreto The accomplice barked out the secret.3 to spit on, to spit.El chico escupió al juez The boy spit on the judge.* * *1 to spit1 to spit out2 figurado (despedir) to belch out* * *verb* * *1.VI to spit2. VT1) [persona] [+ sangre] to spit; [+ comida] to spit out; [+ palabra] to spit, spit out2) (=arrojar) [+ llamas] to belch out, spew3) * (=confesar) to cough *, sing ** * *1.verbo intransitivo to spit2.escupir vtb) <llamas/lava> to belch out* * *= spitting, spit, spit out.Ex. Focusing on such behaviors as blowing one's nose, spitting, & table manners, the author shows that innovations, eg, the fork & the handkerchief, marked a fundamental shift in the 'threshold features of embarrassment & shame'.Ex. Three days later, she started to cough up phlegm and spit blood.Ex. On Crete the locals eat them by the handful and spit out the pits like watermelon seeds.* * *1.verbo intransitivo to spit2.escupir vtb) <llamas/lava> to belch out* * *= spitting, spit, spit out.Ex: Focusing on such behaviors as blowing one's nose, spitting, & table manners, the author shows that innovations, eg, the fork & the handkerchief, marked a fundamental shift in the 'threshold features of embarrassment & shame'.
Ex: Three days later, she started to cough up phlegm and spit blood.Ex: On Crete the locals eat them by the handful and spit out the pits like watermelon seeds.* * *escupir [I1 ]vito spit[ S ] prohibido escupir no spittingescupirle A algn to spit AT sble escupió en la cara he spat in her face■ escupirvt‹comida› to spit out; ‹sangre› to spit, spit upel volcán escupió toneladas de lava tons of lava spewed forth from the volcano, the volcano belched out tons of lava* * *
escupir ( conjugate escupir) verbo intransitivo
to spit;
escupirle a algn to spit at sb;
verbo transitivo
‹ sangre› to spit, cough up
escupir
I verbo intransitivo to spit
II verbo transitivo to spit out
' escupir' also found in these entries:
English:
cough up
- spit
* * *♦ vito spit;Amescupir para arriba to foul one's own nest♦ vt1. [sujeto: persona, animal] to spit out;¡escúpelo! spit it out!;escupir sangre to spit blood;escupir a alguien to spit at sb;le escupió en la cara she spat in his face2. [sujeto: volcán] to spew out;[sujeto: chimenea] to belch out;las ametralladoras escupían fuego the machine guns were blazing away* * *I v/i spit;en la cara spit in s.o.’s faceII v/t spit out;escupir fuego spew out flames* * *escupir v: to spit* * * -
9 выносить сор из избы
разг., неодобр.wash one's (the) dirty linen in public; tell (carry) tales out of school; foul one's own nest; cry stinking fishВпрочем, мистер Астлей до того застенчив, стыдлив и молчалив, что на него почти можно понадеяться, - из избы сора не вынесет. (Ф. Достоевский, Игрок) — But Mr. Astley is so shy, so bashful and taciturn, that he can be absolutely relied upon - he is not one to drag private matters into the light of day.
В комнату вошла соседка. Василий с облегчением вздохнул... Всё приняло мирный вид: в семье был неписанный и нерушимый закон - сора из избы не выносить. (Г. Николаева, Жатва) — A woman from next door came in. Vasili felt relieved. Everything wore an air of peace. It was an unwritten and inviolable law in the family never to wash the dirty linen in public.
Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > выносить сор из избы
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10 a spăla rufele murdare în public
to air / to wash one's dirty linen in publicto cry stinking fishto tell tales out of schoolto foul one's own nest.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > a spăla rufele murdare în public
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11 наложить в собственные штаны
Ecology: foul (one's) own nest (от безысходности, равнодушия, тупости)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > наложить в собственные штаны
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12 плевать в свой собственный колодец
General subject: foul one's own nestУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > плевать в свой собственный колодец
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13 besudle
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14 echarse tierra encima
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15 manchar el propio nido
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foul one's own nest — If you act in a way that harms your own interests, your position or your reputation, you foul your own nest. He fouled his own nest by wrongly accusing his boss … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
foul one's own nest — make a mess of one s life … English contemporary dictionary
foul one's nest — foul one s (own) nest do something damaging or harmful to oneself or one s own interests … Useful english dictionary
foul — /faʊl / (say fowl) adjective 1. grossly offensive to the senses; disgustingly loathsome; noisome: a foul smell. 2. charged with or characterised by offensive or noisome matter: foul air. 3. filthy or dirty, as places, vessels, or clothes. 4.… …
shit on one's own doorstep — vb British to do something damaging or unpardon able which will rebound upon oneself or one s friends; to ruin one s own environ ment. This expression, like the politer foul the nest , has equivalents in most European languages (normally… … Contemporary slang
foul — foully, adv. /fowl/, adj., fouler, foulest, adv., n., v. adj. 1. grossly offensive to the senses; disgustingly loathsome; noisome: a foul smell. 2. containing or characterized by offensive or noisome matter: foul air; foul stagnant water. 3.… … Universalium
Bird nest — For animal nests in general, see Nest. For other uses, see Bird s nest. Deep cup nest of the Great Reed warbler A bird nest is the spot in which a bird lays and incubates its eggs and raises its young. Although the term popularly refers to a… … Wikipedia
disrepute — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Want of good reputation Nouns 1. disrepute, disreputableness, discredit, ill repute, bad name, bad odor, ill favor; disapprobation; ingloriousness, derogation, debasement; degradation, obloquy, ignominy; … English dictionary for students
soil — soil, dirty, sully, tarnish, foul, befoul, smirch, besmirch, grime, begrime can all mean to make or become unclean. Soil basically implies fundamental defilement or pollution (as of the mind or spirit) {why war soils and disarranges whatever it… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… … Universalium