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1 nest-egg
noun (a sum of money saved up for the future.) pé-de-meia* * *nest-egg[n'est eg] n 1 indez: ovo que se coloca no ninho para servir de chamariz à galinha. 2 quantia depositada como início de pecúlio. 3 pé-de-meia, economia. -
2 nest-egg
noun (a sum of money saved up for the future.) pé-de-meia -
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.) ninho2. verb(to build a nest and live in it: A pair of robins are nesting in that bush.) fazer ninho- nestling- nest-egg
- feather one's own nest
- feather one's nest* * *[nest] n 1 ninho. 2 covil, toca. 3 retiro. 4 ninhada. 5 jogo (série de objetos). • vt+vi 1 aninhar. 2 fazer ninho. to feather one’s nest acumular riquezas de maneira escusa, valer-se de oportunidade para enriquecer. to foul one’s own nest difamar a própria família. to stir up a hornet’s nest mexer em casa de marimbondo. -
4 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.) ninho2. verb(to build a nest and live in it: A pair of robins are nesting in that bush.) nidificar- nestling- nest-egg - feather one's own nest - feather one's nest -
5 egg
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.) ovo2) (such an object laid by a hen, used as food: Would you rather have boiled, fried or scrambled eggs?) ovo3) (in the female mammal, the cell from which the young one is formed; the ovum: The egg is fertilized by the male sperm.) óvulo•- egg-cup- eggplant
- eggshell
- put all one's eggs in one basket
- teach one's grandmother to suck eggs II [eɡ]- egg on* * *[eg] n 1 ovo, Biol óvulo, germe. 2 fig princípio ou origem de qualquer coisa. 3 sl bomba, granada, mina. • vt 1 cobrir alimentos com ovos. 2 coll jogar ovos. as sure as eggs sl com toda a certeza. bad egg sl mau sujeito. fried eggs ovos estrelados, fritos. good egg sl bom sujeito. hard boiled eggs ovos cozidos. old egg velho amigo. poached eggs ovos escalfados. scrambled eggs ovos mexidos. soft boiled eggs ovos quentes, ovos cozidos moles. the white of an egg a clara do ovo. the yolk of an egg a gema do ovo. to be left with egg on one’s face sl ficar com cara de bobo. to egg and crumb empanar: cobrir de gema e farinha de rosca. to egg on instigar, provocar, encorajar. to lay an egg Amer sl fracassar, falhar. to put all eggs into one basket arriscar tudo, colocar todo o dinheiro em um único jogo. to teach your grandmother to suck eggs ensinar o padre-nosso ao vigário. to tread upon eggs pisar em ovos. -
6 egg
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.) ovo2) (such an object laid by a hen, used as food: Would you rather have boiled, fried or scrambled eggs?) ovo3) (in the female mammal, the cell from which the young one is formed; the ovum: The egg is fertilized by the male sperm.) óvulo•- egg-cup- eggplant - eggshell - put all one's eggs in one basket - teach one's grandmother to suck eggs II [eɡ]- egg on
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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 — n an amount of money that you have saved so that you can use it for something special in the future ▪ They had to use part of their retirement nest egg to pay for their son s college fees … Dictionary of contemporary English
nest egg — If you have some money saved for the future, it is a nest egg … The small dictionary of idiomes
nest egg — nest′ egg n. 1) money saved and held as a reserve for emergencies, retirement, etc 2) ahb. a natural or artificial egg placed in a nest to induce a hen to continue laying eggs there • Etymology: 1600–10 … From formal English to slang
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nest egg — n. 1. an artificial or real egg left in a nest to induce a hen to lay more eggs there 2. money, etc. put aside as a reserve or to establish a fund … English World dictionary
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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