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1. noun1) (of bird, animal, insect) Nest, das3)2. intransitive verb 3. transitive verb1) (place as in nest) einbetten2) (pack one inside the other) ineinander setzen [Töpfe usw.]* * *[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.) das Nest2. verb(to build a nest and live in it: A pair of robins are nesting in that bush.) nisten- academic.ru/49571/nestling">nestling- nest-egg
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- feather one's nest* * *[nest]I. nempty \nest syndrome Gefühl nt der Leere, wenn die Kinder aus dem Haus sind4.▶ it's an ill bird that fouls it's own \nest BRIT ( prov) nur ein schlechter Charakter beschmutzt das eigene Nest▶ to feather one's [own] \nest in die eigene Tasche arbeiten [o wirtschaften]▶ to foul one's [own] \nest das eigene Nest beschmutzenII. vi ORN, SCI nisten▪ to \nest sth etw verschachteln* * *[nest]1. n1) (of birds, bees, ants) Nest nta nest of tables — ein Satz m Tische or von Tischen
3) (fig: den) Schlupfwinkel ma nest of spies/criminals — ein Agenten-/Verbrechernest
2. vi1) (bird) nisten2)* * *nest [nest]A s2. figa) Nest n, behagliches Heimb) Zufluchtsort m3. figa) Schlupfwinkel m, Versteck nb) Brutstätte f:nest of vice Lasterhöhle f4. Brut f (junger Tiere):take a nest ein Nest ausnehmen5. MIL (Widerstands-, Maschinengewehr- etc) Nest n:6. Serie f, Satz m (ineinanderpassender Dinge, wie Schüsseln, Tische etc)7. GEOL Nest n, geschlossenes Gesteinslager:nest of ore Erznest8. TECH Satz m, Gruppe f (miteinander arbeitender Räder, Flaschenzüge etc):nest of boiler tubes Heizrohrbündel nB v/i1. a) ein Nest bauenb) nisten:2. sich einnisten, sich niederlassen3. Vogelnester suchen und ausnehmenC v/t1. unterbringen* * *1. noun1) (of bird, animal, insect) Nest, das3)2. intransitive verb 3. transitive verb1) (place as in nest) einbetten2) (pack one inside the other) ineinander setzen [Töpfe usw.]* * *n.Nest -er n. v.verschachteln v.
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