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1 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. -
2 nest
[nest]1. nouna structure or place in which birds (and some animals and insects) hatch or give birth to and look after their young:عُشa wasp's nest.
2. verbto build a nest and live in it:يُعَشِّش، يَبْني عُشّاًA pair of robins are nesting in that bush.
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3 vosí hnízdo
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4 darázsfészek
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5 jicotera
f.1 wasp's nest, hornets' nest, hornet's nest, wasp nest.2 row, racket, disturbance, riot.* * ** * *a) (Méx) ( nido) wasp's nestb) ( ruido) row (colloq)armar una jicotera — to kick up a fuss o row
* * *a) (Méx) ( nido) wasp's nestb) ( ruido) row (colloq)armar una jicotera — to kick up a fuss o row
* * *armar una jicotera to kick up a fuss o row ( colloq)* * *
jicotera sustantivo femenino
* * *jicotera nfCAm, Méx1. [nido] wasp's nest2. [zumbido] buzzing3. [bullicio] commotion, row -
6 Wespennest
n wasps’ nest; in ein Wespennest stechen fig. stir up a hornets’ nest; sich in ein Wespennest setzen fig. bring down a hornets’ nest on one’s head* * *Wẹs|pen|nestntwasp's nest* * *Wes·pen·nestnt ZOOL wasp's nest* * *das wasp's nestin ein Wespennest stechen — (fig. ugs.) stir up a hornets' nest
* * *Wespennest n wasps’ nest;in ein Wespennest stechen fig stir up a hornets’ nest;sich in ein Wespennest setzen fig bring down a hornets’ nest on one’s head* * *das wasp's nestin ein Wespennest stechen — (fig. ugs.) stir up a hornets' nest
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7 avispero
m.1 wasp's nest (nido).2 mess (informal) (lío).meterse en un avispero to get into a mess3 comb, wasp nest, wasps' nest, vespiary.* * *1 (conjunto de avispas) swarm of wasps2 (nido de avispas) wasp's nest4 MEDICINA carbuncle* * *SM1) (=nido) wasps' nest2) (Med) carbuncle3) * (=enredo) hornet's nest, messmeterse en un avispero — to get o.s. into a jam *
* * *a) ( nido) wasps' nestesa oficina es un avispero — (RPl) that office is a madhouse (colloq)
alborotar or revolver el avispero — to stir up a hornet's nest
b) ( lío) messc) (Med) carbuncle* * *= wasps' nest.Ex. When I was a young, troublesome rapscallion, one of my favorite destructive pastimes was to throw rocks at wasps' nests.* * *a) ( nido) wasps' nestesa oficina es un avispero — (RPl) that office is a madhouse (colloq)
alborotar or revolver el avispero — to stir up a hornet's nest
b) ( lío) messc) (Med) carbuncle* * *= wasps' nest.Ex: When I was a young, troublesome rapscallion, one of my favorite destructive pastimes was to throw rocks at wasps' nests.
* * *1 (nido) wasps' nestalborotar or revolver el avispero to stir up a hornet's nest2 (lío) messmeterse en un avispero to get oneself into a mess o into trouble3 ( Med) carbuncle* * *
avispero sustantivo masculino ( nido) wasps' nest
avispero sustantivo masculino
1 (nido) wasps' nest
2 (asunto complicado, lío) mess
* * *avispero nm1. [nido] wasps' nest;Famalborotar el avispero to stir up a hornet's nestmeterse en un avispero to get into a mess* * *m wasps’ nest;meterse en un avispero fig get o.s. into trouble* * *avispero nm: wasps' nest -
8 σφήξ
σφήξ, - ηκόςGrammatical information: m.Meaning: `wasp' (Il.).Other forms: Dor. (Theoc.) -ᾱκός m.Derivatives: I. σφηκ-ιά f. `wasp-nest' (S., E., Ar., LXX a.o.; Scheller Oxytonierung 68). 2. - ίον n. `comb in a wasp's nest' (Arist., Thphr. a.o.); ἐπι-σφήκ-ιον n. meaning unknown (Delos IIIa). 3. - ίσκος m. `pointed wood, rafter etc.' (Ar., Arist., inscr. a.o.). 4. - ίας m. `id.' (Pherecr.), also name of a verse (Ps.-Plu.; cf. σφηκικός, σφηκώδης). 5. - ειον n. `wasp-like insect' (Nic.). 6. - εια f. old name of the island Cyprus (Lyc., H.). 7. - ικός `wasp-like', name of a verse (Eust.), - ώδης `id.' (Ar. a.o.), also name of a verse (sch.). 8. - ισμός εἶδος αὑλή-σεως, εἰρημένον ἀπὸ τῆς ἐμφερείας τῶν βομ\<β\>ῶν H. (: *σφη-κίζω). 9. - ίωσις κηρία σφηκῶν H. (: σφηκ-ίον, *-ιόω). 10. Unclear σφηκός = σφηκώδης (S. Fr. 29), σφήξ λόφου τὸ ἄκρον τοῦ λόφου κτλ. H.; σφήκη n. pl. meaning unknown (pap. IIIa). II. Usual denom. - όομαι, - όω, often w. prefix, e.g. ἀπο-, δια-, ἐπι-, `to be contracted, bound in the middle, esp. to contract, to bind' (P52, Ar., hell. a. late epic, late prose) with - ωμα n. `point of a helmet' (S., Ar.), `cord, cable' (pap. IIIa etc.).Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]Etymology: On the formation cf. μύρμηξ, σκώληξ (s. vv.). Unexplained. Tempting, but morpholog. difficult is the comparison with σφήν (Solmsen Wortforsch. 129 w. n. 1, Grošelj Živa Ant. 4, 176). Other proposal: to σφάκελος referring to the constricted body (Persson Beitr. 1, 396 n. 1 asking); to ψήν `gall-insect', ψῆν `rub' (Hofmann Et. Wb. with Specht Ursprung 45); on the supposed metathesis etc. Hiersche Ten. aspiratae 189 f. On the certainly wrong combination with Lat. vespa a. cogn. (since Pott) s. Curtius 382 a. Bq; thus Georgiev Word 3, 77 ff. Older attempts (w. lit.) in Bq. -- Furnée 393 compares ψήν and concludes that the word is Pre-Greek; the conclusion is certainly right.Page in Frisk: 2,831Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > σφήξ
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9 ampiaispesä
yks.nom. ampiaispesä; yks.gen. ampiaispesän; yks.part. ampiaispesää; yks.ill. ampiaispesään; mon.gen. ampiaispesien ampiaispesäin; mon.part. ampiaispesiä; mon.ill. ampiaispesiinwasp's nest (noun)wasps' nest (noun)* * *• wasp's nest• wasps' nest -
10 jicote
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11 осиное гнездо
1) General subject: a hornets' nest, a nest of hornets, bike, hornet's nest, hornets' nest, nest of wasps, vespiary, wasp s' nest, wasps' nest2) Scottish language: byke -
12 скопище врагов
General subject: hornets' nest, nest of wasps, wasp s' nest, wasps' nest -
13 hvepserede
wasps' (, wasp's) nest;(fig) hornets' nest;[ stikke hånden i en hvepserede] stir up a hornets' nest. -
14 guêpier
guêpier [gepje]masculine noun( = piège) trap* * *gepjenom masculin1) ( nid de guêpes) wasps' nest2) ( situation difficile) tight cornerdans quel guêpier es-tu allé te fourrer? — (colloq) what kind of mess have you got GB ou gotten US yourself into?
* * *ɡepje nmfig trap* * *guêpier nm1 ( nid de guêpes) wasps' nest;2 ( situation difficile) tight corner; se fourrer○ dans/se sortir d'un guêpier to get oneself into/out of a tight corner; dans quel guêpier es-tu allé te fourrer○? what kind of mess have you got GB ou gotten US yourself into?;3 ( oiseau) bee-eater.[gepje] nom masculin1. [nid de guêpes] wasp's nest2. [situation périlleuse] sticky situationil s'est fourré ou mis dans un beau guêpier he got himself into a sticky situation -
15 Wespennest
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16 crābrō
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17 ανθρηνίοις
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18 ἀνθρηνίοις
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19 ανθρήνια
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20 ἀνθρήνια
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