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1 wasps' nest
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2 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.) nido
2. verb(to build a nest and live in it: A pair of robins are nesting in that bush.) anidar- nestling- nest-egg
- feather one's own nest
- feather one's nest
nest n nidotr[nest]1 nido (hen's) nidal nombre masculino2 (wasp's) avispero; (animal's) madriguera3 figurative use nido, refugio1 anidar, nidificar1 SMALLCOMPUTING/SMALL anidar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLnest egg ahorrillos nombre masculino pluralnest of tables mesas nombre femenino plural nidonest ['nɛst] vi: anidarnest n1) : nido m (de un ave), avispero m (de una avispa), madriguera f (de un animal)2) refuge: nido m, refugio m3) set: juego ma nest of tables: un juego de mesitasn.• nidada s.f.• nidal s.m.• nido s.m.• ponedero s.m.v.• anidar v.• buscar nidos v.
I nest1) (of birds, reptiles) nido m; ( of mice) ratonera f, nido mants' nest — hormiguero m
to fly o leave the nest — \<\<bird/child\>\> volar* del or dejar el nido
to feather one's (own) nest — barrer hacia adentro
2) ( set) juego mnest of tables — mesa f nido
II
intransitive verb \<\<birds\>\> anidar[nest]1. N1) [of bird] nido m ; [of hen] nidal m ; [of rat, fox] madriguera f ; [of mouse] ratonera f ; [of wasps, hornets] avispero m ; [of ants] hormiguero mto fly the nest —
- feather one's nest- foul one's own nest2) (fig) [of thieves, spies] guarida f3) (=set) [of boxes, tables] juego m4) (=gun emplacement)2. VI1) [bird] anidar, hacer su nido2) [collector] buscar nidos3.CPD* * *
I [nest]1) (of birds, reptiles) nido m; ( of mice) ratonera f, nido mants' nest — hormiguero m
to fly o leave the nest — \<\<bird/child\>\> volar* del or dejar el nido
to feather one's (own) nest — barrer hacia adentro
2) ( set) juego mnest of tables — mesa f nido
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intransitive verb \<\<birds\>\> anidar -
3 nest
s.nido (of bird, bandits); hormiguero (of ants); avispero (of wasps)v.1 anidar, nidificar.2 hacer nido.3 colocar dentro de otra estructura de la misma clase.vi.anidar. (plural nestfuls) (pt & pp nested) (pt & pp nested) -
4 avispero
avispero sustantivo masculino ( nido) wasps' nest
avispero sustantivo masculino
1 (nido) wasps' nest
2 (asunto complicado, lío) mess -
5 wasp
wosp(White Anglo-Saxon Protestant; a term used critically (often by minority groups) to refer to the members of the privileged upper middle class in the USA.) (blanco, anglosajón, protestante)- Waspish- waspish
- waspishly
- waspishness
wasp n avispatr[wɒsp]1 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (White, Anglo-Saxon, Protestant) blanco, anglosajón, protestantewasp ['wɑsp] n: avispa fexpr.• americano medio expr.wɑːsp, wɒspnoun (esp AmE) (= white Anglo-Saxon Protestant) persona de la clase privilegiada de los EEUU, blanca, anglosajona y protestante
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Cultural note:
WASP, Wasp - White Anglo-Saxon ProtestantEn EEUU el término se emplea para referirse a una persona blanca cuya familia es originaria del Reino Unido y de religión protestante. Los Wasps están considerados como las personas con mejor posición social y con mayor poder político[wɒsp]1.N avispa fwasps' nest — (also fig) avispero m
2.CPDwasp waist N — (fig) talle m de avispa
* * *[wɑːsp, wɒsp]noun (esp AmE) (= white Anglo-Saxon Protestant) persona de la clase privilegiada de los EEUU, blanca, anglosajona y protestante
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Cultural note:
WASP, Wasp - White Anglo-Saxon ProtestantEn EEUU el término se emplea para referirse a una persona blanca cuya familia es originaria del Reino Unido y de religión protestante. Los Wasps están considerados como las personas con mejor posición social y con mayor poder político
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