nido

m.

1 nest.

irse del nido (figurative) to leave the nest

2 home, abode.

3 nidus.

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nido

► nombre masculino

1 nest

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FRASEOLOGÍA

caerse del nido figurado to be born yesterday

■ ¿qué te crees, que me acabo de caer del nido o qué? what do you take me for? I wasn't born yesterday you know!

nido de abeja smocking

nido de amor love nest

nido de ladrones den of thieves

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noun m.

nest

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SM

1) [gen] nest

- caer del nido

- parece que se ha caído de un nido

- manchar el propio nido

nido de abeja — [en tela] honeycomb pattern

nido de amor — love-nest

nido de víboras — nest of vipers

2) (=escondrijo) hiding place

un nido de ladrones — a den of thieves

3) [de conflictos] hotbed; [de discusiones] focus

el reparto de premios fue un nido de polémicas — the prize giving gave rise to heated arguments

4) [en hospital] baby unit

5) [de bebé] (=camita) cot; (=corralito) play-pen

6) (=emplazamiento)

nido de ametralladoras — machine-gun nest

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masculino

a) (de aves, insectos) nest

caerse del nido — (fam)

¿tú te crees que yo me he caído del nido? — I wasn't born yesterday, you know! (colloq)

ser un nido de víboras — to be a nest of vipers

b) (hogar) nest

los hijos ya han dejado el nido — the children have already flown the nest

c) (guarida) den

un nido de ladrones — a den of thieves

- nido de amor

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= backlog, nest, leper colony, nidus.

Ex. When the move took place in 1897, it was found that there was a backlog of some thirty years of uncatalogued and unbound material.

Ex. Here the idea of chronological sequence may be used; for example, when considering the relative position in the overall order of 'birds' and 'nests', birds must come first.

Ex. Without data protection legislation the UK could become the leper colony of unsafe information with companies in other countries refusing to transmit valuable data into the UK.

Ex. The sacrum was used in sacrificial rites, was considered to play an important role in protecting the genitalia and its intactness as a nidus for resurrection at the Day of Judgment was vital.

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* cama nido = truckle bed, trumple bed, trundle bed.

* dejar el nido = fly + the nest, leave + the nest.

* nido comestible = esculent nest.

* nido de avispas = hornet's nest, wasps' nest.

* nido de cuervo = crow's nest.

* nido familiar = family nest.

* volar del nido = fly + the nest, leave + the nest.

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masculino

a) (de aves, insectos) nest

caerse del nido — (fam)

¿tú te crees que yo me he caído del nido? — I wasn't born yesterday, you know! (colloq)

ser un nido de víboras — to be a nest of vipers

b) (hogar) nest

los hijos ya han dejado el nido — the children have already flown the nest

c) (guarida) den

un nido de ladrones — a den of thieves

- nido de amor

* * *

= backlog, nest, leper colony, nidus.

Ex: When the move took place in 1897, it was found that there was a backlog of some thirty years of uncatalogued and unbound material.

Ex: Here the idea of chronological sequence may be used; for example, when considering the relative position in the overall order of 'birds' and 'nests', birds must come first.

Ex: Without data protection legislation the UK could become the leper colony of unsafe information with companies in other countries refusing to transmit valuable data into the UK.

Ex: The sacrum was used in sacrificial rites, was considered to play an important role in protecting the genitalia and its intactness as a nidus for resurrection at the Day of Judgment was vital.

* cama nido = truckle bed, trumple bed, trundle bed.

* dejar el nido = fly + the nest, leave + the nest.

* nido comestible = esculent nest.

* nido de avispas = hornet's nest, wasps' nest.

* nido de cuervo = crow's nest.

* nido familiar = family nest.

* volar del nido = fly + the nest, leave + the nest.

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nido

masculine

1 (de aves, insectos) nest

caerse del nido (fam): ¿tú te crees que yo me he caído del nido? I wasn't born yesterday, you know! (colloq)

parece que se acaba de caer del nido he's so naive o (colloq) green

ser un nido de víboras to be a nest of vipers

en los nidos de antaño no hay pájaros hogaño (arc); things have changed o time doesn't stand still

2 (hogar) nest

los hijos ya han dejado el nido the children have already left home o flown the nest

3 (en una guardería) babies' sleeping area

4 (guarida) den

un nido de ladrones a den of thieves

cama, mesa

Compuestos:

● nido de abeja

smocking

● nido de ametralladoras

machine-gun nest

● nido de amor

love nest

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nido sustantivo masculino
nest;

◊ un nido de ladrones a den of thieves;

un nido de amor a love nest
nido sustantivo masculino
1 Zool nest
2 (casa, hogar) nest: tus hijos pronto abandonarán el nido, your children will be leaving home soon
3 (guarida, refugio) den: el palacio es un nido de traidores, the palace is a den of traitors
figurado este departamento es un nido de víboras, this department is a nest of vipers
4 (lugar propicio) hotbed: ese ayuntamiento es un nido de discordia, there's a lot of in-fighting going on in that town council
5 (de armas, etc) nest: a 50 metros había un nido de ametralladoras, there was a machine-gun emplacement 50 metres away
6 (en un hospital) child-care unit

'nido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
avispero
- hacer
- hormiguero
- jicotera
English:
nest
- out of

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nido nm

1. [refugio de animal] nest;

Comp

caerse de un nido: ¿te crees que me he caído de un nido? I wasn't born yesterday, you know

2. [en hospital] baby unit;

[en guardería] babies' room

3. [lugar de reunión]

un nido de vicio/ladrones a den of vice/thieves;

esa zona es un nido de prostitución that area is crawling with prostitutes;

ese cuartel es un nido de conspiradores that barracks is crawling with conspirators;

Comp

ser un nido de víboras to be a nest of vipers

4. [hogar] nest;

los niños ya han salido del nido the children have already left o flown the nest;

nido de amor love nest

5. [origen] breeding ground;

esa mesa es un nido de polvo that table seems to attract the dust

6. nido de abeja [punto] smocking

7. nido de ametralladoras [emplazamiento] machine-gun nest

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nido

m nest

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nido nm

1) : nest

2) : hiding place, den

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nido n nest