nest

nido

Lugar que construye un ave para poner huevos y cuidar a sus crías.

En inglés sencillo: A place a bird builds to lay eggs and care for its young.

• The bird built a nest.
• There are three eggs in the nest.
• A robin's nest was hidden in the hedge.

Expresiones frecuentes: bird nest, build a nest, nest of eggs

nido, madriguera

Lugar donde un animal vive, descansa o protege a sus crías.

En inglés sencillo: A place where an animal lives, rests, or keeps its young.

• We found a mouse nest.
• The wasps built a nest under the roof.
• She lined the rabbit's nest with dry grass.

Expresiones frecuentes: wasp nest, mouse nest, ant nest

hogar familiar, nido

Casa donde alguien vive con sus padres antes de independizarse.

En inglés sencillo: The family home where someone lives with their parents before becoming independent.

• Their eldest son has left the nest.
• She returned to the nest after college.
• They are getting used to an empty nest.

Sinónimos: family home, parental home

Expresiones frecuentes: leave the nest, empty nest, fly the nest

guarida, nido

Lugar donde se reúnen o se esconden delincuentes u otras personas peligrosas.

En inglés sencillo: A place where criminals or other harmful people gather or hide.

• Police found a nest of thieves.
• The old warehouse was a nest of smugglers.
• Agents uncovered a nest of spies in the city.

Cómo se usa: nest of people (The abandoned house had become a nest of thieves.)

Sinónimos: den, hideout

Expresiones frecuentes: nest of thieves, nest of spies, criminal nest

anidar

Construir u ocupar un nido para poner huevos o criar a los pequeños.

En inglés sencillo: To build or stay in a place where an animal can lay eggs or raise its young.

• The birds nest here every spring.
• A pair of owls nested in our tree.
• These seabirds are nesting on the cliffs.

Cómo se usa: nest in/on/under somewhere (Swallows nest under the roof.)

Expresiones frecuentes: nest in trees, nest on cliffs, nest under something

anidar

Poner una cosa dentro de otra, a menudo repitiendo la operación con más cosas.

En inglés sencillo: To put one thing inside another, often with further things placed inside in the same way.

• You can nest folders inside other folders.
• The programmer nested two loops within the function.
• These elements are nested several levels deep.

Cómo se usa: nest A inside/within B (You can nest one loop inside another.)

Sinónimos: embed

Expresiones frecuentes: nest something inside something, nest something within something, nest loops

encajar, anidar

Encajar objetos unos dentro de otros, normalmente poniendo los pequeños dentro de los grandes.

En inglés sencillo: To fit things neatly inside one another, usually from largest to smallest.

• These bowls nest together neatly.
• She nested the boxes to save space.
• Each wooden doll nests inside a larger one.

Cómo se usa: nest inside something (The smaller bowls nest inside the largest one.)

Expresiones frecuentes: nest inside something, nest together, nest the bowls

instalarse, acomodarse

Instalarse cómodamente en una casa y hacerla acogedora.

En inglés sencillo: To settle comfortably into a home and make it feel welcoming.

• They are happily nesting in their new house.
• We spent the weekend nesting at home.
• She nested in the apartment, arranging cushions and pictures.

Sinónimos: settle in

Expresiones frecuentes: nest at home, nest in something, nest together