nest

nid

Abri qu’un oiseau construit pour pondre ses œufs et s’occuper de ses petits.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : bird nest, build a nest, nest of eggs

nid

Lieu où un animal vit, se repose ou abrite ses petits.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : wasp nest, mouse nest, ant nest

foyer familial, nid

Maison où l’on vit avec ses parents avant de devenir indépendant.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : family home, parental home

Expressions courantes : leave the nest, empty nest, fly the nest

repaire, nid

Lieu où des criminels ou d’autres personnes dangereuses se rassemblent ou se cachent.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : nest of people (The abandoned house had become a nest of thieves.)

Synonymes : den, hideout

Expressions courantes : nest of thieves, nest of spies, criminal nest

nicher

Construire ou occuper un nid pour pondre des œufs ou élever ses petits.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : nest in/on/under somewhere (Swallows nest under the roof.)

Expressions courantes : nest in trees, nest on cliffs, nest under something

imbriquer

Placer une chose dans une autre, souvent en répétant cette disposition avec d’autres éléments.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : nest A inside/within B (You can nest one loop inside another.)

Synonymes : embed

Expressions courantes : nest something inside something, nest something within something, nest loops

s'emboîter, emboîter

Faire entrer des objets les uns dans les autres, généralement les petits dans les grands, ou s’ajuster ainsi.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : nest inside something (The smaller bowls nest inside the largest one.)

Expressions courantes : nest inside something, nest together, nest the bowls

s'installer, faire son nid

S’installer confortablement chez soi et rendre son logement accueillant.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : settle in

Expressions courantes : nest at home, nest in something, nest together