build a nest
вить гнездо
A pair of birds is building a nest in our gutter.
Пара птиц вьёт гнездо в нашем водостоке.
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nest
nest
Meaning of nest
English
a home that birds build from twigs and grass to lay eggs in
Русский
Жилище птицы, построенное из веток, травы и перьев
Pronunciation
British English
/nest/
American English
/nest/
nest with Russian translation
Сочетания и примеры со словом nest
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Птичье гнездо
Birds' nestsвыпасть из гнезда
Baby birds sometimes fall out of the nest before they can fly.
Птенцы иногда выпадают из гнезда, ещё не умея летать.
- a bird's nestптичье гнездо
Дом и семья
Home and familyleave the nest
вылететь из гнезда
Our youngest son will leave the nest this fall.
Наш младший сын осенью вылетит из гнезда.
опустевшее гнездо
With both kids at college, we suddenly have an empty nest.
Оба ребёнка в колледже, и у нас вдруг опустевшее гнездо.
Деньги и неприятности
Money and troublea nest egg
сбережения на чёрный день
We've been putting money aside to build a nest egg.
Мы откладываем деньги, чтобы накопить сбережения на чёрный день.
разворошить осиное гнездо
Asking about the budget would stir up a hornet's nest at the meeting.
Вопрос о бюджете разворошит осиное гнездо на собрании.
nest usage examples
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
The mother bird returned to the nest with food.
Самка вернулась в гнездо с едой.
🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian
We found a nest with three eggs.
Мы нашли гнездо с тремя яйцами.
nest synonyms
Related word breakdowns
What's the difference between nest, roost, and aerie (aery)
Advanced: broader words
ENAt dusk the starlings return to their roost.
A
🇬🇧English
aerie (aery)
a high nest of a bird of prey; literary
C1very rare word
ENThe eagle returned to its aerie on the cliff.
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Questions about this word
What does nest mean?
a home that birds build from twigs and grass to lay eggs in
How do you pronounce nest?
nest is pronounced [nest].
How is nest used in a sentence?
Самка вернулась в гнездо с едой. Translation: The mother bird returned to the nest with food.
Is nest part of Birds vocabulary?
Yes, nest can be learned in the Birds topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.
Is nest part of Living Beings vocabulary?
Yes, nest can be learned in the Living Beings topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.
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