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Detailed Translations for nests from English to French

nest:

nest [the ~] noun

  1. the nest (burrow; hole)
    le nid
    • nid [le ~] noun

to nest verb (nests, nested, nesting)

  1. to nest
    nicher; nidifier; airer
    • nicher verb (niche, niches, nichons, nichez, )
    • nidifier verb
    • airer verb

Conjugations for nest:

present
  1. nest
  2. nest
  3. nests
  4. nest
  5. nest
  6. nest
simple past
  1. nested
  2. nested
  3. nested
  4. nested
  5. nested
  6. nested
present perfect
  1. have nested
  2. have nested
  3. has nested
  4. have nested
  5. have nested
  6. have nested
past continuous
  1. was nesting
  2. were nesting
  3. was nesting
  4. were nesting
  5. were nesting
  6. were nesting
future
  1. shall nest
  2. will nest
  3. will nest
  4. shall nest
  5. will nest
  6. will nest
continuous present
  1. am nesting
  2. are nesting
  3. is nesting
  4. are nesting
  5. are nesting
  6. are nesting
subjunctive
  1. be nested
  2. be nested
  3. be nested
  4. be nested
  5. be nested
  6. be nested
diverse
  1. nest!
  2. let's nest!
  3. nested
  4. nesting
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for nest:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
nid burrow; hole; nest
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
airer nest
nicher nest hang out; hang outside
nidifier nest
- cuddle; draw close; nestle; nuzzle; snuggle

Related Words for "nest":

  • nesting, nestable, nested, nests

Synonyms for "nest":


Related Definitions for "nest":

  1. a kind of gun emplacement1
    • a machine-gun nest1
    • a nest of snipers1
  2. furniture pieces made to fit close together1
  3. a gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality1
    • a nest of thieves1
  4. a cosy or secluded retreat1
  5. a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young1
  6. gather nests1
  7. move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position1
  8. fit together or fit inside1
    • nested bowls1
  9. inhabit a nest, usually after building1
    • birds are nesting outside my window every Spring1
  10. To embed one construct inside another. For example, a database may contain a nested table (a table within a table), a program may contain a nested procedure (a procedure declared within a procedure), and a data structure may include a nested record (a record containing a field that is itself a record).2

Wiktionary Translations for nest:

nest
verb
  1. to successively place inside another
  2. to successively neatly fit
    • nest → s'emboîter
  3. to settle into a home
  4. to build or settle into a nest
noun
  1. retreat
  2. hideout
  3. snug residence
  4. place for depositing eggs
  5. bird-built structure
nest
verb
  1. Traductions à trier suivant le sens
  2. Faire son nid
noun
  1. abri d’oiseau
  2. abri d’autre animal
  3. abri, cachette
  4. endroit confortable
  5. construction du nid.

Cross Translation:
FromToVia
nest nicher nestelen — het bouwen van een nest en het grootbrengen van jongen erin, gewoonlijk van vogels
nest nid NestStätte der Aufzucht der Jungen und der Wohnort bestimmter Tiere (z. B. Vögel)
nest enchevêtrer verschachteln — etwas streng hierarchisch, in einander umhüllenden Ebenen aufbauen

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