What does nido in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word nido in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use nido in Spanish.

The word nido in Spanish means nest, nest, nest, den, flee the nest, flee the coop, be wet behind the ears, trundle bed, beehive, honeycomb, smocking, seismic epicentre. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word nido

nest

nombre masculino (cama donde crían las aves)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El gorrión construyó su nido sobre la rama más alta del árbol.
The sparrow built its nest on the highest branch of the tree.

nest

nombre masculino (escondite de una plaga)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Detrás de los armarios de la cocina había un nido de cucarachas.
Behind the kitchen cabinets there was a nest of cockroaches.

nest

nombre masculino (figurado (hogar) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los hijos dejan el nido al cumplir la mayoría de edad.
Children fly the nest when they have reach adulthood.

den

nombre masculino (figurado (guarida, madriguera)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Este barrio es muy peligroso, se ha convertido en un nido de ladrones.
This neighborhood is very dangerous, it has become a den of thieves.

flee the nest, flee the coop

locución verbal (figurado (persona: independizarse) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Los jóvenes daneses abandonan el nido a los 16 o 17 años.

be wet behind the ears

locución verbal (ser ingenuo) (be ingenuous)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

trundle bed

(cama bajo otra) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los hermanos duermen en una cama nido.
The brothers sleep in a truckle bed.

beehive

(enjambre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

honeycomb

locución nominal masculina (embalaje)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El nido de abeja es la estructura interior hexagonal de una caja.

smocking

locución nominal masculina (costura: bordado)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El trajecito del bebé tenía un adorno de nido de abeja.

seismic epicentre

(lugar de sismos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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