| Traduções principais |
WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026:
| nest n | (bird's home) | ninho sm |
| | The bird built a nest in the tree. |
| | O pássaro construiu o ninho na árvore. |
aerie,
eyrie n | (eagle's nest) (de águia) | ninho sm |
| nest n | (insect's lair) | ninho sm |
| | The bees built a nest in the shed. |
| | As abelhas construíra um ninho na cabana. |
| crib n | US, slang (home: flat, house) (casa, apartamento) | casa sm |
| | (gíria, informal) | cafofo, ninho sm |
| | After dinner, they went to his crib to watch television. |
| | Depois do jantar, eles foram para casa assistir televisão. |
| Formas compostas: |
WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026:
| bird's nest n | (structure built by a bird) | ninho de ave, ninho de pássaro loc sm |
| | There is a bird's nest built in the tree outside my house. |
| crow's nest n | (structure made by bird) | ninho de corvo loc sm |
| | There's a crow's nest on top of my neighbour's chimney. |
drey,
dray n | (squirrel's nest) | ninho de esquilo sm + loc adj |
| empty nest n | figurative (home: children have left) (após filhos saírem de casa) | ninho vazio loc sm |
| fly the nest v expr | (bird: leave nest) | deixar o ninho expres v |
| fly the nest v expr | figurative (leave parents' home) (figurado) | deixar o ninho expres v |
| hive in sth vi + prep | (bees: nest) | viver em colmeia expres v |
| | | fazer o ninho, fazer um ninho expres v |
| | There are bees hiving in that hollow tree. |
| hornets' nest n | figurative (trouble) (problema, confusão) | ninho de vespas expres |
| leave the nest v expr | (bird: reach maturity) (literal- ave) | deixar o ninho loc v |
| | Most birds leave the nest once they are able to fly confidently. |
| leave the nest v expr | figurative (person: leave one's parents' home) (figurativo) | deixar o ninho loc v |
| | The kids have finally left the nest and now it's just the two of us. |
| nest vi | (bird: make a nest) | aninhar-se vp |
| | | fazer ninho expres v |
| | Birds nested in the shrubs. |
| | Os pássaros se aninharam nos arbustos. |
| nester n | (bird that builds a nest) | pássaro que faz ninho expres |
| | The goldfinch is a common nester in this part of the country. |
| return to the fold v expr | figurative (come back home) (voltar para casa) | voltar à casa loc v |
| | (informal, fig.) | voltar ao ninho loc v |
| | I was travelling the world for the last nine years but now I've returned to the fold. |
toad-in-the-hole,
egg-in-the-basket n | US (egg cooked in bread) (comida: prato americano) | ovo frito no ninho, ovo no pão sm |