roost

roost
ru:st
1. noun
(a branch etc on which a bird rests at night.) percha, gallinero

2. verb
((of birds) to sit or sleep on a roost.) posarse en una percha/gallinero; dormir sobre una percha/gallinero
- rule the roost
roost
tr[rʊːst]
noun
1 percha
intransitive verb
1 posarse
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to rule the roost llevar la batuta
roost ['ru:st] vi
: posarse, dormir (en una percha)
roost n
: percha f
roost
n.
• cetro s.m.
• gallinero s.m.
• lugar de descanso s.m.
• percha s.f.
• percha de gallinero s.f.
v.
• descansar en la percha v.

I ruːst
noun percha f, palo m

to rule the roost — llevar la batuta


II
intransitive verb posarse (para pasar la noche)

to come home to roost: they've neglected the problem for years and now the o their chickens are coming home to roost — llevan años sin ocuparse del problema y ahora están pagando las consecuencias

[ruːst]
1.
N (gen) percha f ; (=hen roost) gallinero m
- rule the roost
2. VI
1) (lit) dormir posado
2) (fig)
- come home to roost: now his policies have come home to roost
* * *

I [ruːst]
noun percha f, palo m

to rule the roost — llevar la batuta


II
intransitive verb posarse (para pasar la noche)

to come home to roost: they've neglected the problem for years and now the o their chickens are coming home to roost — llevan años sin ocuparse del problema y ahora están pagando las consecuencias


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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