nicher
French → English
verb/[niʃe]/
(zoology) To build or occupy a nest to lay eggs or live in
Les hirondelles aiment nicher sous les toits des vieilles granges.
(English) Swallows like to nest under the roofs of old barns.
L'aigle a choisi de nicher sur cette falaise inaccessible.
(English) The eagle chose to nest on this inaccessible cliff.
verb/[niʃe]/
(figurative) To be situated or hidden in a specific small place
Ce petit village est niché au creux d'une vallée verdoyante.
(English) This small village is nestled in the hollow of a green valley.
Un doute commençait à nicher dans son esprit.
(English) A doubt was beginning to nest in his mind.
Entry ID: fr:en:nicher · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary