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Meanings of roost in inglés

catalán
emperxar

Sit, as on a branch.

emperxar
Sinónimos
Examples for "rest"
Examples for "rest"
1
OPINION:The peoples of Ireland and the rest of Europe are deeply connected.
The Irish Times
2
They cannot continue on this way much longer without rest and water.
Tuck
3
However, the rest of the national daily market suffered a tough October.
The Guardian
4
The rest is history; 40 million album sales and, of course, tragedy.
The Irish Times
5
The company resumed its forced march after a short ten minutes' rest.
The Sword of Shannara
1
He knew the lookout well; they had often shared this precarious perch.
In the King's name
2
The subject in question hung upside down from his perch, watching her.
It Must Be Love
3
So I would rather hang them on the perch in the hen-house.
The Hero of Esthonia and Other Studies in the Romantic Literatur...
4
Their attic perch afforded a clear field of fire over the palisade.
Genellan: planetfall
5
I could see all the players in the case from my perch.
The Guardian
Usage of roost in inglés
1
Live long enough, you see all your birds come home to roost.
Anansi Boys
2
It's coming home to roost over the next 50 years or so.
The Guardian
3
The proverbial chickens have come home to roost in Dublin's College Green.
The Irish Times
4
With a couple of exceptions, misguided policies are coming home to roost.
Reuters
5
The Interim DA leader believes her chickens have come home to roost.
The South African
6
The Hegira is completed,-wehave all taken roost in the old Tower.
The Caxtons: A Family Picture — Volume 12
7
Otherwise, and he would have come to Collier's roost more deeply handicapped.
Internecine
8
I suppose Angela has gone upstairs; she goes to roost very early.
Dawn
9
The grouse are much like ours, only larger, and roost in trees.
A Lady's Life on a Farm in Manitoba
10
When I lived in New York, Mayor Ed Koch ruled the roost.
The Irish Times
11
This here's the tree the turks hes picked out tuh roost in.
Afloat; or, Adventures on Watery Trails
12
Gard crept along the slope, and found a roost above the landing-place.
A Maid of the Silver Sea
13
He ruled the roost from the moment he showed up, didn't he?
In a gilded cage
14
This is a chicken that comes back to roost in heavier years.
Some Everyday Folk and Dawn
15
He'll probably roost on the rail at the bottom of your bed.
Beasts and Super-Beasts
16
How do sucker-footed bats hold on, and why do they roost head-up?
Wired
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Ireland
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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