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roost  (rst)

n.

1. A perch on which domestic fowl or other birds rest or sleep.

2. A place with perches for fowl or other birds.

3. A place for temporary rest or sleep.

intr.v. roost·ed, roost·ing, roosts

To rest or sleep on or as if on a perch or roost.

Idioms:

come home to roost

To have repercussions or aftereffects, especially unfavorable ones: The consequences of your mistake will eventually come home to roost.

rule the roost Informal

To be in charge; dominate: In this house my parents rule the roost.

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[Middle English rooste, from Old English hrst.]

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roost [ruːst]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a place, perch, branch, etc., where birds, esp domestic fowl, rest or sleep

2. a temporary place to rest or stay

rule the roost See rule [20]

vb

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (intr) to rest or sleep on a roost

2. (intr) to settle down or stay

come home to roost to have unfavourable repercussions

[Old English hrōst; related to Old Saxon hrost loft, German Rost grid]

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Roost [ruːst]

n

(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) the. a powerful current caused by conflicting tides around the Shetland and Orkney Islands

[from Old Norse röst]

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Roost a collection of fowls roosting together.

Examples: roost of bats hanging from trees—David Attenborough; of fowls; of small birds, 1827.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	roost - a shelter with perches for fowl or other birds henroost - a roost for hens at night perch - support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird) shelter - protective covering that provides protection from the weather
	2.	roost - a perch on which domestic fowl rest or sleep perch - support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)
Verb	1.	roost - sit, as on a branch; "The birds perched high in the tree" perch, rest sit, sit down - be seated
	2.	roost - settle down or stay, as if on a roost steady down, take root, settle down, root, settle - become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style; "He finally settled down"

Translations

roost [ruːst]

A. N (gen) → percha f; (= hen roost) → gallinero m
to rule the roost → llevar la batuta

B. VI

1. (lit) → dormir posado

2. (fig) to come home to roost: now his policies have come home to roost → ahora su política produce su fruto amargo, ahora se están viendo los malos resultados de su política
these measures only camouflaged the real problem, now the chickens are coming home to roost → estas medidas no eran más que una manera de camuflar el problema y ahora se vuelven contra nosotros, estas medidas sólo camuflaban el problema y ahora se ve que fueron pan para hoy y hambre para mañana

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roost [ˈruːst]

n [bird] → juchoir m
to rule the roost [person] → faire la loi

vi

[bird] → se jucher

the chickens have come home to roost → on récolte ce qu'on a semé

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roost

n (= pole) → Stange f; (= henhouse) → Hühnerhaus nt → or -stall m; at roost → auf der Stange; to come home to roost (fig) → auf den Urheber zurückfallen ? cock, rule

vi (= settle) → sich niederlassen; (= sleep) → auf der Stange schlafen

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roost [ruːst]

1. n → posatoio
to rule the roost → dettar legge

2. vi → appollaiarsi
now the chickens are coming home to roost! (fig) → ora arriva il momento della resa dei conti!

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roost [ruːst]

1. n → posatoio
to rule the roost → dettar legge

2. vi → appollaiarsi
now the chickens are coming home to roost! (fig) → ora arriva il momento della resa dei conti!

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roost

n roost [ruːst]

a branch etc on which a bird rests at night. rustak مَجْثَم الطَّيْر، غُصْن يَبني الطّائِرُ عَلَيْه عُشَّه кокошарник hřad sovepind die Ruhestange μέρος όπου κουρνιάζει ένα πουλί για το βράδυ percha, gallinero õrs لانه orsi perchoir מוֹט अड्डा पक्षियों का motka na kojoj perad spava ülő (tyúkólban) tempat bersarang fugla-/hænsnaprik; grein posatoio とまり木 (닭이나 새 등이 앉는) 홰 lakta lakta ranting pokok roestplaats vagle, sovested grzęda poleiro cracă насест bidlo gred leglo sittpinne คอนสำหรับนกเกาะนอน tünek 棲木 сідало بسیرے کی جگہ nơi chim đậu 栖木，；鸡棚

v

(of birds) to sit or sleep on a roost. rus, slaap يَجْثُم спя hřadovat sætte sig til hvile auf der Stange sitzen,schlafen κουρνιάζω posarse en una percha/gallinero; dormir sobre una percha/gallinero õrrel istuma نشستن yöpyä se percher לַשֶבֶת עַל עָנָף अड्डे पर बैठना पक्षी की तरह boraviti na motki elül (baromfi) bertengger sitja/sofa á priki/grein appollaiarsi とまる 나뭇가지에 앉다 tupėti ant laktos tupēt uz laktas hinggap di ranting roesten sette seg opp for natta, vagle seg siedzieć na grzędzie empoleirar-se a se cocoţa pe cracă (pentru a dormi) сидеть на насесте hradovať sedeti na gredi spavati na motki slå sig ner för att sova, sitta uppflugen och sova เกาะนอน tünemek 棲息 сідати на сідало بسیرالینا đậu và ngủ 栖息

n rooster

(especially American) a farmyard cock. haan ديك петел kohout hane der Haushahn πετεινός gallo kukk خروس kukko coq תַרנגוֹל मुर्गा kokot, pijevac kakas ayam jantan hani gallo おんどり 수탉 gaidys gailis ayam jantan haan hane kogut galo cocoş петух kohút petelin petao tupp ไก่ตัวผู้ horoz 公雞 півень مرغا gà trống 公鸡

rule the roost

to be the person in a group, family etc whose orders, wishes etc are obeyed. die baas wees يلْعَبُ دَور الدّيك، يَتَحَكَّم بالأمور лидер съм vládnout dominere das Regiment führen κάνω κουμάντο llevar la batuta, llevar las riendas, dirigir el cotarro perekonnapea olema, gruppi juhtima ارباب بودن؛ حکومت کردن olla kukkona tunkiolla faire la loi לִמשוֹל בַּכִּיפָּה का अगुवा होना, मुखिया होना voditi glavnu riječ, biti gazda ő az úr a háznál kepala kelompok vera húsbóndi (farla da padrone) 支配する 좌지우지하다 įsakinėti, duoti toną izrīkot; uzdot toni mengetuai de lakens uitdelen dominere, herske over rządzić cantar de galo a face legea командовать vládnuť biti gospodar biti vođa grupe vara herre på täppan เป็นผู้จัดการดูแล sözünü dinletmek/geçirmek 當家 задавати тон کسی گروہ یا خاندان کا وہ شخص جس کا حکم چلتا ہو người đứng đầu 当家