English-French translations for hotbed

haut lieu
nid
Le Parlement européen, tel que représenté par de nombreux députés, est un nid de fraude. The European Parliament, as represented by many MEPs, is a hotbed of fraud.

A low bed of earth covered with glass, and heated with rotting manure, used for the germination of seeds and the growth of tender plants, like a miniature hothouse
An environment that is ideal for the growth or development of something, especially of something undesirable
An iron platform in a rolling mill, on which hot bars, rails, etc., are laid to cool

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