English-Swedish translations for brood

• ruva
  Kommer rådet att ruva ännu längre på de direktiv som nämndes av kollega Hughes?Does the Council intend to brood much longer over the directives mentioned by Mr Hughes?
• älta
  Det är i alla fall inte mödan värt att älta det förflutna, utan börja ge Europeiska unionen mer kött på benen, genom att komplettera den på det politiska och sociala området.In any event, it is not worth brooding over the past. We should start filling in the 'flesh and bones' of the European Union by completing it politically and socially.
  Hon ältade svåra minnen från sin barndom.
  Jag kan inte sluta älta om orsaken till att jag fick sparken.
• barnaskara en
• kull en
• ruva älta

Definition of brood

• The young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl hatched at one time by the same mother
• The young of any lay an egg|egg-laying creature, especially if produced at the same time
• The children in one family; offspring
• That which is bred or produced; breed; species
• Parentage
• Kept or reared for breeding, said of animals
• To keep an egg warm to make it hatch
• To protect ; to foster
• To dwell upon moodily and at length, mainly alone
• To be bred

Examples

• brood ducks
• a brood mare
• In some species of birds, both the mother and father brood the eggs
• Under the rock was a midshipman fish, brooding a mass of eggs
• He sat brooding about the upcoming battle, fearing the outcome

Related words

• brooding
• broody
• broodmare
• mouthbrooder
• brooder
• foulbrood
• brood comb
• brood parasite
• brood sow