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1 bee sting
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2 ♦ bee
♦ bee (1) /bi:/n.● ( apicoltura) bee-bread, miscela di miele e polline □ (zool.) bee-eater ( Merops apiaster), gruccione; grottaione □ bee glue, propoli □ (fam.) the bee's knees, persona (o cosa) eccezionale; il meglio; il massimo; il top (fam.): He thinks he is the bee's knees, crede d'essere chissà chi □ bee sting, puntura d'ape □ to have a bee in one's bonnet, avere un'idea fissa; essere fissato: He's got a bee in his bonnet against mobiles, è fissato contro i cellulari.bee (2) /bi:/n.bee (3), be /bi:/n.bi; lettera b. -
3 sting
I [stɪŋ]1) (organ) (of insect) pungiglione m., aculeo m.; (of scorpion) pungiglione m.2) (wound) (of insect, plant) puntura f.3) (pain) fitta f., dolore m. acuto4) AE colloq. (rip-off) truffa f., fregatura f.••a sting in the tail — una brutta sorpresa alla fine, in cauda venenum
II 1. [stɪŋ]to take the sting out of — svelenire, rendere meno velenoso [ remark]; mitigare o attenuare l'effetto di [ action]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. stung)1) [insect, plant] pungere2) [ wind] colpire, sferzare3) fig. [ criticism] pungere sul vivo2.* * *1. [stiŋ] noun1) (a part of some plants, insects etc, eg nettles and wasps, that can prick and inject an irritating or poisonous fluid into the wound.) pungiglione, aculeo2) (an act of piercing with this part: Some spiders give a poisonous sting.) puntura3) (the wound, swelling, or pain caused by this: You can soothe a wasp sting by putting vinegar on it.) puntura2. verb1) (to wound or hurt by means of a sting: The child was badly stung by nettles/mosquitoes; Do those insects sting?) pungere2) ((of a wound, or a part of the body) to smart or be painful: The salt water made his eyes sting.) bruciare, dolere* * *[stɪŋ] stung vb: pt, pp1. n2. vt1) (subj: insect, nettle) pungere, (jellyfish) pizzicare, (iodine) bruciare, (cold wind) tagliare, (fig: remark, criticism) pungere sul vivo2) famthey stung me for £40 — mi hanno scucito 40 sterline
3. vi* * *sting /stɪŋ/n.2 (bot.) aculeo; pelo urticante3 puntura ( anche fig.); pungolo; pungiglione; tormento: a wasp sting, la puntura di una vespa; the sting of satire, il pungiglione (il veleno) della satira; the stings of conscience, il pungolo della coscienza; the sting of envy, il tormento dell'invidia5 (fig.) pungolo; stimolo; sprone6 (fam.) mordente; vigore7 [u] (fam.) asprezza; acredine; veleno (fig.), velenosità; l'amaro: the sting of sb. 's criticism, la velenosità delle critiche di q.; to take the sting out of defeat, togliere di bocca l'amaro della sconfitta9 ( slang) manovra per incastrare un criminale; operazione ( della polizia) sotto copertura; trappola (fig.)● (fig.) the sting of her tongue, la sua lingua tagliente □ (zool.) sting-ray ► stingaree □ He felt the sting of the wind, sentiva il soffio gelido del vento □ ( di consiglio, progetto, racconto, ecc.) It has a sting in its tail, «in cauda venenum» (lat.).(to) sting /stɪŋ/(pass. e p. p. stung)A v. t.1 pungere; (fig.) ferire, offendere, irritare, tormentare: A bee has stung me on the neck, un'ape mi ha punto sul collo; The nettles stung her legs, le ortiche le pungevano le gambe; He was stung to the quick, è stato punto sul vivo; to be stung with envy [desire], essere punto dall'invidia [dal desiderio]; His conscience stings him sharply, la coscienza lo tormenta dolorosamente3 (fig.) pungolare; incitare; stimolare; spingere: My words stung him into action, le mie parole lo spinsero ad agire4 ( slang) portare via; far pagare; spillare; fregare (pop.): The seller stung me for 200 pounds, il venditore mi ha fregato duecento sterlineB v. i.2 dare fitte di dolore; dolere; bruciare (fig.): My eyes are stinging from the smoke, mi bruciano gli occhi per il fumo● (fam.) to be stung, farsi imbrogliare (raggirare, fregare): He got stung on that deal, s'è fatto fregare in quell'affare.* * *I [stɪŋ]1) (organ) (of insect) pungiglione m., aculeo m.; (of scorpion) pungiglione m.2) (wound) (of insect, plant) puntura f.3) (pain) fitta f., dolore m. acuto4) AE colloq. (rip-off) truffa f., fregatura f.••a sting in the tail — una brutta sorpresa alla fine, in cauda venenum
II 1. [stɪŋ]to take the sting out of — svelenire, rendere meno velenoso [ remark]; mitigare o attenuare l'effetto di [ action]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. stung)1) [insect, plant] pungere2) [ wind] colpire, sferzare3) fig. [ criticism] pungere sul vivo2. -
4 vaguely
['veɪglɪ]2) (slightly) [embarrassed, irritated] leggermente3) (distractedly) [smile, gaze, say] con aria distratta; [wander, move about] distrattamente4) (imprecisely) [remember, understand, reply] vagamente; [ describe] in modo vago; [defined, formulated] in modo impreciso* * *1) (in a vague manner: I remember him very vaguely.) vagamente2) (slightly: She felt vaguely irritated; I feel vaguely uneasy.) vagamente* * *vaguely /ˈveɪglɪ/avv.2 vagamente; leggermente: The whole episode was vaguely ridiculous, tutto l'episodio è stato vagamente ridicolo3 distrattamente: He peered vaguely over his glasses, ha alzato distrattamente lo sguardo al di sopra degli occhiali.* * *['veɪglɪ]2) (slightly) [embarrassed, irritated] leggermente3) (distractedly) [smile, gaze, say] con aria distratta; [wander, move about] distrattamente4) (imprecisely) [remember, understand, reply] vagamente; [ describe] in modo vago; [defined, formulated] in modo impreciso
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bee-sting — (n.) 1680s, from BEE (Cf. bee) + STING (Cf. sting) (n.). Related: Bee stung, which, of lips, is attested by 1845 … Etymology dictionary
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bee sting — noun a sting inflicted by a bee • Hypernyms: ↑sting, ↑bite, ↑insect bite … Useful english dictionary
bee sting — prick from a bee, small stab of a stinger of a bee … English contemporary dictionary
Bee sting, Africanized — All stings from bees (and other large stinging insects such as yellow jackets, hornets and wasps) can trigger allergic reactions varying greatly in severity. Avoidance and prompt treatment are essential. This is surely so with Africanized honey… … Medical dictionary
Bee sting — Stings from bees and other large stinging insects such as yellow jackets, hornets and wasps can trigger allergic reactions varying greatly in severity. Avoidance and prompt treatment are essential. In selected cases, allergy injection therapy is… … Medical dictionary
bee — [bi:] n [: Old English; Origin: beo] 1.) a black and yellow flying insect that makes ↑honey and can sting you ▪ a swarm of bees ▪ a bee sting 2.) have a bee in your bonnet (about sth) informal to think something is so important, so necessary etc… … Dictionary of contemporary English
sting — bee·sting; sting; sting·a·ree; sting·er; sting·ing·ly; sting·ing·ness; sting·less; un·sting; … English syllables
Bee — Taxobox name = Bees image width = 200px image caption = Honeybee ( Apis mellifera ) collecting pollen regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Hymenoptera subordo = Apocrita superfamilia = Apoidea unranked genus = Anthophila … Wikipedia
sting — sting1 [stıŋ] v past tense and past participle stung [stʌŋ] [: Old English; Origin: stingan] 1.) [I and T] if an insect or a plant stings you, it makes a very small hole in your skin and you feel a sharp pain because of a poisonous substance ▪ He … Dictionary of contemporary English
