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1 honey
1) (a sweet, thick fluid made by bees from the nectar of flowers: bread and honey.) miel2) ((especially American) darling (used when speaking to someone one loves).) querido, cariño•- honeybee- honeycomb
- honeymoon
honey n mieltr['hʌnɪ]1 miel nombre femeninon.• miel s.f.'hʌni1) u miel f2) ca) (as form of address) (colloq) cariño (fam)b) ( wonderful person) cielo m, encanto m['hʌnɪ]1. N1) (from bees) miel f2) (US) * (=form of address) cariño mhi, honey! — ¡hola, cariño!
is everything ok, honey? — ¿todo bien, cariño or mi vida? *
2.CPDhoney-blondehoney blonde N — rubia f miel
* * *['hʌni]1) u miel f2) ca) (as form of address) (colloq) cariño (fam)b) ( wonderful person) cielo m, encanto m -
2 swarm
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1. noun1) (a great number (of insects or other small creatures) moving together: a swarm of ants.) (abejas) enjambre, hervidero, hormiguero2) ((often in plural) a great number or crowd: swarms of people.) enjambre, multitud, miríada, hervidero, hormiguero
2. verb1) ((of bees) to follow a queen bee in a swarm.) enjambrar2) (to move in great numbers: The children swarmed out of the school.) aglomerarse, apiñarse, pulular3) (to be full of moving crowds: The Tower of London was swarming with tourists.) plagar, bullir, hormiguear, pulularswarm n enjambre / nubetr[swɔːm]1 (of bees) enjambre nombre masculino2 figurative use (of people) enjambre nombre masculino, nube nombre femenino, multitud nombre femenino1 (bees) enjambrar2 figurative use (people) aglomerarse, apiñarse, arremolinarse■ they swarmed round the food like bees round a honey pot se apiñaban alrededor de la comida como abejas alrededor de un bote de mielswarm ['swɔrm] vi: enjambrarswarm n: enjambre mn.• caterva s.f.• enjambre s.m.• escuadrón s.m.• hervidero s.m.• hormigueo s.m.• hormiguero s.m.• muchedumbre s.f.v.• bullir v.• desahijar v.• enjambrar v.• escarabajear v.• hervir v.• hormiguear v.
I swɔːrm, swɔːmnoun enjambre m
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intransitive verb \<\<bees\>\> enjambrarpeople swarmed around the stalls — la gente se aglomeraba or se apiñaba alrededor de los puestos
to swarm WITH somebody/something: the beaches were swarming with tourists — las playas eran un hormiguero de turistas
I [swɔːm]1.N [of bees, mosquitoes] enjambre m ; [of people] multitud f2.VI [bees] enjambrar
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[swɔːm]VIto swarm up a tree/rope — trepar rápidamente por un árbol/una cuerda
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I [swɔːrm, swɔːm]noun enjambre m
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intransitive verb \<\<bees\>\> enjambrarpeople swarmed around the stalls — la gente se aglomeraba or se apiñaba alrededor de los puestos
to swarm WITH somebody/something: the beaches were swarming with tourists — las playas eran un hormiguero de turistas
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3 hive
1) (a box etc where bees live and store up honey: He's building a hive so that he can keep bees.) colmena2) (the bees that live in such a place: The whole hive flew after the queen bee.) colmenahive n colmenatr[haɪv]1 colmena2 figurative use lugar nombre masculino muy activohive ['haɪv] n1) : colmena f2) swarm: enjambre m3) : lugar m muy activoa hive of activity: un hervidero de actividadn.• colmena s.f.v.• acopiar v.• encorchar v.haɪvPhrasal Verbs:- hive off[haɪv]N colmena fa hive of activity — (fig) un hervidero de actividad
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4 bee
bi:1) (a four-winged insect that makes honey.) abeja2) ((especially American) a meeting for combined work and enjoyment: a knitting bee.) trabajo colectivo•- beehive- beeswax
- a bee in one's bonnet
- make a bee-line for
bee n abejatr[biː]1 abeja2 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL círculo de amigos\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be as busy as a bee estar muy ocupado,-ato have a bee in one's bonnet familiar tener una obsesiónto think one's the bees' knees familiar creerse el rey del mambocarpenter bee abeja carpinterabee ['bi:] n1) : abeja f (insecto)2) gathering: círculo m, reunión fn.• abeja s.f.biː1) ( Zool) abeja fyou have been a busy bee, haven't you? — cómo has trabajado!
to have a bee in one's bonnet about something — (colloq) tener* monomanía con algo, tener* algo metido entre ceja y ceja
to think one is the bee's knees — (colloq) creerse* lo máximo or el no va más (fam)
2) ( social gathering) (esp AmE) círculo m[biː]1. N1) (Zool) abeja f- have a bee in one's bonnet about sth2.CPDbee eater N — (Orn) abejaruco m
* * *[biː]1) ( Zool) abeja fyou have been a busy bee, haven't you? — cómo has trabajado!
to have a bee in one's bonnet about something — (colloq) tener* monomanía con algo, tener* algo metido entre ceja y ceja
to think one is the bee's knees — (colloq) creerse* lo máximo or el no va más (fam)
2) ( social gathering) (esp AmE) círculo m -
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6 honeycomb
noun (the mass formed by rows of wax cells in which bees store their honey.) panaltr['hʌnɪkəʊm]1 panal nombre masculinohoneycomb ['hʌni.ko:m] n: panal mn.• bresca s.f.• cera s.f.• panal s.m.• panal de miel s.m.count & mass noun panal m['hʌnɪkǝʊm]1.N panal m ; (fig) laberinto m2.VT(fig)* * *count & mass noun panal m -
7 nectar
'nektə1) (the sweet liquid collected by bees to make honey.) néctar2) (a delicious drink.) néctar
néctar sustantivo masculino nectar
néctar sustantivo masculino nectar ' néctar' also found in these entries: English: nectar - sucktr['nektəSMALLr/SMALL]1 néctar nombre masculinonectar ['nɛktər] n: néctar mn.• néctar s.m.'nektər, 'nektə(r)mass noun néctar m['nektǝ(r)]N néctar m* * *['nektər, 'nektə(r)]mass noun néctar m
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