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1 hornet
'ho:nit(a kind of large wasp.) avispóntr['hɔːnɪt]1 SMALLZOOLOGY/SMALL avispón nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto stir up a hornet's nest figurative use meterse en un avisperohornet ['hɔrnət] n: avispón mn.• avispón s.m.• crabrón s.m.• moscardón s.m.'hɔːrnət, 'hɔːnɪtnoun avispón m['hɔːnɪt]N avispón m* * *['hɔːrnət, 'hɔːnɪt]noun avispón m -
2 hornet's nest
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3 stir up a hornet's nest
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4 to stir up a hornet's nest
figurative use meterse en un avispero
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Hornet — Hor net, n. [AS. hyrnet; akin to OHG. hornaz, hornuz, G. horniss; perh. akin to E. horn, and named from the sound it makes as if blowing the horn; but more prob. akin to D. horzel, Lith. szirszone, L. crabo.] (Zo[ o]l.) A large, strong wasp. The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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hornet — ► NOUN ▪ a kind of large wasp, typically red and yellow or red and black. ● stir up a hornets nest Cf. ↑stir up a hornets nest ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
hornet's nest — n. Informal a situation fraught with trouble, hostility, risk, etc … English World dictionary
hornet's nest — nest made by wasps; mess, trouble … English contemporary dictionary
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Hornet's Nest (novel) — infobox Book | name = Hornet s Nest title orig = translator = image caption = Cover Art from UK edition author = Patricia Cornwell illustrator = cover artist = country = USA language = English series = genre = Crime publisher = Berkly pub date =… … Wikipedia
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Hornet's Nest — This article is about the 1970 movie. For the crime novel, see Hornet s Nest (novel). Hornet s Nest is a 1970 film set in Italy during World War II. It was directed by Phil Karlson and Franco Cirino, and stars Rock Hudson.Plot summaryCaptain… … Wikipedia