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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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