Compound Forms:
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| bee balm n | (wildflower: Oswego tea) | bergamota nf |
| bee bole n | (hole in wall for bee hive) (voz inglesa) | bee bole loc nom m |
| Note: Cavidad en un muro exterior para colocar una colmena. |
| bee catcher n | (glass used to trap bees) | trampa para abejas nf + loc adj |
| bee colony n | (group of bees) | colonia de abejas nf |
| | (en vuelo) | enjambre nm |
| | La colmena es el nido de las colonias de abejas. |
| bee sting n | (injection of venom by a bee) | picadura de abeja nf + loc adj |
| | Some people are allergic to bee stings. |
| | Algunas personas son alérgicas a las picaduras de abeja. |
| bee-eater n | (insect-eating bird) | merópido nm |
| the bee's knees n | figurative, informal (superb person, thing) (coloquial) | lo más expr |
| | (ES: coloquial) | la hostia, la leche expr |
| | (AR: coloquial) | la posta, lo top expr |
| | (CO: vulgar) | la putería expr |
| beehive n | (man-made home for bees) | colmena nf |
| | | abejera nf |
| | Farmers rent the beehives to fertilize their fields. |
| | Los granjeros alquilan las colmenas para fertilizar sus campos. |
| beehive n | (natural bees' nest) | panal nm |
| | | nido de abejas loc nom m |
| | There's a beehive in one of my oak trees. |
| | Hay un panal en uno de mis robles. |
| beehive n | figurative (busy place) (figurado) | avispero nm |
| | | hervidero nm |
| | The newsroom's a beehive every afternoon. |
| | La sala de noticias es un avispero todos los días. |
| beehive n | (1960s high hairstyle) (peinado) | colmena nf |
| | | cardado nm |
| | All the women in those old photos had beehives. |
| bumble n | informal, abbreviation (insect: bumblebee) | abejorro nm |
| | | moscardón nm |
| | | abejón nm |
| | A bumble won't sting you unless you provoke it. |
| bumblebee n | (winged insect) | abejorro nm |
| | | abejón nm |
| | Bumblebees are attracted to brightly-colored flowers. |
| | Las flores coloridas atraen a los abejorros . |
| busy bee n | informal, figurative (very active person) (diminutivo, figurado) | hormiguita nf |
| | You've cleaned the whole house this morning? What a busy bee you are! |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Es como una hormiguita, siempre haciendo algo |
| have a bee in your bonnet v expr | figurative, informal (be annoyed, obsessed by [sth]) | estar obsesionado v cop + adj |
| | | no poder sacarse algo de la cabeza loc verb |
| honey bee n | (honey-producing flying insect) | abeja melífera nf |
| | A mysterious "Colony Collapse Syndrome" is causing honey bees to vanish worldwide. |
husking bee,
cornhusking n | US (gathering to husk corn) | reunión social en la que se le quita la chala al maíz loc nom f |
| killer bee n | (aggressive African honeybee) | abeja asesina loc nom f |
| | | abeja africana loc nom f |
| killer bee n | (American honeybee hybrid) | abeja africana loc nom f |
| mason bee n | (winged insect) (insecto) | osmia nf |
| queen bee n | figurative (woman in powerful position) (figurado) | abeja reina loc nom f |
| queen bee n | (female bee that lays eggs) | abeja reina loc nom f |
smoker,
bee smoker n | (device for calming bees) | ahumador de abejas nm + loc adj |
| | | ahumador nm |
| | The beekeeper uses a smoker when he needs to inspect the hive. |
| social bee n | (insect living in colony) | abeja nf |
| spelling bee n | US (children's competition to spell words) | competición de ortografía, competición de deletreo nf + adj |
| | (AmL) | competencia de ortografía, competencia de deletreo nf + adj |
| | Even very young children participate in spelling bees. |
| | Hasta los niños pequeños participan de las competiciones de ortografía. |
| stingless bee n | (insect) | abejas sin aguijón nf + loc adj |
wax moth,
bee moth n | (moth: larvae eat honeycomb) | isoca nf |