bee in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for bee in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.bee [Brit biː, Am bi] N

1. bee (insect):

bee

ape f

2. bee Am (meeting):

bee

riunione f (di donne per lavorare a maglia, cucire una trapunta ecc.)

II.bee [Brit biː, Am bi] N arch

bee

anello m di metallo

III.bee [Brit biː, Am bi]

to think one is the bee's knees inf

credersi (di essere) chissà chi

the birds and the bees hum

come nascono i bambini

to be as busy as a bee

essere molto indaffarato

to have a bee in one's bonnet

avere un'idea fissa

to have a bee in one's bonnet about sth

essere fissato per qc

humble-bee [Brit ˈhʌmb(ə)lbiː, Am ˈhəmb(ə)lbi] N arch

humble-bee

bombo m

humble-bee

calabrone m

bee sting [ˈbiːstɪŋ] N

bee sting

puntura f di ape

sewing bee [ˈsəʊɪŋbiː] N

sewing bee

= riunione di sartoria

spelling bee [Brit, Am ˈspɛlɪŋ ˌbi] N

spelling bee

gara f di ortografia

bee orchid [ˈbiːɔːkɪd] N

bee orchid

fior m d'api

bee orchid

vesparia f

bee bread [ˈbiː bred] N

bee bread

= miscela di miele e polline

bee-master [ˈbiːmʌstə(r), -mæstə(r)] N

bee-master → beekeeper

See also beekeeper

beekeeper [Brit ˈbiːkiːpə, Am ˈbiˌkipər] N

beekeeper

apicoltore m / apicoltrice f

bee-eater [Brit ˈbiːˌiːtə, Am ˈbiˌidər] N

bee-eater

gruccione m

I.busy bee [Am ˈbɪzi ˌbi] N (person)

busy bee

= persona carica di impegni

II.busy bees N

busy bees npl (gossip):

busy bees

chiacchiere f

busy bees

pettegolezzi m

bee in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bee in the English»Italian Dictionary

bee [bi:] N

1. bee ZOOL:

bee

ape f

2. bee (group):

bee

gruppo m

they have a sewing bee on Fridays

si trovano a cucire tutti i venerdì

spelling bee

gara orale f di ortografia

Phrases:

to have a bee in one's bonnet about sth

avere la fissazione di qc

to be a busy bee iron

essere molto indaffarato

queen bee N

1. queen bee ZOOL:

queen bee

ape f regina

2. queen bee pej:

queen bee

primadonna f inv

spelling bee N

spelling bee

concorso m di ortografia

Translations for bee in the Italian»English Dictionary

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ape

bee

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worker bee

ape regina

queen bee

bee Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

they have a sewing bee on Fridays

si trovano a cucire tutti i venerdì

spelling bee

gara orale f di ortografia

to have a bee in one's bonnet about sth

avere la fissazione di qc

to be a busy bee iron

essere molto indaffarato

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They then had to remove the bees from the honeycomb and place them into spinning drums that are used to extract honey.

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Interestingly, the amounts of 2-heptanone increase with the age of bees and becomes higher in the case of foragers.

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The larvae are fed on pollen, which like other bees, is carried on hairs of the hind pair of legs.

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Nectar provides the energy for bee nutrition; pollen provides the protein.

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The bees are active only when the temperature is warm.

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Beekeepers and companies can be hired to do cut-outs (a term used to remove bees from a home).

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Bees typically are fuzzy and carry an electrostatic charge.

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As spring moves northward so do the beekeepers, to supply bees for tree fruits, blueberries, strawberries, cranberries and later vegetables.

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Their flower morphology is typical of being pollinated by generalist small insects such as bees and moths.

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Peppermint flowers are large nectar producers and honey bees as well as other nectar harvesting organisms forage them heavily.

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