bee's in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for bee's in the English»French Dictionary

bee [Brit biː, Am bi] N

1. bee (insect):

bee

abeille f

2. bee Am (meeting):

bee

réunion f (pour travaux en commun)

to think one is the bee's knees inf

se prendre pour un crack inf

the birds and the bees hum

≈ les cigognes et les choux hum

to be as busy as a bee

s'activer comme une abeille

I.busy bee Am N (person)

busy bee

personne f débordant d'activité

busy bee

mouche f du coche pej

II.busy bees N

busy bees npl (gossip):

busy bees

cancans mpl

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

humble-bee

bourdon m

queen bee N

1. queen bee ZOOL:

queen bee

reine f des abeilles

2. queen bee fig:

she thinks she's (the) queen bee

elle se prend pour la reine

she's (the) queen bee around here

c'est elle qui commande ici

spelling bee N

spelling bee

concours m d'orthographe

quilting bee N Am

quilting bee

groupe m de couturières (de patchwork)

bee-eater N

bee-eater

guêpier m

bee sting N

bee sting

piqûre f d'abeille

bee orchid N

bee orchid

ophrys m abeille

sewing bee N

sewing bee

réunion f de couture

bee's in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bee's in the English»French Dictionary

bee [bi:] N

1. bee (zool):

bee

abeille f

swarm of bees

essaim m d'abeilles

worker bees

abeilles ouvrières

to be stung by a bee

être piqué par une abeille

2. bee Am, Aus (group):

bee

cercle de personnes ayant une activité commune

Phrases:

to have a bee in one's bonnet about sth

faire une fixation sur qc

the bees' knees Brit inf (person)

le nombril du monde

the bees' knees (thing)

le nec plus ultra

to be a busy bee iron hum

être débordant d'activité

queen bee N

1. queen bee ZOOL:

queen bee

reine f des abeilles

2. queen bee pej (bossy woman):

queen bee

femme f autoritaire

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

a worker bee

une abeille ouvrière

buzz bee

bourdonner

she is as busy as a bee

elle déborde d'activité

hum bee

bourdonner

Translations for bee's in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

abeille

bee

bourdon

bumble-bee

avoir un dada

to have a bee in one's bonnet

fourmi

busy bee

bee's Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be stung by a bee

être piqué par une abeille

to have a bee in one's bonnet about sth

faire une fixation sur qc

to be a busy bee iron hum

être débordant d'activité

she is as busy as a bee

elle déborde d'activité

a worker bee

une abeille ouvrière

to have a bee in one's bonnet

avoir un dada

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The fish may represent the bee's eyes, because of similarity of the fish's scaly skin with the scaly complex eyes of bees.

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She may not be groovy -- not edgy enough for bien pensant metropolitans -- but in the more discreetly upmarket houses of our kingdom she is regarded as the bumble-bee's knees.

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When a bee consumes honey the bee's abdomen distends, making it difficult to make the necessary flexes to sting.

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