| anglais > français | |
| beehive | |
| 1. n. Ruche. | |
| 2. n. Ruchée. | |
| anglais > anglais | |
| beehive | |
| 1. n. An enclosed structure in which some species of honey bees (genus Apis) live and raise their young. |  |
| 2. n. A man-made structure in which bees are kept for their honey. |  |
| 3. n. (figuratively) Any place full of activity, or in which people are very busy. |  |
| 4. n. A women's hairstyle, popular in the 1960s, in which long hair is styled into a hive-shaped form on top of the head and usually held in place with lacquer. |  |
| 5. n. A particular style of hat. |  |
| 6. n. A type of anti-personnel ammunition round containing flechettes, and characterised by the buzzing sound made as they fly through the air. |  |
| 7. n. (nonstandard) (alt form, Beehive) |  |
| 8. n. (cellular automata) In Conway's Game of Life, a particular still life configuration with a rounded appearance. |  |
| 9. v. (rare, transitive) To fill (a place) with busy activity. |  |
| français > anglais | |
| ruche | |
| 1. n-f. hive, beehive |  |
| 2. n-f. (textiles, fashion) ruffle; flounce; ruche |  |