beehive

• Nom désignant une construction ou un contenant où vivent les abeilles et où elles stockent le miel, ou un lieu d'activité intense, ou encore une coiffure en forme de dôme.

A noun referring to a structure or container where bees live and store honey, or a place where people are very busy, or a specific hairstyle shaped like a dome.

1. Man-made bee colony containerA2formal

   A human-made container or box designed to house a colony of bees.

   Ruche artificielle

   • The beekeeper placed a new beehive in the garden.
   • Each beehive can produce up to 50 pounds of honey per year.
   • He built a wooden beehive for his backyard apiary.

   Synonymeshiveskep

2. Natural bee dwellingB1formal

   A natural structure, such as a hollow tree, that provides a habitat for a swarm of bees.

   Habitat naturel des abeilles

   • The bees made their beehive inside an old oak tree.
   • A hollow log can serve as a natural beehive.
   • They discovered a wild beehive in the forest.

   Synonymeshive

3. Busy workplaceB2informal

   A place where people are working very actively and industriously.

   Ruche (lieu très actif)

   • The newsroom was a beehive of activity before the deadline.
   • The office turned into a beehive as the project deadline approached.
   • The market was a beehive of shoppers and vendors.

   Synonymesanthillhive

4. Hairdo styleB1informal

   A hairstyle in which the hair is piled high on the head, resembling the shape of a traditional beehive.

   Chignon banane

   • She wore a classic beehive hairdo to the party.
   • The beehive hairstyle was popular in the 1960s.
   • Her beehive was perfectly styled with hairspray.