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hive

UK
/haɪv/
US
/haɪv/

Translations

hivenoun
hives
pl
UK
/haɪv/
US
/haɪv/
urticaireAu pluriel anglais, se traduit le plus souvent au singulier en français.
She broke out in hives after eating shellfish.
Elle a eu de l'urticaire après avoir mangé des fruits de mer.
The beekeeper carefully inspected the hive to ensure the bees were healthy.
L'apiculteur a soigneusement inspecté la ruche pour s'assurer que les abeilles étaient en bonne santé.
ruchePar extension, pour désigner la colonie d'abeilles vivant dans la ruche.
The hive was thriving, with thousands of bees working together in harmony.
La ruche prospérait, avec des milliers d'abeilles travaillant ensemble en harmonie.
rucheSens figuré : lieu très animé et plein d'activité.
The office was a hive of activity as the team prepared for the product launch.
Le bureau était une ruche d'activité tandis que l'équipe préparait le lancement du produit.
Synonyms
apiary
swarm
colony
nest
beehive
hiveverb
hived
Past Simple
hived
Past Participle
hiving
Gerund
UK
/haɪv/
US
/haɪv/
Transitive and intransitive verb: to place bees in a hive, to store away, or (of bees) to enter a hive.
amasserPar extension, pour des biens ou de l'argent mis de côté.
She quietly hived away a portion of her earnings each month.
Elle amassait discrètement une partie de ses revenus chaque mois.
essaimerPour des abeilles qui forment un essaim.
The bees hived in the hollow trunk when the weather turned cool.
Les abeilles ont essaimé dans le tronc creux quand le temps s'est rafraîchi.
Additional translations
rucherTerme d'apiculture.
Synonyms
spin off
enclose
relegate
house
corral
pen
store
stow
shelve
set aside
segregate
isolate
sequester
separate
hiveadjective
Used attributively to describe something relating to a beehive or resembling the collective activity of bees.
apicoleSe rapporte aux abeilles ou à la ruche.
The startup fostered a hive mentality among its developers.
La start-up a encouragé une mentalité apicole chez ses développeurs.

Definitions

hivenoun
A structure made by bees for the purpose of housing their colony and storing honey.
The beekeeper carefully inspected the hive to ensure the bees were healthy.
A place swarming with activity, often used metaphorically to describe a busy or bustling environment.
The office was a hive of activity as the team prepared for the product launch.
A group of bees living together in a hive.
The hive was thriving, with thousands of bees working together in harmony.
(usually plural “hives”) An outbreak of swollen, itchy welts on the skin; urticaria.
She broke out in hives after eating shellfish.
hiveverb
To place (bees) in a hive.
The apiarist hived the new colony before dusk.
To store or lay up for future use; to hoard.
She quietly hived away a portion of her earnings each month.
(Of bees) To enter a hive or form a swarm.
The bees hived in the hollow trunk when the weather turned cool.
hiveadjective
Relating to a beehive or resembling the collective, organized activity of bees.
The startup fostered a hive mentality among its developers.
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