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IPA/abɛj/
L'abeille produit du miel.
The bee produces honey.
J'ai peur d'une abeille.
I'm afraid of a bee.
A small social insect moving from flower to flower, carrying nectar back to a hive where it becomes honey.
miel d'abeille
bee honey
piqûre d'abeille
bee sting
guêpe: A yellow-and-black striped insect that may sting.
bourdon: A large, round, hairy insect that flies with a low buzzing sound.
Petit insecte social qui butine les fleurs, collecte le nectar et produit du miel dans la ruche.
French abeille comes through Occitan and Old French from Latin apicula, a diminutive of apis, meaning bee.