What does abeja in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word abeja in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use abeja in Spanish.

The word abeja in Spanish means bee, on the ball, smart cookie, worker bee, queen bee, honey, bee honey, beehive, honeycomb, smocking. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word abeja

bee

nombre femenino (insecto volador)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Es alérgico a la picadura de abeja.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. I've been scared of bees since I was stung by one as a child.

on the ball

adjetivo de una sola terminación (CO: coloquial (hábil, avispado) (colloquial)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ese vendedor es muy abeja y engatusa a todo el mundo.
The salesman is on the ball and can pull the wool over everybody's eyes.

smart cookie

nombre femenino (CO: coloquial (persona astuta) (figurative: clever person, colloquial)

Antonio siempre ha sido una abeja para los negocios.
Antonio has always been a smart cookie when it comes to business.

worker bee

(que recolecta polen)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En una colmena hay muchas más abejas obreras que abejas reina.

queen bee

(casta de abejas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La abeja reina se aparea con los zánganos.
The queen bee mates with drones.

honey, bee honey

(miel de panal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
María compra miel de abeja en una dietética.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Maria likes honey in her tea.

beehive

(enjambre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

honeycomb

locución nominal masculina (embalaje)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El nido de abeja es la estructura interior hexagonal de una caja.

smocking

locución nominal masculina (costura: bordado)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El trajecito del bebé tenía un adorno de nido de abeja.

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