What does ruche in French mean?

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

The word ruche in French means hive, beehive, hive, hive of activity, ruche, hive. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word ruche

hive, beehive

nom féminin (habitat d'abeilles)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pierre a plusieurs ruches pour récolter le miel des abeilles.
Peter has several hives (or: beehives) so he can collect the bees' honey.

hive

nom féminin (colonie d'abeilles)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Toutes les abeilles forment une ruche.
The bees together form a colony.

hive of activity

nom féminin (figuré (endroit où beaucoup de personnes s'affairent) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ici tout le monde s'active, c'est une vraie ruche.
Here everyone is busy; it's a real hive of activity.

ruche

nom féminin (réceptacle à huîtres) (oyster farming)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'ostréiculteur est parti immerger ses ruches.
The oyster farmer went to immerse his ruches.

hive

nom féminin (zone de la base de registre de Windows ®) (Computing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tu ferais mieux de sauvegarder cette ruche avant de la modifier !
You'd better save this hive before you modify it!

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