bumblebee
Any of several species of large bee in the genus BombusAny of several species of large bee in the genus Bombus.
» Bumblebees generally ignore humans.
Hummeln beachten Menschen normalerweise nicht.
Hummeln ignorieren Menschen gewöhnlich.
Hummeln ignorieren Menschen meistens.
Gewöhnlich ignorieren Hummeln Menschen.
Джмелі зазвичай ігнорують людей.
Meaning
3 sensesAny of several species of large bee in the genus Bombus.
Hummel
шмельšmelʹ
джмільdžmilʹ
A mid yellow, sometimes slightly orange.
A layered drink with ice whose main ingredients are orange juice and espresso coffee.
джмільdžmilʹ
- robust hairy social bee of temperate regions
Examples
43 sentencesBumblebees generally ignore humans.
Джмелі зазвичай ігнорують людей. — deniko
deHummeln beachten Menschen normalerweise nicht. — rul
Bumblebees are bigger than bees.
Джмелі більші за бджіл. — deniko
ruШмели больше пчёл. — ae5s
deHummeln sind größer als Bienen. — Manfredo
A bumblebee flew out the window.
Most bumblebees live at higher altitudes.
The bumblebees buzzed among the flowers.
ruШмели жужжали среди цветов. — Wezel
Translations
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Origin
1520s from bumble + bee, replacing Middle English humbul-be. Merged with Middle English bo1520s from bumble + bee, replacing Middle English humbul-be. Merged with Middle English bombeln (“to boom, buzz”), in the late 14th century. The name of the drink is a semantic loan from Ukrainian джміль (džmilʹ).
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Forms
plural: bumblebeesSynonyms
2 synonyms- robust hairy social bee of temperate regions:humblebee