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Translate honeycomb from English to French

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honeycomb:
- gaufre; rayon d'une ruche
Wiktionary:
- honeycomb → alvéole, rayon de miel, rayon de ruche, alvéole d’abeille
- honeycomb → alvéole d'abeille, rayon, gâteau de cire

English

Detailed Translations for honeycomb from English to French

honeycomb:

honeycomb [the ~] noun

the honeycomb
la gaufre; le rayon d'une ruche
- gaufre [la ~] noun
- rayon d'une ruche [le ~] noun

Translation Matrix for honeycomb:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
gaufre	honeycomb	waffle
rayon d'une ruche	honeycomb

Related Words for "honeycomb":

honeycombs

Synonyms for "honeycomb":

Related Definitions for "honeycomb":

a framework of hexagonal cells resembling the honeycomb built by bees¹
a structure of small hexagonal cells constructed from beeswax by bees and used to store honey and larvae¹
make full of cavities, like a honeycomb¹
penetrate thoroughly and into every part¹
- the revolutionaries honeycombed the organization¹
carve a honeycomb pattern into¹
- The cliffs were honeycombed¹

Wiktionary Translations for honeycomb:

honeycomb

noun

structure of cells made by bees
- honeycomb → alvéole; rayon de miel; rayon de ruche; alvéole d’abeille

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• honeycomb	→ alvéole d'abeille	↔ Bienenwabe — Zoologie: sechseckiges Gebilde aus Bienenwachs, in dem die Bienenlarve lebt oder Pollen und Honig gelagert werden
• honeycomb	→ rayon; gâteau de cire	↔ Wabe — Zoologie: sechseckige Zelle als Teil eines von Insekten gebauten Nestes aus Wachs bei Honigbienen oder aus einer papierähnlichen Masse bei Wespen

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