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mundo da colméia

English translation: world of the beehive


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23:30 Feb 2, 2012
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Marketing - Marketing / Market Research / release de um baile de um hotel
Portuguese term or phrase: mundo da colméia
Não sei se fica bom ao pé da letra... digo, beehive's world

O contexto é: O centro do baile será o mundo da colméia, onde reina em majestade as abelhas rainhas (no caso são as celebridades)
Lattuca
Local time: 11:37
English translation:world of the beehive
Explanation:
Technically speaking, a /colméia/ is a /beehive/ per se. In contrast, an /apiary/ is usually exploited for commercial purposes.

Note that there can be more than one queen (celebrity) in a hive:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_beeThere is normally only one adult, mated queen in a hive. The term "queen ... As many as 21 virgin queens have been counted in a single large swarm.
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Sheryle Oliver
Brazil
Local time: 11:37
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tks
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4world of the beehiveSheryle Oliver
4 +1is a buzzing hive
Nick Taylor
3 +1(Bee)hive of activity
Verginia Ophof
3the world of the apiary
ghostwriter-BR


  

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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
the world of the apiary


Explanation:
Sug.

http://www.keeping-honey-bees.com/apiary.html

ghostwriter-BR
Local time: 11:37
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 12
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
world of the beehive


Explanation:
Technically speaking, a /colméia/ is a /beehive/ per se. In contrast, an /apiary/ is usually exploited for commercial purposes.

Note that there can be more than one queen (celebrity) in a hive:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_beeThere is normally only one adult, mated queen in a hive. The term "queen ... As many as 21 virgin queens have been counted in a single large swarm.

Example sentence(s):
  • The theme of the ball will be the world of the beehive, where the queens - the celebrities - will reign in majesty.
Sheryle Oliver
Brazil
Local time: 11:37
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
tks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Emma Ashfield - MCIL: Nice one :-)
3 hrs
  -> Thanks, Emma.Bzzz

agree  Claudio Mazotti
8 hrs
  -> Thanks, Claudio Bzzz

agree  Daniel Tavares: Prefiro beehive's world, mas, ok.
9 hrs
  -> And I still prefer w of the b because it sound more English, descriptive instead of possessive. Thanks for your courage to agree despite preferring b's w.

agree  Gilmar Fernandes
10 hrs
  -> Thanks again, Gilmar. Bzzz - we can all sing this one.
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
(Bee)hive of activity


Explanation:
The center/soul of the Ball will be the beehive activity
hive of activity/a beehive of activity

- somewhere where things are very busy (like the activity around a beehive)

Verginia Ophof
Belize
Local time: 08:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  T o b i a s : Since the writer insists on an appalling level of knowledge regarding all things bee, go with this.
1 day48 mins
  -> Thank you Tobias !!
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23 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
is a buzzing hive


Explanation:
is a buzzing hive

Nick Taylor
Local time: 15:37
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  sflor
1 hr
  -> thanks sflor
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