hornet

[US]/'hɔːnɪt/
[UK]/'hɔrnɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. aggressiv insekt med giftig stikk, slik som en stor veps
Word Forms
Pluralhornets

Example Sentences

A hornet stung me on the cheek.

Et hveppestakk stakk meg i kinnkroken.

His criticisms of the president stirred up a hornet’s nest.

Hans kritikk av presidenten vakte en hveppestokk.

the move has stirred up a hornet's nest of academic fear and loathing.

Tiltaket har vakt en hveppestokk av akademisk frykt og avsky.

Laws catch flies,but let hornets go free.

Lover fanger fluer, men lar hvepser gå fri.

The thrusters on the Hornets' wingtips rotated to keep the air-craft steady as the marines unclipped from their hard-points, leapt onto the frost-covered pumice and began to run.

Thrusterne på Hornetenes vingespisser roterte for å holde flyet stabilt mens marinesoldatene løsnet fra sine festepunkter, hoppet ned på den isdekkede pumisen og begynte å løpe.

When Charles got the manager’s job, it stirred up a real hornet’s nest, because everyone was angry about his fast promotion.

Når Charles fikk sjefsstillingen, vakte det en ekte hveppestokk, fordi alle var sinte på hans raske forfremmelse.

Real-world Examples

Our first subject today concerns murder hornets.

Dagens første emne handler om drapshorn.

Source: CNN 10 Student English September 2021 Collection

Do we want this hornet—surely not.

Vil vi ha dette hornet? Sannsynligvis ikke.

Source: VOA Slow English - America

These insects are the largest hornets on the planet.

Disse insektene er de største hornene på planeten.

Source: CNN Listening Compilation September 2021

I'm Brown, I'm Hispanic, I play French hornet in this Orchestra.

Jeg heter Brown, jeg er latinsk, jeg spiller fransk horn i dette orkesteret.

Source: VOA Standard English (Video Version) - 2023 Collection

The owner said officials could remove the hornets and the tree if needed.

Eieren sa at myndighetene kunne fjerne hornene og treet hvis det var nødvendig.

Source: CNN Listening Collection November 2020

Then, Anansi heard Mmoboro and his hornets buzzing.

Deretter hørte Anansi Mmoboro og hans horn summe.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

As they panicked, Anansi urged the hornets to shelter in his gourd, where they found themselves trapped.

Når de panikket, oppfordret Anansi hornene til å ta tilflukt i hans gresskar, der de fant seg selv fanget.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

By uncovering them-- - You kicked the hornet's nest.

Ved å avdekke dem-- - Du sparket til hornreir.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 3

The new hornets would present a different problem.

De nye hornene ville presentere et annet problem.

Source: VOA Slow English - America

For the ball was a hornets' nest, and hornets do not like to have rabbits hopping about their nest.

For ballen var et hornreir, og horn liker ikke å ha kaniner som hopper rundt om reiret deres.

Source: American Elementary School English 4

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