el avispero
avispero
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el avispero(
ah
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bees
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peh
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roh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (biology)
a. wasps' nest
Tenemos un avispero junto a la claraboya del desván.We have a wasps' nest by the attic's skylight.
a. mess
Rosa mencionó a sus compañeros la enorme diferencia de sueldos que había en la empresa. Se había metido en un buen avispero.Rosa mentioned her colleagues the huge differences in salary within the company. She'd gotten herself into a real mess.
b. hornets' nest
Partes del Oriente Medio son un avispero sin una solución clara.Parts of the Middle East are a hornets' nest for which there's no clear solution.
3. (colloquial) (old-fashioned) (medicine)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
a. carbuncle
El avispero le producía una fiebre altísima.The carbuncle caused her a very high fever.
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