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French
Etymology
From fourmi.
Pronunciation
Noun
fourmilière f (plural fourmilières)
- anthill
- donner un coup de pied dans la fourmilière ― to stir up a hornets' nest, to stir things up (literally, “to give a kick in the anthill”)
- (figuratively) beehive (place full of activity, or in which people are very busy)
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