fourmilière

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French

Etymology

From fourmi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fuʁ.mi.ljɛʁ/
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Noun

fourmilière f (plural fourmilières)

  1. anthill
    donner un coup de pied dans la fourmilièreto stir up a hornets' nest, to stir things up (literally, “to give a kick in the anthill”)
  2. (figuratively) beehive (place full of activity, or in which people are very busy)

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