# das Wespennest

das Wespennest is a German noun meaning “vespiary”. Forms: des Wespennestes, die Wespennester.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Wespennestes
- Plural: die Wespennester

## Meanings

1. vespiary, wasps' nest
2. _figurative_ hornets' nest
3. wasp's nest
   - Ein Wespennest hat keiner gerne in seinem Garten.

## Examples

- Er hat ins Wespennest gestochen. — He opened a can of worms.
- Er stach ins Wespennest. — He opened a can of worms.
- Es gibt ein Wespennest im Dachgeschoss. — There's a wasps' nest in the attic.
- Im Dachgeschoss gibt es ein Wespennest. — There's a wasps' nest in the attic.

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