stampede

stampede
stæm'pi:d
1. noun
(a sudden wild rush of wild animals etc: a stampede of buffaloes; The school bell rang for lunch and there was a stampede for the door.)

2. verb
(to (cause to) rush in a stampede: The noise stampeded the elephants / made the elephants stampede.)
stampede
tr[stæm'piːd]
noun
1 estampida, desbandada, espantada
there was a stampede for the exit todos se precipitaron hacia la salida
intransitive verb
1 (cattle) salir en estampida; (people) salir en desbandada
transitive verb
1 hacer salir en estampida
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to stampede somebody into doing something empujar a alguien a hacer algo
stampede [stæm'pi:d] vi, -peded ; -peding : salir en estampida
stampede n
: estampida f
stampede
n.
espantada s.f.
estampida s.f.
fuga rápida s.f.
movimiento precipitado y unánime s.m.
v.
huir en desorden v.
stæm'piːd
I
noun estampida f, desbandada f

there was a stampede toward the exit/to buy shares — la gente se precipitó hacia la salida/se lanzó a comprar acciones


II
1.
transitive verb
a) \<\<cattle/horses\>\> hacer* salir en estampida
b) (force, push) empujar

they were stampeded into a hasty decision — los empujaron a tomar una decisión precipitada


2.
vi \<\<herd/crowd\>\> salir* en estampida or desbandada
[stæmˌpiːd]
1.
N (lit) estampida f , desbandada f ; (fig) desbandada f

there was a sudden stampede for the door — todo el mundo corrió en estampida hacia la puerta

the exodus turned into a stampede — el éxodo se transformó en una fuga precipitada

2.
VT [+ cattle] provocar la desbandada de

to stampede sb into doing sth — presionar fuerte a algn para que haga algo

let's not be stampeded — no obremos precipitadamente

3.
VI (lit) ir en desbandada; (fig) precipitarse
* * *
[stæm'piːd]
I
noun estampida f, desbandada f

there was a stampede toward the exit/to buy shares — la gente se precipitó hacia la salida/se lanzó a comprar acciones


II
1.
transitive verb
a) \<\<cattle/horses\>\> hacer* salir en estampida
b) (force, push) empujar

they were stampeded into a hasty decision — los empujaron a tomar una decisión precipitada


2.
vi \<\<herd/crowd\>\> salir* en estampida or desbandada

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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