swarm

swarm
swo:m
1. noun
1) (a great number (of insects or other small creatures) moving together: a swarm of ants.) (abejas) enjambre, hervidero, hormiguero
2) ((often in plural) a great number or crowd: swarms of people.) enjambre, multitud, miríada, hervidero, hormiguero

2. verb
1) ((of bees) to follow a queen bee in a swarm.) enjambrar
2) (to move in great numbers: The children swarmed out of the school.) aglomerarse, apiñarse, pulular
3) (to be full of moving crowds: The Tower of London was swarming with tourists.) plagar, bullir, hormiguear, pulular
swarm n enjambre / nube
a swarm of bees un enjambre de abejas
swarm
tr[swɔːm]
noun
1 (of bees) enjambre nombre masculino
2 figurative use (of people) enjambre nombre masculino, nube nombre femenino, multitud nombre femenino
intransitive verb
1 (bees) enjambrar
2 figurative use (people) aglomerarse, apiñarse, arremolinarse
they swarmed round the food like bees round a honey pot se apiñaban alrededor de la comida como abejas alrededor de un bote de miel
swarm ['swɔrm] vi
: enjambrar
swarm n
: enjambre m
swarm
n.
caterva s.f.
enjambre s.m.
escuadrón s.m.
hervidero s.m.
hormigueo s.m.
hormiguero s.m.
muchedumbre s.f.
v.
bullir v.
desahijar v.
enjambrar v.
escarabajear v.
hervir v.
hormiguear v.

I swɔːrm, swɔːm
noun enjambre m

swarms of reporters — una multitud de periodistas


II
intransitive verb \<\<bees\>\> enjambrar

people swarmed around the stalls — la gente se aglomeraba or se apiñaba alrededor de los puestos

the flies swarmed around the meat — las moscas revoloteaban alrededor de la carne

the crowd swarmed into the square — la multitud irrumpió en la plaza

to swarm WITH somebody/something: the beaches were swarming with tourists — las playas eran un hormiguero de turistas


I [swɔːm]
1.
N [of bees, mosquitoes] enjambre m ; [of people] multitud f

there were swarms of people — había (una) multitud de gente

they came in swarms — vinieron en tropel

2.
VI [bees] enjambrar

Stratford is swarming with tourists — Stratford está plagado de turistas

journalists swarmed around her — los periodistas se arremolinaban alrededor de ella

children swarmed all over the car — había niños pululando alrededor del coche


II
[swɔːm]
VI

to swarm up a tree/rope — trepar rápidamente por un árbol/una cuerda

* * *

I [swɔːrm, swɔːm]
noun enjambre m

swarms of reporters — una multitud de periodistas


II
intransitive verb \<\<bees\>\> enjambrar

people swarmed around the stalls — la gente se aglomeraba or se apiñaba alrededor de los puestos

the flies swarmed around the meat — las moscas revoloteaban alrededor de la carne

the crowd swarmed into the square — la multitud irrumpió en la plaza

to swarm WITH somebody/something: the beaches were swarming with tourists — las playas eran un hormiguero de turistas


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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