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1 ♦ crowd
♦ crowd /kraʊd/n.1 folla; moltitudine: a dense crowd, una folla compatta; A crowd gathered around him, una folla si radunò intorno a lui4 – the crowd, la massa; la gente; il volgo: to stand back from the crowd, non mescolarsi con la massa; to follow (o to go with) the crowd, fare quello che fanno tutti; seguire la corrente● crowd pleaser, artista, sportivo, ecc., che si sforza di piacere; istrione □ (fig.) crowd puller, evento o persona di grande richiamo; grande attrazione □ (cinem.) crowd scene, scena di massa.NOTA D'USO: - the crowd is o the crowd are?- (to) crowd /kraʊd/A v. i.1 accalcarsi; affollarsi; far ressa; ammassarsi: A large number of fans crowded round him, una quantità di ammiratori gli si è affollata intorno; The students crowded down the stairs, gli studenti si sono ammassati per le scale; The passengers crowded into the coach, i viaggiatori si sono affollati dentro il pullman2 entrare in massa; affluire in massa: to crowd into a cinema, entrare in massa in un cinema; to crowd to the stadium, affluire in massa allo stadioB v. t.1 affollare; riempire: Ten thousand demonstrators crowded the square, diecimila dimostranti affollavano la piazza2 pigiare; stipare; infilare in quantità: to crowd people into a room, stipare gente in una stanza; to crowd a drawer with souvenirs, stipare un cassetto di ricordi turistici; to crowd details into a story, infilare una quantità di particolari in un racconto3 stare addosso a: Don't crowd him!, non stategli così addosso!4 (fam.) sollecitare; fare fretta a; far pressione su; stare sotto a
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