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1 crowd
crowd [kraʊd]1. noun• they crowded round to see... ils ont fait cercle pour voir...4. compounds* * *[kraʊd] 1.1) ( mass of people) gen foule f; Sport spectateurs mpl; ( audience) public ma crowd of 10,000 — gen une foule de 10000 personnes; Sport une foule de 10000 spectateurs
2) (colloq) ( group) bande f2.transitive verb1) ( fill) se presser sur [pavement, platform]; s'entasser sur [beach]to crowd as much as possible into a visit to Paris — voir le plus de choses possible quand on est à Paris
3) ( fill to excess) encombrer [room, house] ( with de)4) (colloq) ( put pressure on) harceler3.to crowd into — s'entasser dans [room, lift, vehicle]
to crowd onto — s'entasser dans [bus, train]
to crowd (up) against — se presser contre [barrier]
Phrasal Verbs:- crowd in -
2 crowd
A n1 ( mass of people) gen foule f ; Sport spectateurs mpl ; ( audience) public m ; a crowd of 10,000 gen une foule de 10 000 personnes ; Sport une foule de 10 000 spectateurs ; crowds of people une foule de gens ; to draw ou attract a crowd attirer la foule ; a crowd gathered at the scene un attroupement s'est formé sur les lieux ; we are hoping for a big crowd at the concert nous espérons que le public viendra nombreux au concert ; the president waved to the crowd(s) le président a salué la foule ; we ski in Norway to avoid the crowds nous skions en Norvège pour éviter la foule ; people came in crowds to hear him les gens sont venus l'écouter en masse ; it's not very good, but it'll pass in a crowd ○ ce n'est pas terrible ○, mais ça peut passer si on ne regarde pas de trop près ; to follow ou go ou move with the crowd suivre la foule ; to stand out from the crowd sortir du commun ;2 ○ ( group) bande f ; ‘who's coming?'-‘the usual crowd’ ‘qui est-ce qui vient?’-‘toujours la même bande’ ; the crowd from the office les copains ○ du bureau ; they're a friendly crowd ils sont tous très sympa ○.C vtr1 ( fill) se presser sur [pavement, platform, road] ; s'entasser sur [beach] ; tourists crowded the bars/trains les bars/trains étaient pleins de touristes ; the roads were crowded with cars la circulation était très dense ;2 ( squash) entasser [people, animals, cars, furniture] (into dans) ; they have crowded as many lines as possible onto the page ils ont fait tenir un maximum de lignes dans la page ; they have crowded a lot of information into this brochure cette brochure est bourrée ○ d'informations ; she crowds too much detail into her pictures elle surcharge ses tableaux d'une foule de détails ; we always try to crowd as much as possible into our visits to Paris nous essayons toujours de voir le plus de choses possible quand nous allons à Paris ;3 ( fill to excess) remplir [room, house, mind] (with de) ; surcharger [design, page] (with de) ; the house was crowded with furniture/paintings la maison était encombrée de meubles/tableaux ;5 ○ ( put pressure on) tanner ○ ; stop crowding me! let me think! arrête de me tanner ○ ! laisse-moi réfléchir!D vi1 lit to crowd into s'entasser dans [room, lift, vehicle] ; to crowd onto s'entasser dans [bus, train] ; to crowd through passer en foule par [door, gates] ; to crowd up/down sth monter/descendre qch en foule [stairs] ; to crowd (up) against se presser contre [barrier] ;■ crowd around, crowd round s'attrouper ;▶ crowd around [sth] se presser autour de ; don't crowd around the entrance ne bloquez pas l'entrée.■ crowd in:▶ crowd in [people, animals] s'entasser ; to crowd in on sb lit [people] encercler qn ; fig [hills, walls] oppresser qn ; fig [thoughts, memories] assaillir qn ;▶ crowd in [sth/sb], crowd [sth/sb] in entasser [people, animals, furniture] ; accumuler [words, lines, illustrations].■ crowd out:▶ crowd out [sth/sb], crowd [sth/sb] out évincer [person, business].▶ crowd together se serrer ;▶ crowd [sth] together, crowd together [sth] entasser.
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