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1 teeming
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2 teem
teem [ti:m](a) (be crowded) grouiller, fourmiller;∎ the streets were teeming (with people) les rues grouillaient (de monde);∎ the river is teeming with fish la rivière grouille de poissons;∎ the children came teeming through the gates une horde d'enfants a franchi les grilles∎ the rain was teeming down la pluie tombait à verse;∎ it's absolutely teeming (with rain) il pleut à verse ou à torrents -
3 teem
teem [ti:m]a. to teem with [river, street] grouiller de* * *[tiːm] 1.to teem with —
2. 3.to be teeming with — regorger de [people]; abonder en [wildlife]; fourmiller de [ideas]
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4 teem
A vi to teem with, to be teeming with regorger de [people] ; abonder en [wildlife] ; fourmiller de [ideas].1 ( swarming) [city, continent, ocean] grouillant (with de), fourmillant (with de) liter ; [masses, crowds] grouillant, pullulant pej ;2 ( pouring) [rain] battant, diluvien/-ienne.■ teem down: the rain was teeming down il pleuvait des cordes. -
5 teem
[ti:m]1) ((with with) to be full of: The pond was teeming with fish.) grouiller (de)2) (to rain heavily: The rain was teeming down.) pleuvoir à verse -
6 alive
alive [əˈlaɪv]a. ( = living) vivant• he must be taken alive [prisoner] il faut le capturer vivant• to be alive with insects/tourists grouiller d'insectes/de touristes* * *[ə'laɪv]to keep somebody/something alive — maintenir quelqu'un/quelque chose en vie [person, animal]
to be burnt alive — être brûlé/-e vif/vive
alive and well —
alive and kicking — lit, fig bien vivant
2) ( lively)to be alive — [person] être vivant
to come alive — [party, place] s'animer; [history] prendre vie
3) ( in existence)to be alive — [art, tradition] être vivant; [interest, faith] être vif/vive
to keep alive — préserver [tradition etc]; perpétuer [memory]
4) ( teeming)alive with — grouillant de [insects etc]
5) ( aware)alive to — conscient de [possibility etc]
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7 alive
1 lit ( living) vivant, en vie ; to keep sb/sth alive maintenir qn/qch en vie [person, animal] ; to keep a plant alive entretenir une plante ; to stay alive rester en vie ; to bury sb alive enterrer qn vivant ; to be burnt alive être brûlé/-e vif/vive ; to be taken/captured alive être pris/capturé vivant ; alive and well, alive and kicking lit, fig bien vivant ; it's good ou great to be alive! il fait bon vivre! ; no man alive personne au monde ; just alive entre la vie et la mort ;2 ( lively) [person] vivant ; [mind, senses] en éveil ; to bring [sth] alive rendre [qch] vivant [story, account] ; animer [party, place] ; to come alive [party, place] s'animer ; [history] prendre vie ;3 ( in existence) [institution, art, tradition] vivant ; [interest, faith] vif/vive ; to keep [sth] alive préserver [tradition etc] ; we shall keep his memory alive nous perpétuerons sa mémoire ; to keep dialogue alive Pol maintenir le dialogue ; it kept our hopes alive cela nous faisait garder espoir ; -
8 seething
seething ['si:ðɪŋ](a) (liquid, lava, sea) bouillonnant∎ a seething mass of people une masse fourmillante de gens
См. также в других словарях:
Teeming — Teem ing, a. Prolific; productive. [1913 Webster] Teeming buds and cheerful appear. Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Teeming — Teeming. См. Разливка металла. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
teeming — index copious, full, manifold, populous, productive, profuse, prolific, replete, rife … Law dictionary
teeming — (adj.) swarming, 1715, prp. adjective from TEEM (Cf. teem) (v.1) … Etymology dictionary
teeming — [adj] abundant, full alive, brimful, brimming, bristling, bursting, chock full, crammed, crawling, filled, fruitful, multitudinous, numerous, overflowing, packed, plentiful, populous, pregnant, replete, rife, swarming, thick, thronged; concepts… … New thesaurus
teeming — teem|ing [ˈti:mıŋ] adj 1.) full of people, animals etc that are all moving around ▪ the teeming streets of the city 2.) BrE teeming rain is very heavy rain ▪ She walked home through the teeming rain … Dictionary of contemporary English
Teeming — Teem Teem, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Teemed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Teeming}.] [OE. temen, AS. t[=e]man, t?man, from te[ a]m. See {Team}.] 1. To bring forth young, as an animal; to produce fruit, as a plant; to bear; to be pregnant; to conceive; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
teeming — teeming1 teemingly, adv. teemingness, n. /tee ming/, adj. 1. abounding or swarming with something, as with people: We elbowed our way through the teeming station. 2. prolific or fertile. [1525 35; TEEM1 + ING2] teeming2 /tee m … Universalium
teeming — adjective full of people, animals, etc that are all moving around: teeming city/streets/market etc: the teeming streets of Cairo … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
teeming — adjective abundantly filled with especially living things the Third World s teeming millions the teeming boulevard • Similar to: ↑abundant • Derivationally related forms: ↑teemingness … Useful english dictionary
teeming — adj. Teeming is used with these nouns: ↑slum … Collocations dictionary