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1 swarm
swarm [swɔ:m]1. noun[of bees] essaim m ; [of flying insects, people] nuée f ; [of ants, crawling insects] fourmillement m[bees] essaimer ; [crawling insects] grouiller• to swarm in/out [people] entrer/sortir en masse• to be swarming with ants/people grouiller de fourmis/de monde* * *[swɔːm] 1. 2.1) ( move in swarm) [bees] essaimer2) [people]to swarm into/out of — entrer/sortir en masse
to swarm around — se presser autour de; [place]
to be swarming with — grouiller de [people]
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2 swarm
A n ( of bees) essaim m ; (of flies, locusts) nuée f ; a swarm of people, swarms of people une masse de personnes.B vi1 ( move in swarm) [bees] essaimer ;2 [people] to swarm into/out of entrer/sortir en masse ; to swarm around sb/sth se presser autour de qn/qch ; to be swarming with grouiller de [ants, tourists] ; -
3 swarm
swarm [swɔ:m]1 noun∎ surrounded by a swarm of admirers entouré d'une foule d'admirateurs∎ the streets were swarming with people les rues grouillaient de monde∎ the crowd swarmed in/out la foule s'est engouffrée à l'intérieur/est sortie en masse;∎ bargain-hunters swarmed into the department store les chercheurs d'occasions envahirent le grand magasin;∎ children were swarming round the ice-cream van les enfants s'agglutinaient autour du camion du marchand de glaces∎ she swarmed up the tree elle grimpa lestement à l'arbre -
4 swarm
[swo:m] 1. noun1) (a great number (of insects or other small creatures) moving together: a swarm of ants.) essaim2) ((often in plural) a great number or crowd: swarms of people.) essaim, troupe2. verb1) ((of bees) to follow a queen bee in a swarm.) essaimer2) (to move in great numbers: The children swarmed out of the school.) aller en masse3) (to be full of moving crowds: The Tower of London was swarming with tourists.) fourmiller de -
5 bristle
bristle ['brɪsəl]1 noun∎ a brush with nylon/natural bristles une brosse en nylon/soie;∎ a pure bristle brush une brosse pur sanglier∎ they bristled at any suggestion of incompetence ils se hérissèrent lorsqu'on osa insinuer qu'ils étaient incompétentsBritish (swarm with) grouiller de;∎ the whole subject bristles with difficulties toute la question est hérissée de difficultés;∎ the town centre was bristling with police le centre-ville grouillait de policiers;∎ bristling with machine guns (fort, trench) hérissé de mitrailleuses -
6 infest
[in'fest]((of something bad) to swarm over and cover or fill: The dog was infested with fleas.) infester (de)
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