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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 hive
A n1 ( beehive) ruche f ;D vi [bees] entrer dans la ruche.■ hive off:▶ hive off ○ filer ○ ;1 ( subcontract) sous-traiter ;2 ( separate off) séparer [part of company] ;3 ( sell off) céder.
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swarm of bees — large group of bees … English contemporary dictionary
Swarm — Swarm, n. [OE. swarm, AS. swearm; akin to D. zwerm, G. schwarm, OHG. swaram, Icel. svarmr a tumult, Sw. sv[ a]rm a swarm, Dan. sv[ae]rm, and G. schwirren to whiz, to buzz, Skr. svar to sound, and perhaps to E. swear. [root]177. Cf. {Swerve},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
swarm — [[t]swɔ͟ː(r)m[/t]] swarms, swarming, swarmed 1) N COUNT COLL: oft N of n A swarm of bees or other insects is a large group of them flying together. 2) VERB When bees or other insects swarm, they move or fly in a large group. [V prep/adv] A dark… … English dictionary
swarm — I UK [swɔː(r)m] / US [swɔrm] verb [intransitive] Word forms swarm : present tense I/you/we/they swarm he/she/it swarms present participle swarming past tense swarmed past participle swarmed 1) to go somewhere as part of a large crowd Fans swarmed … English dictionary
swarm — swarm1 swarmer, n. /swawrm/, n. 1. a body of honeybees that emigrate from a hive and fly off together, accompanied by a queen, to start a new colony. 2. a body of bees settled together, as in a hive. 3. a great number of things or persons, esp.… … Universalium
swarm — I [[t]swɔrm[/t]] n. 1) ent a body of honeybees that emigrate from a hive and fly off together, accompanied by a queen, to start a new colony 2) ent a body of bees settled together, as in a hive 3) a great number of things or persons moving… … From formal English to slang
swarm — swarm1 [ swɔrm ] verb intransitive to go somewhere as part of a large crowd: Fans swarmed onto the field to celebrate. a. if insects swarm, they fly together in a large group swarm with phrasal verb transitive swarm with something if a place is… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
swarm — 1. noun 1) a swarm of bees Syn: hive, flock, collection 2) a swarm of gendarmes Syn: crowd, multitude, horde, host, mob, gang, throng, mass, army … Thesaurus of popular words
swarm — 1. noun 1) a swarm of bees Syn: hive, flock 2) a swarm of reporters Syn: crowd, horde, mob, throng, mass, army, herd, pack 2. verb … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
swarm — Huhui, huihui, mumulu. Also: kauluwela, ne epapa, nunu a, pōnalo, pīkokoi, muhu, mumuhu, mīnoinoi, mōnoinoi. Swarm of bees (Lunk. 14:08), po e nalo meli … English-Hawaiian dictionary
Swarm intelligence — (SI) is artificial intelligence based on the collective behavior of decentralized, self organized systems. The expression was introduced by Gerardo Beni and Jing Wang in 1989, in the context of cellular robotic systems [ Beni, G., Wang, J. Swarm… … Wikipedia