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1 swarm
I [swɔːm]II [swɔːm]a swarm of people swarms of people — uno sciame o una frotta di persone
1) (move in swarm) [ bees] sciamare2) [ people]to swarm into, out of — entrare, uscire in massa o sciamare dentro, fuori
to swarm around sth. — accalcarsi o affollarsi attorno a qcs.
to be swarming with — brulicare di, essere pieno di [ ants]; pullulare di, brulicare di [ tourists]
3) (climb)to swarm up — arrampicarsi su [ hill]
* * *[swo:m] 1. noun1) (a great number (of insects or other small creatures) moving together: a swarm of ants.) sciame, nugolo2) ((often in plural) a great number or crowd: swarms of people.) frotta, moltitudine2. verb1) ((of bees) to follow a queen bee in a swarm.) sciamare2) (to move in great numbers: The children swarmed out of the school.) affollarsi, accalcarsi3) (to be full of moving crowds: The Tower of London was swarming with tourists.) brulicare, pullulare* * *I [swɔːm]1. n(of bees, flying insects) sciame m, (of crawling insects) schiera, esercito, (fig : of tourists etc) sciame m, frotta, stuolo2. vi(bees) sciamareto swarm about — (crawling insects, people) brulicare
II [swɔːm] vito swarm with — (people, insects) brulicare di
to swarm up a tree/rope — arrampicarsi su un albero/su per una corda
* * *swarm /swɔ:m/n.sciame; (fig.) folla, frotta, moltitudine; nugolo ( d'insetti, ecc.): a swarm of bees, uno sciame d'api; a swarm of children, una frotta di bambini● (biol.) swarm cell (o swarm spore), zoospora.(to) swarm (1) /swɔ:m/v. i.2 (fig.) affollarsi; accalcarsi● to swarm out, uscire a frotte; sciamare: The crowd swarmed out of the theatre, la folla sciamò dal teatro □ to swarm over (o through), sciamare per ( i campi, le strade, ecc.) □ to swarm round sb., affollarsi (o stringersi) intorno a q. □ to swarm with, formicolare (o pullulare) di: The place was swarming with soldiers, il luogo formicolava di soldati.(to) swarm (2) /swɔ:m/v. i. e t.arrampicarsi ( con le mani e le gambe): The boy swarmed (up) the tree, il ragazzo si è arrampicato sull'albero.* * *I [swɔːm]II [swɔːm]a swarm of people swarms of people — uno sciame o una frotta di persone
1) (move in swarm) [ bees] sciamare2) [ people]to swarm into, out of — entrare, uscire in massa o sciamare dentro, fuori
to swarm around sth. — accalcarsi o affollarsi attorno a qcs.
to be swarming with — brulicare di, essere pieno di [ ants]; pullulare di, brulicare di [ tourists]
3) (climb)to swarm up — arrampicarsi su [ hill]
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2 ♦ bee
♦ bee (1) /bi:/n.● ( apicoltura) bee-bread, miscela di miele e polline □ (zool.) bee-eater ( Merops apiaster), gruccione; grottaione □ bee glue, propoli □ (fam.) the bee's knees, persona (o cosa) eccezionale; il meglio; il massimo; il top (fam.): He thinks he is the bee's knees, crede d'essere chissà chi □ bee sting, puntura d'ape □ to have a bee in one's bonnet, avere un'idea fissa; essere fissato: He's got a bee in his bonnet against mobiles, è fissato contro i cellulari.bee (2) /bi:/n.bee (3), be /bi:/n.bi; lettera b. -
3 hive
I [haɪv]1) (beehive) alveare m., arnia f.2) (swarm) sciame m.II [haɪv]- hive off* * *1) (a box etc where bees live and store up honey: He's building a hive so that he can keep bees.) arnia, alveare2) (the bees that live in such a place: The whole hive flew after the queen bee.) sciame* * *hive /haɪv/n.1 alveare; arnia3 (fig.) alveare; brulichio: hive of activity, luogo in cui l'attività ferve: The church hall was a hive of activity yesterday, nel salone della chiesa ieri l'attività ferveva(to) hive /haɪv/A v. t.B v. i.2 (fig.) vivere come in un alveare; vivere in comunità.* * *I [haɪv]1) (beehive) alveare m., arnia f.2) (swarm) sciame m.II [haɪv]- hive off
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