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1 swarm
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1. noun1) (a great number (of insects or other small creatures) moving together: a swarm of ants.) (abejas) enjambre, hervidero, hormiguero2) ((often in plural) a great number or crowd: swarms of people.) enjambre, multitud, miríada, hervidero, hormiguero
2. verb1) ((of bees) to follow a queen bee in a swarm.) enjambrar2) (to move in great numbers: The children swarmed out of the school.) aglomerarse, apiñarse, pulular3) (to be full of moving crowds: The Tower of London was swarming with tourists.) plagar, bullir, hormiguear, pulularswarm n enjambre / nubetr[swɔːm]1 (of bees) enjambre nombre masculino2 figurative use (of people) enjambre nombre masculino, nube nombre femenino, multitud nombre femenino1 (bees) enjambrar2 figurative use (people) aglomerarse, apiñarse, arremolinarse■ they swarmed round the food like bees round a honey pot se apiñaban alrededor de la comida como abejas alrededor de un bote de mielswarm ['swɔrm] vi: enjambrarswarm n: enjambre mn.• caterva s.f.• enjambre s.m.• escuadrón s.m.• hervidero s.m.• hormigueo s.m.• hormiguero s.m.• muchedumbre s.f.v.• bullir v.• desahijar v.• enjambrar v.• escarabajear v.• hervir v.• hormiguear v.
I swɔːrm, swɔːmnoun enjambre m
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intransitive verb \<\<bees\>\> enjambrarpeople swarmed around the stalls — la gente se aglomeraba or se apiñaba alrededor de los puestos
to swarm WITH somebody/something: the beaches were swarming with tourists — las playas eran un hormiguero de turistas
I [swɔːm]1.N [of bees, mosquitoes] enjambre m ; [of people] multitud f2.VI [bees] enjambrar
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[swɔːm]VIto swarm up a tree/rope — trepar rápidamente por un árbol/una cuerda
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I [swɔːrm, swɔːm]noun enjambre m
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intransitive verb \<\<bees\>\> enjambrarpeople swarmed around the stalls — la gente se aglomeraba or se apiñaba alrededor de los puestos
to swarm WITH somebody/something: the beaches were swarming with tourists — las playas eran un hormiguero de turistas
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2 pulular
pulular ( conjugate pulular) verbo intransitivob) ( abundar):
pulular verbo intransitivo to swarm around: la gente pululaba alrededor del famoso novelista, the people swarmed around the famous novelist ' pulular' also found in these entries: English: mill about - mill around - swarm -
3 swarm
s.1 enjambre (de abejas); nube, enjambre (de personas)2 enjambre de abejas.v.1 abundar, apiñarse, hacinarse, gusanear.2 salir en tropel, salir en enjambre, enjambrar.3 arrebozarse.vi.volar en enjambre (bees); apelotonarse, ir en masa (personas)(pt & pp swarmed)
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