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1 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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2 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. -
3 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 -
4 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 -
5 seethe
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6 pullulate
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7 seethe
seethe [si:ð](b) (with anger, indignation) bouillir;∎ he was seething (with anger) il bouillait de rage;∎ the country is currently seething with unrest le mécontentement gronde en ce moment dans le pays∎ the streets seethed with shoppers les rues grouillaient de gens qui faisaient leurs courses
См. также в других словарях:
teem — I. /tim / (say teem) verb (i) (sometimes followed by with) to abound or swarm; be prolific or fertile. {Middle English teme(n), Old English tēman, tīeman produce (offspring), from tēam child bearing, offspring} –teemer, noun II. /tim / (say teem) …
teem with — ˈteem with [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they teem with he/she/it teems with present participle teeming with past tense teemed with p … Useful english dictionary
teem — [ tim ] verb intransitive often progressive if it is teeming or teeming down, a lot of rain is falling teem with phrasal verb transitive teem with someone/something to contain an extremely large number of people, animals, or objects that are all… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
teem — Ⅰ. teem [1] ► VERB (teem with) ▪ be full of or swarming with. ORIGIN Old English, «give birth to» or «be or become pregnant»; related to TEAM(Cf. ↑team). Ⅱ. teem [2] … English terms dictionary
teem — It sometimes causes surprise that the two apparently close meanings involved here are of two distinct verbs. One, from an Old English word meaning ‘to give birth to’, means ‘to be full of or swarming with’ (as in a sea teeming with fish), and the … Modern English usage
teem in — verb exist in large quantity • Syn: ↑abound in, ↑pullulate with • Hypernyms: ↑occur • Verb Frames: Something s somebody Something s something … Useful english dictionary
teem — verb a) To be stocked to overflowing b) To be prolific; to abound … Wiktionary
teem — verb the pond once teemed with fish Syn: be full of, be filled with, be alive with, be brimming with, abound in, be swarming with, be aswarm with; be packed with, be crawling with, be overrun by, bristle with, seethe with, be thick with; be jam… … Thesaurus of popular words
teem´er — teem1 «teem», intransitive verb. 1. to be full; abound; swarm: »The swamp teemed with mosquitoes. 2. to be fertile, fruitful, or prolific: »His mind teemed with large schemes (William E. H. Lecky). 3. Obsolete. to be or become pregnant; … Useful english dictionary
teem — UK [tiːm] / US [tɪm] verb [intransitive, often progressive] Word forms teem : present tense I/you/we/they teem he/she/it teems present participle teeming past tense teemed past participle teemed teem or teem down if it is teeming or teeming down … English dictionary
teem with — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms teem with : present tense I/you/we/they teem with he/she/it teems with present participle teeming with past tense teemed with past participle teemed with teem with someone/something to contain an extremely… … English dictionary