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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 infest
[ɪn'fest]verbo transitivo infestare* * *[in'fest]((of something bad) to swarm over and cover or fill: The dog was infested with fleas.) infestare* * *[ɪn'fest]verbo transitivo infestare
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