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1 teem
I [tiːm]II [tiːm]to teem o be teeming with — brulicare di [ people]; pullulare di [wildlife, ideas]
* * *[ti:m]1) ((with with) to be full of: The pond was teeming with fish.) pullulare, brulicare2) (to rain heavily: The rain was teeming down.) (cadere a dirotto)* * *I [tiːm]II [tiːm]to teem o be teeming with — brulicare di [ people]; pullulare di [wildlife, ideas]
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2 teem vi
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3 (to) teem
(to) teem /ti:m/v. i.abbondare; brulicare; formicolare; pullulare; esser pieno zeppo: The forests were teeming with wildlife, le foreste brulicavano di animali e piante. -
4 (to) teem
(to) teem /ti:m/v. i.abbondare; brulicare; formicolare; pullulare; esser pieno zeppo: The forests were teeming with wildlife, le foreste brulicavano di animali e piante.
См. также в других словарях:
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 — [ti:m] v teem down phr v [: Old English; Origin: timan, tAman] to rain very heavily ▪ It s been teeming down all day. teem with / [teem with sb/sth] phr v 1.) to be very full of people or animals, all moving about ▪ The island was teeming with… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Teeming — Teem Teem, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Teemed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Teeming}.] [OE. temen, AS. t[=e]man, t?man, from te[ a]m. See {Team}.] 1. To bring forth young, as an animal; to produce fruit, as a plant; to bear; to be pregnant; to conceive; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
teem with something — ˈteem with sth derived (usually be ˈteeming with sth) to be full of people, animals, etc. moving around • The streets were teeming with tourists. • a river teeming with fish Main entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Teem — Teem, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Teemed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Teeming}.] [OE. temen, AS. t[=e]man, t?man, from te[ a]m. See {Team}.] 1. To bring forth young, as an animal; to produce fruit, as a plant; to bear; to be pregnant; to conceive; to multiply.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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 — teem1 [tēm] vi. [ME temen < OE tieman, to produce, bear < base of team, progeny: see TEAM] 1. Obs. to produce offspring; bear 2. to be full, as though ready to bring forth young; abound; swarm [a river teeming with fish] teem2 [tēm] vt. [ME … English World dictionary
teem — also teem down verb (I) BrE to rain very heavily: It s been teeming down all day. teem with sth phrasal verb (transitive not in passive) to be full of people, animals etc: be teeming with: Times Square was teeming with theater goers … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
teem — 1. v.intr. 1 be abundant (fish teem in these waters). 2 (foll. by with) be full of or swarming with (teeming with fish; teeming with ideas). Etymology: OE teman etc. give birth to f. Gmc, rel. to TEAM 2. v.intr. (often foll. by down) (of water… … Useful english dictionary
teem — v. (d; intr.) to teem with ( to be full of ) (the river was teeming with fish) * * * [tiːm] (d; intr.) to teem with (the river was teeming with fish; to be full of) … Combinatory 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