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1 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 -
2 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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3 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. -
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 alive
alive [əˈlaɪv]a. ( = living) vivant• he must be taken alive [prisoner] il faut le capturer vivant• to be alive with insects/tourists grouiller d'insectes/de touristes* * *[ə'laɪv]to keep somebody/something alive — maintenir quelqu'un/quelque chose en vie [person, animal]
to be burnt alive — être brûlé/-e vif/vive
alive and well —
alive and kicking — lit, fig bien vivant
2) ( lively)to be alive — [person] être vivant
to come alive — [party, place] s'animer; [history] prendre vie
3) ( in existence)to be alive — [art, tradition] être vivant; [interest, faith] être vif/vive
to keep alive — préserver [tradition etc]; perpétuer [memory]
4) ( teeming)alive with — grouillant de [insects etc]
5) ( aware)alive to — conscient de [possibility etc]
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6 alive
1 lit ( living) vivant, en vie ; to keep sb/sth alive maintenir qn/qch en vie [person, animal] ; to keep a plant alive entretenir une plante ; to stay alive rester en vie ; to bury sb alive enterrer qn vivant ; to be burnt alive être brûlé/-e vif/vive ; to be taken/captured alive être pris/capturé vivant ; alive and well, alive and kicking lit, fig bien vivant ; it's good ou great to be alive! il fait bon vivre! ; no man alive personne au monde ; just alive entre la vie et la mort ;2 ( lively) [person] vivant ; [mind, senses] en éveil ; to bring [sth] alive rendre [qch] vivant [story, account] ; animer [party, place] ; to come alive [party, place] s'animer ; [history] prendre vie ;3 ( in existence) [institution, art, tradition] vivant ; [interest, faith] vif/vive ; to keep [sth] alive préserver [tradition etc] ; we shall keep his memory alive nous perpétuerons sa mémoire ; to keep dialogue alive Pol maintenir le dialogue ; it kept our hopes alive cela nous faisait garder espoir ;
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teeming — adj 1.Usu. teeming with abounding, swarming with, bursting with, bristling with, alive with, crawling with, Sl. lousy with; stocked with, full or filled with, stuffed with, crowded or overcrowded with, jammed with, packed with; jam packed, filled … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
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
with — [[t]wɪð, wɪθ[/t]] ♦ (Pronounced [[t]wɪ̱ð[/t]] for meanings 20 and 21.) 1) PREP If one person is with another, they are together in one place. With her were her son and daughter in law... She is currently staying with her father at his home. 2)… … English dictionary
teeming — teeming1 teemingly, adv. teemingness, n. /tee ming/, adj. 1. abounding or swarming with something, as with people: We elbowed our way through the teeming station. 2. prolific or fertile. [1525 35; TEEM1 + ING2] teeming2 /tee m … Universalium
teeming — adjective abundantly filled with especially living things the Third World s teeming millions the teeming boulevard • Similar to: ↑abundant • Derivationally related forms: ↑teemingness … Useful english dictionary
teeming — /ˈtimɪŋ/ (say teeming) adjective 1. full of or swarming with something, as with people. 2. prolific or fertile. {teem1 + ing2} …
teeming — adj. Teeming is used with these nouns: ↑slum … Collocations dictionary
teeming — Synonyms and related words: abounding, abundant, affluent, alive with, all sufficing, ample, anticipating, aplenty, beset, big with child, big laden, blooming, bottomless, bounteous, bountiful, breeding, bristling, bursting, bursting out,… … Moby Thesaurus
with child — Synonyms and related words: anticipating, big with child, big laden, breeding, carrying, carrying a fetus, expecting, gestating, gravid, great, heavy, heavy with child, knocked up, parturient, preggers, pregnant, superfetate, superimpregnated,… … Moby Thesaurus
teeming — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. swarming, abounding, abundant, plentiful; crowded, chock full, jam packed; replete, fraught, full, pullulating; raining. See multitude. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. replete, crammed, swarming; see… … English dictionary for students
teeming — verb Abundantly filled with especially living things … Wiktionary