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pulluler [pylyle]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verb( = grouiller) to swarm ; [erreurs, contrefaçons] to abound* * *pylyleverbe intransitif1) ( se multiplier) to proliferatedepuis dix ans les romans de mauvaise qualité pullulent — over the last ten years there has been a glut of bad novels
2) ( grouiller)* * *pylyle vi1) [insectes, rats, lapins] to proliferate2) [personnes] to swarmune île privée des Caraïbes où pullulent les milliardaires du showbiz — a private Caribbean island swarming with showbiz billionaires
3) [choses] [erreurs] to abound* * *pulluler verb table: aimer vi1 ( se multiplier) to proliferate; depuis dix ans les romans de mauvaise qualité pullulent for the last ten years there has been an abundance of poor quality novels;2 ( grouiller) les touristes/insectes pullulent dans la région the area is swarming with tourists/insects; les poissons pullulent dans la rivière the river is teeming with fish; les erreurs pullulent dans le texte the text abounds with mistakes.[pylyle] verbe intransitifles mauvaises herbes pullulaient dans le jardin abandonné weeds were taking over the abandoned garden3. [fourmiller de]pulluler de to swarm ou to be alive with
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