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swarm

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈswɔːrm/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/swɔrm/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(swôrm)

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2024:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
swarm n (mass of insects)enjambre nm
  nube nf
  plaga nf
 There was a swarm of flies on the wall.
 Había un enjambre de moscas en la pared.
swarm n figurative (mass of people)multitud nf
  muchedumbre nf
 A swarm of people stood in front of the embassy, waving banners in protest.
 Una multitud de personas se fueron delante de la embajada con carteles de protesta.
swarm⇒ vi (insects: fly as a mass)revolotear⇒ vi
 The flies swarmed around the food.
 Las moscas revoloteaban alrededor de la comida.
swarm vi (insects: leave old nest or hive)enjambrar⇒ vi
 The bees swarmed out of their hives.
 Las abejar enjambraron su colmena.
swarm vi figurative (move as a mob)moverse en manada loc verb
 The crowd swarmed towards the movie star.
 La multitud se movió en manada en dirección a la estrella de cine.
swarm with [sth/sb] vi + prep (be overrun with)estar infestado de algo, estar plagado de algo v cop + loc adj
  estar lleno de algo v cop + loc adj
 After the window had been open all day, the room was swarming with flies.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2024:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
swarm about vi + adv UK (move around en masse)pulular por vi + prep
 There were groups of people swarming about, waiting for the famous author to arrive.
  arremolinarse alrededor loc verb
 El perro llevaba muerto varios días las moscas se arremolinaban a su alrededor.
swarm up [sth] vi + adv (climb quickly)trepar rápidamente loc verb
 The sailor swarmed up the ship's rigging.
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'swarm' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
horde - teem
Spanish:
enjambrar - enjambre - hormiguear - nube - revolotear - pulular - afluir - avispero - ejército - hervir

Collocations: swarm intelligence, a swarm of [bees, hornets, gnats], a swarm of [tourists, reporters] stood around, more...

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