Meanings (ES + gloss)
enjambre • nube
A large number of insects, especially when in motion or (for bees) migrating to a new colony.
aglomeración • barahúnda • masa • muchedumbre • multitud
A mass of people, animals or things in motion or turmoil.
a swarm of meteorites
those prodigious swarms that had settled themselves in every part of it [Italy]
Word forms
Meanings (ES + gloss)
enjambrar
To move as a swarm.
There is an hour or two, after the passengers have embarked, which is disquieting and fussy. Mail bags, so I understand, are being put on board. Stewards, carrying cabin trunks, sw…
When I was there, at about 0200 this morning [15 May], hundreds of students had swarmed up the steps of the Great Hall and sat there making political speeches. Troops were moved in…
hormiguear • pulular
To teem, or be overrun with insects, people, etc.
Every place swarming with soldiers.
atestar • infestar
To fill a place as a swarm.
All is well until Treorchy, where the platform is swamped by teenagers who have been attending an event. Around four dozen unescorted 12 to 16 year-olds swarm aboard and begin to r…
Phrases
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