flock

flock
1. noun
1) (of sheep, goats; also Eccl.) Herde, die; (of birds) Schwarm, der
2) (of people) Schar, die
2. intransitive verb
strömen

flock round somebody — sich um jemanden scharen

flock in/out/together — [in Scharen] hinein-/heraus-/zusammenströmen

* * *
[flok] 1. noun
(a number of certain animals or birds together: a flock of sheep.) die Herde, der Schwarm
2. verb
((with to, into etc) to gather or go somewhere together in a group or crowd: People flocked to the cinema.) strömen
* * *
flock1
[flɒk, AM flɑ:k]
I. n + sing/pl vb
1. (group of animals) goats, sheep Herde f; birds Schar f, Schwarm m
2. (group of people) Schar f, Horde f pej; REL Herde f geh, Gemeinde f, Schäfchen pl fam
a \flock of sightseers/tourists eine Besucherschar/Schar von Touristen
II. vi sich akk scharen
crowds of people \flocked to see the Picasso exhibition es kamen Scharen von Menschen, um die Picassoausstellung zu sehen
to \flock around sb/sth sich akk um jdn/etw scharen, jdn/etw umringen
to \flock in/out of somewhere irgendwo [scharenweise] hinein-/hinausströmen
to \flock to sth zu etw dat in Scharen kommen [o strömen]
flock2
[flɒk, AM flɑ:k]
n
1. (tuft) of cotton, wool [Woll]flocke f
2. no pl (material) Reißwolle f; (for coating) Wollpulver nt, Wollstaub m; (as stuffing) Flockwolle f
3. no pl (fibre) Velours m
* * *
I [flɒk]
1. n
1) (of sheep, geese ALSO ECCL) Herde f; (of birds) Schwarm m, Schar f
2) (of people) Schar f, Haufen m (inf)
2. vi
in Scharen kommen

to flock in — hineinströmen or -drängen

to flock out — hinausströmen or -drängen

to flock around sb — sich um jdn scharen or drängen

II
n (TEX)
Flocke f
* * *
flock1 [flɒk; US flɑk]
A s (auch als pl konstruiert)
1. (besonders Schaf-, Ziegen) Herde f:
a flock of sheep
2. Schwarm m, JAGD Flug m (Vögel)
3. Menge f, Schar f:
come in flocks in (hellen) Scharen herbeiströmen
4. Menge f (Bücher etc)
5. REL Herde f, Gemeinde f
B v/i fig strömen:
flock to a place zu einem Ort (hin)strömen;
flock to sb jemandem zuströmen, in Scharen zu jemandem kommen;
flock together zusammenströmen, sich versammeln
flock2 [flɒk; US flɑk] s
1. (Woll) Flocke f
2. (Haar) Büschel n
3. auch pl
a) Wollabfall m, (zerkleinerte) Stoffreste pl (als Polstermaterial)
b) Wollpulver n (für Tapeten etc)
4. auch pl CHEM flockiger Niederschlag
* * *
1. noun
1) (of sheep, goats; also Eccl.) Herde, die; (of birds) Schwarm, der
2) (of people) Schar, die
2. intransitive verb
strömen

flock round somebody — sich um jemanden scharen

flock in/out/together — [in Scharen] hinein-/heraus-/zusammenströmen

* * *
n.
Herde -n (Schafherde) f.
Schar nur sing. f.

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