swarm

swarm
1. noun
1) Schwarm, der

swarm [of bees] — Bienenschwarm, der

2) in pl. (great numbers)

swarms of tourists/children — Scharen von Touristen/Kindern

2. intransitive verb
1) (move in a swarm) schwärmen
2) (teem) wimmeln (with von)
* * *
[swo:m] 1. noun
1) (a great number (of insects or other small creatures) moving together: a swarm of ants.) der Schwarm
2) ((often in plural) a great number or crowd: swarms of people.) der Schwarm
2. verb
1) ((of bees) to follow a queen bee in a swarm.) schwärmen
2) (to move in great numbers: The children swarmed out of the school.) schwärmen
3) (to be full of moving crowds: The Tower of London was swarming with tourists.) wimmeln
* * *
swarm
[swɔ:m, AM swɔ:rm]
I. n
1. (insects) Schwarm m
\swarm of bees/insects/wasps Bienen-/Insekten-/Wespenschwarm m
2. + sing/pl vb (fig: people) Schar f
a \swarm of journalists followed the car Journalisten folgten dem Auto in Scharen
II. vi
1. ZOOL insects schwärmen
2. (fig) people schwärmen
children \swarmed round the ice-cream stand Kinder schwärmten um den Eisstand herum
3. (be full of)
to be \swarming with sth von etw dat [nur so] wimmeln
the garden is \swarming with wasps im Garten wimmelt es von Wespen
4. (climb)
to \swarm up sth etw hinaufklettern [o hochklettern], auf etw akk klettern
* * *
[swɔːm]
1. n
(of insects, birds) Schwarm m; (of people also) Schar f

the sightseeers came in swarms — die Touristen kamen scharenweise or in Scharen

2. vi
(bees, flies, people) schwärmen

the place was swarming with insects/people — es wimmelte von Insekten/Leuten

the main street was swarming (with people) (inf) — auf der Hauptstraße herrschte Hochbetrieb

tourists were swarming everywhere — es wimmelte überall von Touristen

children swarmed all round the car — Kinder schwärmten um das Auto herum

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swarm1 [swɔː(r)m]
A s
1. (Bienen- etc) Schwarm m
2. Schwarm m, Schar f, Horde f, Haufen m:
a swarm of children (soldiers, etc)
3. fig Haufen m, Masse f:
a swarm of letters
4. BIOL freischwimmende Kolonie von Schwärmsporen
B v/i
1. schwärmen (Bienen)
2. wimmeln (with von):
the market place swarms with people auf dem Marktplatz wimmelt es von Menschen
3. (herum)schwärmen, (zusammen)strömen;
beggars swarm in that town in dieser Stadt wimmelt es von Bettlern;
swarm out
a) ausschwärmen,
b) hinausströmen;
swarm to a place zu einem Ort hinströmen
C v/t
1. einen Ort in Schwärmen überfallen, heimsuchen
2. Bienen ausschwärmen lassen
swarm2 [swɔː(r)m]
A v/t hinaufklettern (auf akk)
B v/i klettern:
swarm up A
* * *
1. noun
1) Schwarm, der

swarm [of bees] — Bienenschwarm, der

2) in pl. (great numbers)

swarms of tourists/children — Scharen von Touristen/Kindern

2. intransitive verb
1) (move in a swarm) schwärmen
2) (teem) wimmeln (with von)
* * *
n.
Schwarm -¨e m. v.
wimmeln v.

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