swarm in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for swarm in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.swarm [Am swɔrm, Brit swɔːm] N

swarm

enjambre m

a swarm of mosquitoes

un enjambre or una nube de mosquitos

swarms of reporters

una multitud de periodistas

they came in swarms to see her

llegaban a verla en manadas

II.swarm [Am swɔrm, Brit swɔːm] VB intr

1. swarm bees:

swarm

enjambrar

people swarmed around the stalls

la gente se aglomeraba or se apiñaba or pululaba alrededor de los puestos

the flies swarmed around the meat

las moscas revoloteaban or pululaban alrededor de la carne

the crowd swarmed into the square

la multitud irrumpió en la plaza

to swarm with sb/sth the beaches were swarming with tourists

las playas eran un hormiguero de turistas

to swarm with sb/sth the beaches were swarming with tourists

las playas estaban plagadas de turistas

the place was swarming with flies

el lugar estaba lleno de moscas

2. swarm (climb):

to swarm up sth

trepar a algo

to swarm down sth

descolgarse por algo

Translations for swarm in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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enjambrar

to swarm

enjambre

swarm

un enjambre de periodistas

a swarm of reporters

cardumen (de insectos)

swarm

bandada

swarm

zancudero

swarm of mosquitoes

una tupición de gente/insectos

a horde of people/swarm of insects

nube (de insectos)

swarm

una nube de fotógrafos

a swarm of photographers

venir o acudir como moscas

to swarm round like flies

se vio rodeada por una nube de fotógrafos

she found herself surrounded by a swarm of photographers

swarm in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for swarm in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.swarm [swɔ:m, Am swɔ:rm] VB intr

1. swarm ZOOL, BIOL:

swarm bees

enjambrar

2. swarm (move in large group):

swarm

aglomerarse

3. swarm (be full):

to be swarming with sth

estar plagado [o atestado] de algo

II.swarm [swɔ:m, Am swɔ:rm] N

1. swarm of bees:

swarm

enjambre m

2. swarm fig (of people):

swarm

multitud f

Translations for swarm in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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enjambre

swarm

hormiguear

to swarm

pulular

to swarm

hormiguero

swarm

avispero

swarm of wasps

bullir

to swarm

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Hybrid swarms thus blur the boundary between the parent taxa.

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She is raised to the heavens by a swarm of cherubim while standing on a cloud.

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People swarm the store to stock up on supplies, and numerous fights break out.

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In swarm robotics, self-organization is used to produce emergent behavior.

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A single swarm can cover up to 1200 square kilometers and can contain between 40 and 80 million locusts per square kilometer.

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They are frequently seen above tall eucalyptus trees catching aerial insects above the canopy, but will also feed on insect swarms low over water.

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These jellyfish should have been deprived of their own food basis by displacement by almost all other sea creatures, yet the medusae swarms still live.

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This swarm persists during the decision-making phase until a new nest site is chosen.

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Everyone lights their candle and starts chanting the spell, but the candles blow out, and a swarm of wasps enter the school.

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The next morning, the house is swarming with police and the media.

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