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English

Etymology
OE. swearm

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-swarm.ogg|Audio (US)

Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)m|-��(r)m

Noun
wikipedia
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1. A large number of insects, especially when in motion or (for bees) migrating to a new colony
2. A mass of people or animals in turmoil

Translations
trans-top|large number of insects
Czech: roj m
German: Schwarm m
Polish: rój m
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Russian: �ой (roj) m
Swedish: svärm c
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trans-top|A mass of people or animals in turmoil
German: Menschenschwarm m
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Russian: �олпа (tolpá) f
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ttbc|Albanian: luzmë f
ttbc|Croatian: roj m
ttbc|French: essaim (flying creatures), grouillement (walking, crawling creatures)
ttbc|Hungarian: raj
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ttbc|Italian: sciame m
ttbc|Romanian: roi, stol f and m
ttbc|Spanish: enjambre

Verb
en-verb

1. intransitive To move as a swarm
2. intransitive To teem, or be overrun with insects
3. intransitive To climb by gripping with arms and legs
4. transitive To fill a place as a swarm
5. transitive To climb a thing by gripping with arms and legs
6. transitive To overwhelm as by an opposing army

Translations

French: grouiller, pulluler
Spanish: enjambrar

See also
Appendix:Collective nouns

fr:swarm
io:swarm
hu:swarm
pl:swarm
ru:swarm
fi:swarm
te:swarm
vi:swarm
zh:swarm

• 2007-12-01 12:32 - 16@r - +WP, etym tmpl & French translation

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