swarm

enjambre

Grupo numeroso de insectos, especialmente abejas, que se mueven juntos.

En inglés sencillo: A large group of insects, especially bees, moving together.

• A swarm of bees flew past.
• The beekeeper moved the swarm into a new hive.
• Swarms of insects rose from the grass.

Cómo se usa: a swarm of insects (A swarm of flies gathered around the bins.)

Expresiones frecuentes: swarm of bees, swarm of insects, bee swarm

multitud, horda

Gran grupo de personas, animales o cosas que se mueven juntos, a menudo sin orden.

En inglés sencillo: A large crowd of people, animals, or things moving about together, often without order.

• A swarm of children ran outside.
• She pushed through the swarm of shoppers.
• Swarms of tourists crowded the narrow streets.

Cómo se usa: a swarm of someone/something (A swarm of reporters followed the actor.)

Sinónimos: crowd, horde, throng

Expresiones frecuentes: swarm of people, swarm of reporters, swarm of tourists

enjambre, conjunto

Gran cantidad de cosas similares agrupadas.

En inglés sencillo: A large number of similar things grouped together.

• A swarm of stars filled the image.
• The planet is surrounded by a swarm of small moons.
• Engineers tested several swarms of tiny robots.

Cómo se usa: a swarm of something (The telescope revealed a swarm of distant stars.)

Sinónimos: cluster, collection, group

Expresiones frecuentes: swarm of stars, swarm of satellites, swarm of drones

bandada, cardumen

Grupo numeroso de peces o aves que están juntos.

En inglés sencillo: A large group of fish or birds together.

• A swarm of fish passed beneath us.
• Swarms of birds filled the evening sky.
• The shark approached a dense swarm of sardines.

Cómo se usa: a swarm of fish/birds (A swarm of birds circled above the fishing boat.)

Sinónimos: school, shoal, flock

Expresiones frecuentes: swarm of fish, swarm of birds, swarm of sardines

agolparse, arremolinarse

Moverse juntos en gran número.

En inglés sencillo: To move together in large numbers.

• Bees swarm around the flowers.
• Children swarmed into the playground.
• Fans were swarming towards the stage.

Cómo se usa: swarm around someone/something (Fans swarmed around the singer.); swarm into something (Shoppers swarmed into the store when it opened.)

Sinónimos: crowd, throng, flock

Antónimos: disperse

Expresiones frecuentes: swarm around someone, swarm into something, swarm over something

pulular, infestar

Estar en un lugar en tanta cantidad que parece lleno.

En inglés sencillo: To be present in such large numbers that a place seems full.

• Flies swarm in the kitchen.
• The garden was swarming with mosquitoes.
• Ants swarmed over the spilled sugar.

Cómo se usa: swarm with something (The kitchen was swarming with ants.)

Sinónimos: teem, abound

Expresiones frecuentes: swarm with insects, swarm in something, swarm over food, swarm the kitchen

arrollar, abrumar

Vencer a alguien atacándolo con muchas personas o criaturas a la vez.

En inglés sencillo: To defeat or overpower someone by attacking with a large number of people or creatures.

• The soldiers swarmed the enemy.
• Small fighters swarmed the larger ship.
• The defenders were swarmed by hundreds of attackers.

Cómo se usa: swarm someone/something (The attackers swarmed the defenders before they could retreat.)

Sinónimos: overwhelm, overrun

Expresiones frecuentes: swarm the enemy, swarm an opponent, swarm enemy positions