crowd in

s’entasser

Entrer nombreux dans un petit espace ou y faire entrer beaucoup de personnes en les serrant.

En anglais simple : To enter or put many people into a small space, leaving little room.

• We all crowded in together.
• More passengers crowded in when the doors opened.
• Can we crowd everyone in for one photograph?

Comment l'utiliser : crowd people in (The driver tried to crowd more passengers in.)

Synonymes : squeeze in, pack in

Expressions courantes : crowd in together, crowd people in

se presser autour de

Se rapprocher de plusieurs côtés jusqu'à entourer quelqu'un ou quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To move closer from different sides until someone or something is surrounded.

• The fans crowded in around her.
• Reporters crowded in on him after the match.
• Trees crowded in on both sides of the narrow path.

Comment l'utiliser : crowd in on someone/something (Reporters crowded in on the winner.); crowd in around someone/something (Fans crowded in around the singer.)

Synonymes : close in, surround

Contraires : draw back

Expressions courantes : crowd in around someone, crowd in on someone

stimuler l’investissement privé

Utiliser les dépenses publiques pour encourager les entreprises à investir leur propre argent.

En anglais simple : To use government spending to encourage businesses to invest their own money.

• The policy aims to crowd in investment.
• Better roads have crowded in private capital.
• Can government grants crowd in more business spending?

Comment l'utiliser : crowd in something (Public funding can crowd in private investment.)

Synonymes : stimulate private investment

Contraires : crowd out

Expressions courantes : crowd in investment, crowd in private capital