swarm

essaim

Grand groupe d’insectes, surtout d’abeilles, qui se déplacent ensemble.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : a swarm of insects (A swarm of flies gathered around the bins.)

Expressions courantes : swarm of bees, swarm of insects, bee swarm

foule, nuée

Grand groupe de personnes, d’animaux ou de choses qui se déplacent ensemble, souvent sans ordre.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : a swarm of someone/something (A swarm of reporters followed the actor.)

Synonymes : crowd, horde, throng

Expressions courantes : swarm of people, swarm of reporters, swarm of tourists

essaim, amas

Grand nombre de choses semblables réunies.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : a swarm of something (The telescope revealed a swarm of distant stars.)

Synonymes : cluster, collection, group

Expressions courantes : swarm of stars, swarm of satellites, swarm of drones

banc, volée

Grand groupe de poissons ou d’oiseaux réunis.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : a swarm of fish/birds (A swarm of birds circled above the fishing boat.)

Synonymes : school, shoal, flock

Expressions courantes : swarm of fish, swarm of birds, swarm of sardines

se presser, affluer

Se déplacer ensemble en très grand nombre.

En anglais simple : To move together in large numbers.

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

Comment l'utiliser : swarm around someone/something (Fans swarmed around the singer.); swarm into something (Shoppers swarmed into the store when it opened.)

Synonymes : crowd, throng, flock

Contraires : disperse

Expressions courantes : swarm around someone, swarm into something, swarm over something

grouiller, pulluler

Être présent en si grand nombre qu’un lieu semble plein.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : swarm with something (The kitchen was swarming with ants.)

Synonymes : teem, abound

Expressions courantes : swarm with insects, swarm in something, swarm over food, swarm the kitchen

submerger, déborder

Vaincre quelqu’un en l’attaquant avec un grand nombre de personnes ou de créatures.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : swarm someone/something (The attackers swarmed the defenders before they could retreat.)

Synonymes : overwhelm, overrun

Expressions courantes : swarm the enemy, swarm an opponent, swarm enemy positions