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swarm

/swɔːm/

/swɔrm/

swarm around

swarmnoun

swarms

/swɔːm/

/swɔrm/

Translations

essaimPour les insectes, surtout les abeilles.

A swarm of bees flew over the garden, searching for a new place to build their hive.

Un essaim d’abeilles a survolé le jardin, à la recherche d’un nouvel endroit pour construire leur ruche.

Additional translations

foulePour un grand groupe de personnes ; registre courant.

nuéePour un grand nombre de personnes ou de choses se déplaçant ensemble.

Definitions

A large or dense group of insects, especially bees, moving together.

A swarm of bees flew over the garden, searching for a new place to build their hive.

A large number of people or things moving together in a chaotic or disorderly manner.

A swarm of fans gathered outside the concert venue, hoping to catch a glimpse of the band.

Synonyms

swarmverb

swarmed

Past Simple

swarmed

Past Participle

swarming

ing-form

/swɔːm/

/swɔrm/

Translations

essaimerSe dit des abeilles qui quittent la ruche en masse pour former une nouvelle colonie.

The honeybees swarmed in late spring, settling on a nearby apple tree.

Les abeilles ont essaimé à la fin du printemps, se posant sur un pommier voisin.

se ruerPour se déplacer en grand nombre, souvent de façon animée ou chaotique.

Tourists swarmed the beach as soon as the sun came out.

Les touristes se sont rués vers la plage dès que le soleil est apparu.

pullulerPour un lieu rempli d’un grand nombre d’individus mobiles, surtout d’insectes.

The garden swarmed with bees collecting nectar from the flowers.

Le jardin pullulait d’abeilles récoltant le nectar des fleurs.

Additional translations

gravirPour monter rapidement et avec énergie.

Definitions

To move somewhere in large numbers, often in a busy or chaotic manner.

Tourists swarmed the beach as soon as the sun came out.

To be filled or crowded with a large number of moving individuals.

The garden swarmed with bees collecting nectar from the flowers.

To climb or move quickly and energetically.

The children swarmed up the hill to get a better view of the parade.

(of bees) To leave a hive in a mass in order to establish a new colony elsewhere.

The honeybees swarmed in late spring, settling on a nearby apple tree.

Synonyms

swarmadjective

Used attributively in compounds such as "swarm intelligence" or "swarm robotics"; functions as a descriptive modifier.

Translations

en essaimEmploi spécialisé en robotique et en informatique.

Swarm robotics relies on simple units cooperating to achieve complex tasks.

La robotique en essaim repose sur des unités simples coopérant pour accomplir des tâches complexes.

Definitions

Relating to or characteristic of a swarm, especially the collective behaviour of many simple agents acting together.

Swarm robotics relies on simple units cooperating to achieve complex tasks.