crowd

I 1. [kraʊd]

nome

1) (mass of people) folla f., moltitudine f.; (audience) pubblico m., spettatori m.pl.

a crowd of 10,000 — una folla di 10.000 persone; sport 10.000 spettatori

crowds of people — una folla di gente

we are hoping for a big crowd — speriamo che ci siano molti spettatori

to come in crowds — accorrere in massa

to stand out from the crowd — distinguersi dalla massa

2) colloq. (group) compagnia f., combriccola f.

the usual crowd — la solita combriccola, gente

2.

modificatore [behaviour, reaction] di massa

II 1. [kraʊd]

verbo transitivo

1) (fill) affollare, gremire [pavement, platform, bar, beach]

the roads were crowded with cars — le strade erano intasate dalle auto

2) (squash) stipare, pigiare [people, furniture] (into in)

we always try to crowd as much as possible into our visits to Paris — cerchiamo sempre di sfruttare al massimo le nostre visite a Parigi

3) (fill to excess) riempire, inzeppare [room, mind] (with di)

4) colloq. (put pressure on) fare pressione su

stop crowding me! let me think! — smettila di starmi addosso! lasciami pensare!

2.

verbo intransitivo

1)

to crowd into — ammassarsi in [room, lift, vehicle]

to crowd onto — accalcarsi, stiparsi su [bus, train]

to crowd (up) against — accalcarsi o pigiarsi contro [barrier]

2) fig.

to crowd into — [thoughts, memories] affollarsi in [mind]

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- crowd around

- crowd in

- crowd out

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1. noun

1) (a number of persons or things gathered together: A crowd of people gathered in the street.) folla

2) (a group of friends, usually known to one another: John's friends are a nice crowd.) compagnia, combriccola

2. verb

1) (to gather in a large group: They crowded round the injured motorcyclist.) affollarsi, accalcarsi

2) (to fill too full by coming together in: Sightseers crowded the building.) affollare

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- crowded

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I 1. [kraʊd]

nome

1) (mass of people) folla f., moltitudine f.; (audience) pubblico m., spettatori m.pl.

a crowd of 10,000 — una folla di 10.000 persone; sport 10.000 spettatori

crowds of people — una folla di gente

we are hoping for a big crowd — speriamo che ci siano molti spettatori

to come in crowds — accorrere in massa

to stand out from the crowd — distinguersi dalla massa

2) colloq. (group) compagnia f., combriccola f.

the usual crowd — la solita combriccola, gente

2.

modificatore [behaviour, reaction] di massa

II 1. [kraʊd]

verbo transitivo

1) (fill) affollare, gremire [pavement, platform, bar, beach]

the roads were crowded with cars — le strade erano intasate dalle auto

2) (squash) stipare, pigiare [people, furniture] (into in)

we always try to crowd as much as possible into our visits to Paris — cerchiamo sempre di sfruttare al massimo le nostre visite a Parigi

3) (fill to excess) riempire, inzeppare [room, mind] (with di)

4) colloq. (put pressure on) fare pressione su

stop crowding me! let me think! — smettila di starmi addosso! lasciami pensare!

2.

verbo intransitivo

1)

to crowd into — ammassarsi in [room, lift, vehicle]

to crowd onto — accalcarsi, stiparsi su [bus, train]

to crowd (up) against — accalcarsi o pigiarsi contro [barrier]

2) fig.

to crowd into — [thoughts, memories] affollarsi in [mind]

•

- crowd around

- crowd in

- crowd out