42.- To be swarming with . Advanced
To be swarming with . Advanced
To swarm » to gather together in large numbers (especially
small flying or crawling creatures, i.e. flies, bees,
wasps, ants, cockroaches, etc.); also used in
connection with large numbers of people or children
gathered together or moving about in a mass
= enjambrar, hormiguear, apiñarse, pulular
To be swarming with » to be full of a mass of flying or crawling
creatures or people/children milling
about together
= estar plagado de, estar lleno de, estar repleto de..
EJEMPLOS:
- The meat was swarming with bluebottles and had to be thrown away.
La carne estaba plagada de moscardones y hubo que tirarla.
- The kitchen was dirty and swarming with ants.
La cocina estaba sucia y llena de hormigas.
- The lights on the balcony were swarming with mosquitoes and the guests had to go inside to avoid being bitten.
Las luces de la terraza estaban plagadas de mosquitos y los invitados tuvieron que retirarse para evitar ser picados.
- The esplanade in front of Buckingham Palace was swarming with people hoping to catch a glimpse of the Queen at her 90th birthday celebrations.
La explanada delante del Palacio de Buckingham estaba repleta de personas que deseaban poder ver a la Reina en las celebraciones de su 90 cumpleaños.
- The space in front of the department store was swarming with excited children waiting for Father Christmas to arrive.
El espacio frente a los grandes almacenes estaba repleto de niños emocionados esperando la llegada de Papá Noel.
