crowd

crowd
crowd [{{t}}kraʊd]
1 noun
(a) (throng) foule f, masse f;
a crowd of noisy children une bande d'enfants bruyants;
don't get lost in the crowd ne vous perdez pas dans la foule;
a disorderly crowd une cohue;
there were crowds of people in town il y avait foule en ville;
there was quite a crowd at the match il y avait beaucoup de monde au match;
the concert drew a good crowd le concert a attiré beaucoup de monde;
she stands out in a crowd elle se distingue de la masse;
{{}}figurative{{}} to follow the crowd suivre le mouvement
(b) {{}}familiar{{}} (social group) bande f;
to be in with the wrong crowd avoir de mauvaises fréquentations;
they stick to their own crowd ils font bande à part
(c) {{}}figurative{{}} {{}}pejorative{{}} (people as a whole)
the crowd la foule, la masse du peuple;
she always goes with or follows the crowd elle suit toujours le mouvement;
she doesn't like to be one of the crowd elle n'aime pas faire comme tout le monde
2 intransitive verb
se presser;
to crowd round sb/sth se presser autour de qn/qch;
they crowded round to read the poster ils se sont attroupés pour lire l'affiche;
the reporters crowded into the room les journalistes se sont entassés dans la pièce;
don't all crowd together! ne vous serrez pas comme ça!;
they came crowding through the door ils se sont bousculés pour entrer;
we crowded up/down the stairs tout le monde a monté/descendu l'escalier
3 transitive verb
(a) (cram) serrer, entasser;
people crowded the streets/the shops des gens se pressaient dans les rues/les magasins;
the tables are crowded together les tables sont collées les unes aux autres;
the park was crowded with sunbathers le parc était plein de gens qui prenaient des bains de soleil
(b) {{}}familiar{{}} (jostle) bousculer;
stop crowding me! arrêtez de me bousculer!, ne me poussez pas!;
I was crowded off the bus la foule m'a éjecté du bus
(c) {{}}Nautical{{}}
to crowd on sail mettre toutes les voiles dehors
(d) {{}}American{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} (idiom)
to crowd one's luck exagérer, forcer la chance
►► {{}}Cinema{{}} & {{}}Television{{}} crowd scene scène f de foule;
crowd surfing = pratique courante dans les concerts pop ou rock, qui consiste à se laisser transporter, allongé, au-dessus de la foule
crowd in intransitive verb
(a) (enter) entrer en foule, affluer
(b) {{}}figurative{{}} (flood in) submerger;
gloomy thoughts kept crowding in on me de sombres pensées m'assaillaient
crowd out
1 intransitive verb
sortir en foule
2 separable transitive verb
we were crowded out by a bunch of students un groupe d'étudiants nous a poussés vers la sortie;
independent traders are being crowded out by bigger stores les petits commerçants sont étouffés par les grands magasins

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