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/kɹaʊd/

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noun

Foule

A group of people congregated or collected into a close body without order.

Examples :

"After the movie let out, a crowd of people pushed through the exit doors."

Après la fin du film, une foule de gens s'est bousculée vers les portes de sortie.

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noun

Foule, rassemblement

Several things collected or closely pressed together; also, some things adjacent to each other.

Examples :

"There was a crowd of toys pushed beneath the couch where the children were playing."

Il y avait une foule de jouets entassés sous le canapé où les enfants jouaient.

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noun

La populace, le vulgaire

(with definite article) The so-called lower orders of people; the populace, vulgar.

Examples :

"The crowd at the school assembly was mostly made up of students from the lower socioeconomic levels of the community. "

La populace à l'assemblée de l'école était principalement composée d'élèves issus des couches socio-économiques inférieures de la communauté.

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noun

Foule, public

A group of people united or at least characterised by a common interest.

Examples :

"The crowd at the school play was excited because their favorite actor was performing. "

La foule à la pièce de l'école était excitée parce que leur acteur préféré jouait.

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verb

Se presser, se bousculer

To press forward; to advance by pushing.

Examples :

"The man crowded into the packed room."

L'homme s'est pressé dans la pièce bondée.

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verb

Se presser, s'entasser

To press together or collect in numbers

Examples :

"They crowded through the archway and into the park."

Ils se sont pressés à travers la voûte et dans le parc.

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verb

Entasser, se presser

To press or drive together, especially into a small space; to cram.

Examples :

"He tried to crowd too many cows into the cow-pen."

Il a essayé d'entasser trop de vaches dans l'enclos.

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verb

Entasser, se presser

To fill by pressing or thronging together

Examples :

"The students crowded the hallway before the bell rang. "

Les élèves se sont entassés dans le couloir avant que la cloche ne sonne.

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verb

Pousser, bousculer

(often used with "out of" or "off") To push, to press, to shove.

Examples :

"They tried to crowd her off the sidewalk."

Ils ont essayé de la pousser hors du trottoir.

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verb

S'approcher trop près

To approach another ship too closely when it has right of way.

Examples :

"The fishing boat crowded the larger freighter, endangering the cargo ship's passage. "

Le bateau de pêche s'est approché trop près du plus grand cargo, mettant en danger le passage du cargo.

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verb

Surcharger de voiles

(of a square-rigged ship) To carry excessive sail in the hope of moving faster.

Examples :

"The sailboat crew crowded the sails, hoping to make it to the harbor faster. "

L'équipage du voilier a surchargé de voiles, espérant atteindre le port plus rapidement.

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verb

Harceler, importuner

To press by solicitation; to urge; to dun; hence, to treat discourteously or unreasonably.

Examples :

"The teacher was crowded by students asking questions after class. "

L'enseignante était harcelée par les élèves qui posaient des questions après le cours.

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noun

Violon

(now dialectal) A fiddle.

Examples :

"At the old-fashioned country music festival, my grandpa played a beautiful tune on his crowd. "

Au festival de musique country à l'ancienne, mon grand-père a joué un bel air sur son violon.

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verb

Jouer pour un public, jouer du violon

To play on a crowd; to fiddle.

Examples :

"The politician crowded the speech with empty promises, trying to win over the voters. "

Le politicien a joué de son discours avec des promesses creuses, essayant de gagner les électeurs.

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noun

Crwth

Examples :

"The Welsh musician carefully tuned the crowd, preparing to play a solo. "

Le musicien gallois accorda soigneusement le crwth, se préparant à jouer un solo.

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