crowd

la multitud

atestar

crowd(kraud)

noun

1. (mass of people)

a. la multitud

(F)

There was a crowd of protesters blocking the streets.

Había una multitud de manifestantes que bloqueaba las calles.

b. la muchedumbre

(F)

The crowd was trying to get out of the metro.

La muchedumbre intentaba salir del metro.

2. (social group)

a. la gente

(F)

I know her from the crowd at work.

La conozco de la gente del trabajo.

3. (audience)

a. el público

(M)

The crowd clapped for ten minutes at the end of the show.

El público aplaudió durante diez minutos al final del espectáculo.

4. (large number)

a. el montón

(M)

He had left a crowd of chairs in the middle of the gymnasium.

Había dejado un montón de sillas en el medio del gimnasio.

5. (common people)

a.

no direct translation

He doesn't know how to think for himself. He's just part of the crowd.

No sabe pensar por sí mismo. Es uno más del montón.

True innovators aren't those who follow the crowd.

Los verdaderos innovadores no son los que siguen la manada.

transitive verb

6. (to fill)

a. atestar

People crowd the streets to buy flowers and books on St. George's Day in Barcelona.

La gente atesta las calles para comprar flores y libros el Día de Sant Jordi en Barcelona.

b. llenar

These drunk idiots began to crowd the bar, so we left.

Estos imbéciles borrachos empezaron a llenar el bar, así que nos marchamos.

c. abarrotar

So many people crowded the bathrooms at the end of the three-hour movie.

Tantas personas abarrotaron los baños al fin de la película de tres horas.

7. (to force)

a. empujar

They crowded me into the corner so that they could see the game on TV.

Me empujaron al rincón para poder ver el partido en la tele.

intransitive verb

8. (to gather together)

a. apiñarse

They crowded in front of the building and demanded that the mayor come out.

Se apiñaron enfrente del edificio y exigieron que saliera el alcalde.

b. amontonarse

All of the students crowded to see the results of the exam.

Todos los alumnos se amontonaron para ver los resultados del examen.

crowd

Noun

1. (large number of people)

a. la muchedumbre f, multitud

(F)

2. (at soccer match)

a. el público

(M)

3. (fig)

a.

to stand out from the crowddestacar, sobresalir

4. (fig)

a.

to follow the crowddejarse llevar por la masa

to be a crowd pulleratraer a las masas

crowd sceneescena f de masas

5. (colloquial)

a. la pandilla

(F)

(group)

b. la bola

(F)

(Mexico)

c. la barra

(F)

(River Plate)

the usual crowd were thereestaba la gente de siempre, estaban los de siempre

transitive verb

6. (general)

a. atestar, abarrotar

intransitive verb

7. (general)

a.

to crowd (together)apiñarse, amontonarse

to crowd round somebodyapiñarse en torno de alguien

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crowd [kraʊd]

noun

1 (mass of people) multitud (f); muchedumbre (f)

he disappeared into the crowd desapareció entre la multitud or la muchedumbre or el gentío; she lost him in the crowd lo perdió de vista entre la multitud or la muchedumbre or el gentío; crowds of people una multitud de gente; there was quite a crowd había bastante gente; they always go round in a crowd siempre salen en grupo

a huge crowd gathered in the square it took two hours to disperse the crowd troops opened fire on a crowd of protesters

accidents always draw a crowd los accidentes siempre atraen a un gentío; she's the sort of person who stands out in a crowd es la típica persona que (se) destaca en un grupo de gente

it got mixed up with a crowd of other papers there was a whole crowd of books all over the floor the note was lost in a crowd of pieces of paper on the board

2 (spectators) público (m); espectadores (m)

a crowd of 10,000 watched the parade 10.000 espectadores presenciaron el desfile

\the crowd surged forward\ when a goal was scored the noise of the crowd was deafening

the away/home crowd (Ftbl) los seguidores del equipo visitante/de casa; the match drew a big crowd el partido atrajo mucho público; he certainly draws the crowds [+performer] no cabe duda de que atrae mucho público

3 (social group) gente (f)

I don't like that crowd at all esa gente no me gusta nada; she got in with a nice crowd at work se juntó con (una) gente maja en el trabajo; all the old crowd have come out for the occasion la antigua pandilla ha salido para celebrar la ocasión

4 (common people)

the crowd: she's just one of the crowd es del montón; to follow the crowd dejarse llevar por los demás or por la corriente; he likes to stand out from the crowd le gusta distinguirse de los demás

transitive verb

1 (fill) [+place] atestar; llenar

demonstrators crowded the streets los manifestantes atestaron or llenaron las calles; new buildings crowd the narrow lanes of the old town los nuevos edificios se apiñan en los estrechos callejones del casco viejo; the thoughts that crowded her mind los pensamientos que le inundaban la mente

don't crowd the pan - fry a few at a time antique dealers crowd the showrooms each week people crowded the aisles of the supermarket at Christmas it's mainly women and children who crowd doctors' waiting rooms to crowd a place [with]

2 (squeeze, force) apiñar

things into a place

they crowded the prisoners into trucks apiñaron a los prisioneros en unos camiones

a group of journalists were crowded into a minibus

3 (press against) empujar

they crowded me against the wall me empujaron contra la pared

they started crowding me against a line of cars so then he, this man, started crowding her. Back against the wall drug-dealers crowded him off the pavements

4 (harass) agobiar

I do things at my own pace, so don't crowd me deja de agobiarme, me gusta trabajar a mi ritmo

I feel as if you're crowding me when you question me all the time I think my mother-in-law would rather I didn't crowd her until it's necessary - she prefers to be mistress in her own kitchen it had been a tense day, with people crowding her all the time

intransitive verb

(gather together) apiñarse

they crowded at the window to see him se apiñaron en la ventana para verlo; to crowd in entrar en tropel; memories crowded in on me me inundó una ola de recuerdos; dense vegetation crowded in on both sides of the road la vegetación crecía espesa a ambos lados de la carretera; I feel as if everything's crowding in on me me siento desbordado por todo; we all crowded into her little flat todos nos metimos en su pisito, abarrotándolo de gente; thousands of people have crowded into the capital miles de personas han llegado en tropel a la capital

party workers chanted as they crowded in the main hall

to crowd around or round sth/sb apiñarse alrededor de algo/algn

he lay on the pavement as people crowded around they crowded round the television set the hungry refugees crowded around the tractors police blocked off the road as hotel staff and guests crowded around they crowded [together] near the door

modifier

crowd control (n) control (m) de masas

crowd scene (n) (Cine) (Teat) escena (f) masiva or multitudinaria