throng
throng(
thrang
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (crowd)
a. la multitud (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The actor entered the hotel through the back door to avoid the throng of fans waiting for him at the main entrance.El actor entró al hotel por la puerta trasera para evitar a la multitud de fans que lo esperaban en la entrada principal.
The senator was addressing a throng of journalists outside her home.La senadora se dirigió a una multitud de periodistas en la entrada de su casa.
b. la muchedumbre (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
There was a throng of people waiting to be served at the bar.En la barra había una muchedumbre de personas que esperaban que los atendieran.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
2. (to crowd)
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
3. (to flock)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Commuters on their way home thronged into the subway station.La gente que volvía del trabajo entraba en tropel en la estación del subte.
Thousands of pilgrims throng to Luján every year.Todos los años miles de peregrinos acuden en masa a Luján.
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