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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesaffollamento
Pronunciation / Transliteration: af-fol-la-ˈmen-to
"L'affollamento in centro città rende difficile camminare."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The state of a space being filled with too many people or things, resulting in a lack of personal space.
"Urban crowding can lead to significant psychological stress for residents." - 2
In biology and ecology, the situation where an increased population density negatively affects individual growth or survival.
"Laboratory studies observed resource competition resulting from larval crowding."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English verb 'crūdan', meaning to press, push, or crowd, originating from Proto-Germanic roots. Over centuries, the term evolved to describe both the physical action of pushing together and the state of being closely packed in a restricted space.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Crowding" is said worldwide
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surpeuplement
Transliteration: syr-pø-plə-mɑ̃
"Le surpeuplement des prisons est un problème majeur."
Überfüllung
Transliteration: ˈyːbɐˌfʏlʊŋ
"Die Überfüllung der öffentlichen Verkehrsmittel ärgert Pendler."
affollamento
Transliteration: af-fol-la-ˈmen-to
"L'affollamento in centro città rende difficile camminare."
aglomeración
Transliteration: a-glo-me-ɾa-ˈsjon
"La aglomeración en el metro durante las horas punta es agobiante."
aglomeração
Transliteration: a-ɡlo-me-ɾa-ˈsɐ̃w
"A aglomeração de pessoas na praça dificultava a passagem."
भीड़भाड़
Transliteration: bheed-bhaad
"शहर की भीड़भाड़ से दूर रहना एक अच्छा अनुभव है।"
拥挤
Transliteration: yōngjǐ
"早高峰时段的地铁非常拥挤。"
혼잡
Transliteration: honjap
"출퇴근 시간에 도로가 심하게 혼잡합니다."
混雑
Transliteration: konzatsu
"電車の混雑を避けるために早めに出発した。"
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