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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmultidão
Pronunciation / Transliteration: multidao
"A multidão aplaudiu o discurso do presidente."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A large, densely packed crowd of people or animals.
"A throng of eager fans gathered outside the stage door to catch a glimpse of the actor."
- 1
To flock or crowd into a place in large numbers.
"Shoppers began to throng the downtown market square ahead of the holiday weekend."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English noun 'þranc' and verb 'þringan', meaning to press, crowd, or throng. It shares Germanic roots with Old High German 'dringan' and Old Norse 'þröng', evolving historically to describe a densely packed multitude of people.
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foule
Transliteration: foul
"Une foule immense s'est rassemblée sur la place."
Menge
Transliteration: Menge
"Eine dichte Menge drängte sich durch die engen Gassen."
folla
Transliteration: folla
"La folla acclamava il vincitore della gara."
multitud
Transliteration: multitud
"Una gran multitud llenó las calles durante el festival."
multidão
Transliteration: multidao
"A multidão aplaudiu o discurso do presidente."
भीड़
Transliteration: bheed
"बाज़ार में लोगों की भारी भीड़ जमा हो गई थी।"
人群
Transliteration: rén qún
"人群在车站里涌动。"
군중
Transliteration: gunjung
"거리에는 수많은 군중이 가득 찼다."
群衆
Transliteration: gunshū
"群衆が駅前広場に押し寄せた。"
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