grouillaient in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for grouillaient in the French»English Dictionary

I.grouiller [ɡʀuje] VB intr

grouiller vers, insectes:

to swarm about

grouiller gens:

to mill about

grouiller de

to be swarming with

la plage grouille de monde

the beach is swarming with people

le fromage grouille d'asticots

the cheese is crawling with maggots

II.se grouiller VB refl

se grouiller refl inf:

se grouiller

to get a move on inf

grouille-toi!

get a move on! inf

Translations for grouillaient in the English»French Dictionary

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mill around

grouiller

seethe

grouiller

the streets were seething with tourists

les rues grouillaient de touristes

bristle with police, soldiers

grouiller de

buck up inf

se grouiller inf

to hightail (it) home/to sb's house

se grouiller de rentrer chez soi/d'aller chez qn inf

to be swarming with ants, tourists

grouiller de

hump sl

se grouiller inf

to get the lead out (speed up)

se grouiller inf

to be crawling with

grouiller de inf

grouillaient in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for grouillaient in the French»English Dictionary

I.grouiller [gʀuje] VB intr

grouiller foule:

grouiller

to mill about

la place grouille de touristes

the square was teeming with tourists

II.grouiller [gʀuje] VB refl inf

se grouiller

to hurry up

Translations for grouillaient in the English»French Dictionary

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seethe

grouiller

to be seething with sth

grouiller de qc

to be swarming with sth fig

grouiller de qc

to bustle with activity

grouiller d'activités

to be teeming with shoppers, insects, birds

grouiller de

buck up

se grouiller

to crawl with sth

grouiller de qc

to get a move on

se grouiller

grouillaient Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

se grouiller

to hurry up