- hervidero
- m.1 swarm, throng (de gente) (muchedumbre).la sala era un hervidero de periodistas the hall was swarming with journalists2 hotbed.3 boiling, act of boiling, bubbling, seething.4 boiling spring.5 stertor, rale, breathing rale.* * *hervidero► nombre masculino1 (ebullición) boiling, bubbling2 (manantial) hot spring3 figurado (multitud) swarm, throng■ el metro era un hervidero de gente the underground was seething with people4 figurado (sitio) hotbed■ el país era un hervidero de rebelión the country was a hotbed of rebellion* * *SM1) [de gente] swarm, throng, crowd
un hervidero de gente — a swarm of people
2) (Pol) hotbedun hervidero de disturbios — a hotbed of unrest
3) (=manantial) hot spring* * *masculinoun hervidero de gente — a seething mass of people
un hervidero de moscas — a swarm of flies
la casa era un hervidero — the house was buzzing
un hervidero político — a political hotbed
un hervidero de chismes — a hotbed of gossip
* * *----* ser un hervidero de = buzz with.* ser un hervidero de actividad = be a hive of activity.* * *masculinoun hervidero de gente — a seething mass of people
un hervidero de moscas — a swarm of flies
la casa era un hervidero — the house was buzzing
un hervidero político — a political hotbed
un hervidero de chismes — a hotbed of gossip
* * ** ser un hervidero de = buzz with.* ser un hervidero de actividad = be a hive of activity.* * *hervideromasculineun hervidero de pasiones a hotbed of passionla calle parecía un hervidero the street was a seething mass of peopleel país era un hervidero de movimientos juveniles the country was alive o was swarming with youth movements* * *
hervidero sustantivo masculino (de moscas) swarm;
(de chismes, delincuencia) hotbed;◊ un hervidero de gente a seething mass of people;
la casa era un hervidero the house was buzzing
hervidero m fig (de pasiones, de intrigas) hotbed
'hervidero' also found in these entries:
English:
hive
* * *hervidero nm1. [de pasiones, intrigas] hotbed;el mercado bursátil es un hervidero de rumores the stock market is currently alive with rumours2. [de gente] [muchedumbre] swarm, throng;la sala era un hervidero de periodistas the hall was swarming with journalists;durante el verano la ciudad se convierte en un hervidero de gente during the summer crowds throng the streets of the city* * *herviderom fighotbed;un hervidero de levantamientos a hotbed of rebellion;esto es un hervidero de gente the place is teeming with people* * *hervidero nm1) : mass, swarm2) : hotbed (of crime, etc.)
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.
