Sciame
NOUN [masculine]
Meaning and English translation 🔖
1. Swarm
🇬🇧 Group of bees or other insects.
🇮🇹 Gruppo di api o altri insetti.
2. Crowd, multitude
🇬🇧 Multitude of people or things in motion.
🇮🇹 Moltitudine di persone o cose in movimento.
| Masculine ♂️ | Feminine ♀️ | |
|---|---|---|
| Singular | lo - uno sciame | - |
| Plural | gli - degli sciami | - |
Example sentences 💬
Gli apicoltori hanno dovuto seguire lo sciame d'api per quasi un chilometro.
The beekeepers had to follow the swarm of bees for almost a kilometer.
Gli sciami di zanzare rendono impossibile stare in giardino la sera.
The swarms of mosquitoes make it impossible to stay in the garden in the evening.
Uno sciame di bambini correva nel parco giochi.
A swarm of children was running in the playground.
Lo sciame di barche a vela creava uno spettacolo magnifico sul lago.
The swarm of sailboats created a magnificent spectacle on the lake.
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Idioms with sciame 🇮🇹
A sciami
→ In large numbers
I turisti arrivano a sciami in centro durante l'estate.
Tourists arrive in large numbers downtown during summer.
Sciame sismico
→ Earthquake swarm
Dopo il terremoto principale, uno sciame sismico ha colpito la regione per giorni.
After the main earthquake, an earthquake swarm hit the region for days.
Sciame meteorico
→ Meteor shower
Stanotte ci sarà uno sciame meteorico: potremo vedere le stelle cadenti!
Tonight there will be a meteor shower: we'll be able to see shooting stars!
Where does the word sciame come from? 🔎
Sciame comes from the Latin exāmen, derived from exigĕre, meaning "to make exit". The verb exigĕre is composed of ex ("out") and agĕre ("to lead").
