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abound

/əˈbaʊnd/ verbe C1

En français : foisonner, abonder en, fourmiller de

  1. To be full to overflowing; to bristle. (intransitive)
  2. To be highly productive. (intransitive)
  3. To be present or available in large numbers or quantities; to be plentiful. (intransitive) · Wild animals abound wherever man does not stake his claim.
  4. To revel in. (intransitive)
  5. To be copiously supplied. · The wilderness abounds in traps.· This pond abounds with fish.

He/she/it abounds · Prétérit abounded · Participe passé abounded · Forme en -ing abounding

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Dans la bibliothèque

I sincerely hope your Christmas in Hertfordshire may abound in the gaieties which that season generally brings, and that your beaux will be so numerous as to prevent your feeling the loss of the three of whom we shall deprive you.’
Pride and Prejudice, p. 136 · B2
But my people have worn green glasses on their eyes so long that most of them think it really is an Emerald City, and it certainly is a beautiful place, abounding in jewels and precious metals, and every good thing that is needed to make one happy.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 109 · B2
The Cat replied, “Although you abound in specious apologies, I shall not remain supperless;” and he made a meal of him.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 13 · B2
There, as in every spot where Monte Cristo stopped, if but for two days, luxury abounded and life went on with the utmost ease.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 861 · C1

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