No. 10,133 in French
hordes
Large, unruly groups or crowds, often associated with chaos or invasion.
In a sentence
Les hordes de touristes envahissaient la petite ville chaque été.
The hordes of tourists invaded the small town every summer.
In this sentence, 'hordes' refers to large groups of tourists crowding the town, highlighting a situation of vast numbers creating a sense of overwhelming presence.
Des hordes d'étudiants se sont rassemblées dans le parc pour une manifestation.
Hordes of students gathered in the park for a demonstration.
Here, 'hordes' indicates numerous students coming together, emphasizing the collective and numerous nature of the gathering.
Les habitants avaient peur des hordes de loups rôdant dans la forêt.
The inhabitants were afraid of the hordes of wolves roaming in the forest.
'Hordes' in this usage describes packs of wolves, highlighting their large and intimidating numbers.
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