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gli stormi di auto trafficavano le strade

English translation: the streets were swarming with cars

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Italian term or phrase:gli stormi di auto trafficavano le strade
English translation:the streets were swarming with cars
Entered by: EirTranslations

13:39 Feb 15, 2007
Italian to English translations [PRO]
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Italian term or phrase: gli stormi di auto trafficavano le strade
Im having a little trouble finding a nice equivalent for this sentence (its in a novel) and wish to have the same effect as in italian not just to say the streets were busy with traffic, any ideas? Much appreciated. Thanks!
EirTranslations
Ireland
Local time: 22:11
the streets were swarming with cars
Explanation:
how about this to start you off?
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Maudarg (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:11
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3the streets were swarming with cars
Maudarg (X)
3cars rushed in flocks through the streets
luciby (X)


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the streets were swarming with cars


Explanation:
how about this to start you off?

Maudarg (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:11
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cars rushed in flocks through the streets


Explanation:
"stormi" in Italian means "birds flights" or something "in flocks" such as cars in flocks were rushing ...or cars were flocking

luciby (X)
Canada
Local time: 15:11
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Native speaker of: Italian
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