herd

S2 W2

BrE /hɜːd/ AmE /hɜːrd/

noun / verb en → es

1 ANIMAL GROUP A2

a group of animals that live and feed together, especially sheep or cattle

rebaño, manada

  • a herd of something

Collocations herd of cows · herd of deer

  • The shepherd was watching over a herd of sheep.

    El pastor estaba cuidando un rebaño de ovejas.

2 MOVE ANIMALS [transitive] B1

to move or drive a group of animals, especially cattle or sheep, to another place

llevar un rebaño de animales

  • herd something somewhere

Collocations herd cattle to market · herd sheep into the pen

  • The rancher herded his cattle to market.

    El ganadero llevó su rebaño de vacas al mercado.

3 GROUP OF PEOPLE B2

a group of people who are similar in some way, such as age or interests

grupo de personas

  • a herd of something

Collocations herd of teenagers · herd of fashionistas

  • The city was full of a herd of young people.

    La ciudad estaba llena de un grupo de jóvenes.

4 CONTROL C1

to control or influence someone in an unfair way, making them do what you want

dominar, manipular

  • herd somebody into doing something

Collocations herd people into voting · herd employees into working overtime

  • The politician herded his supporters into voting for him.

    El político manipuló a sus seguidores para que votaran por él.