What does herd in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word herd in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use herd in Spanish.

The word herd in Spanish means manada, rebaño, horda, el rebaño, arrear a, moverse en manada, inmunidad de grupo, comportamiento gregario, cuatrero. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word herd

manada

noun (group of wild animals)

(nombre femenino: Sustantivo de género exclusivamente femenino, que lleva los artículos la o una en singular, y las o unas en plural. Exemplos: la mesa, una tabla.)
The herd of bison stampeded across the plains.
La manada de bisontes iba en estampida por las llanuras.

rebaño

noun (group of farm animals)

(nombre masculino: Sustantivo de género exclusivamente masculino, que lleva los artículos el o un en singular, y los o unos en plural. Exemplos: el televisor, un piso.)
The farmer tended his herd of sheep.
El granjero cuidaba su rebaño de ovejas.

horda

noun (figurative (group: of people) (coloquial, gente)

(nombre femenino: Sustantivo de género exclusivamente femenino, que lleva los artículos la o una en singular, y las o unas en plural. Exemplos: la mesa, una tabla.)
The huge herd of people slowly went through the museum.
La gran horda de gente fue entrando lentamente en el museo.

el rebaño

noun (figurative (mainstream society) (figurado)

(locución nominal masculina: Unidad léxica estable formada de dos o más palabras que funciona como sustantivo masculino ("ojo de buey", "agua mala").)
It is easier to follow the herd than to defy convention.
Es más fácil seguir el rebaño que desafiar lo convencional.

arrear a

transitive verb (guide: animals, people)

Kim herded her children into the house.
Kim arreó a sus hijos dentro de casa.

moverse en manada

intransitive verb (form into a herd)

(locución verbal: Unidad léxica estable formada de dos o más palabras que funciona como verbo ("sacar fuerzas de flaqueza", "acusar recibo").)
The fans herded together according to their teams.
Los aficionados se mueven en manada en función de sus equipos.

inmunidad de grupo

noun (collective resistance to contagion)

comportamiento gregario

noun (group behavior)

The art of marketing is mostly based on a good understanding of herd instinct.
El arte del marketing se basa principalmente en un profundo conocimiento del comportamiento gregario.

cuatrero

noun (rare (cattle rustler)

(nombre masculino: Sustantivo de género exclusivamente masculino, que lleva los artículos el o un en singular, y los o unos en plural. Exemplos: el televisor, un piso.)
Los vecinos descubrieron al ladrón de ganados.

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