flock
 noun
 rabaño
EN There are great flocks of white and black sheep on the bare hillsides, kept by shepherdesses with scarlet skirt and maroon kerchief.
GL Pacen grandes rabaños de ovellas brancas e negras nas abas ermas das montañas, gardados por pegureiras con panos marróns e saias escarlatas.
 Fonte: GAL (1246)
bandada
EN He again called and whistled after his dog; he was only answered by the cawing of a flock of idle crows, sporting high in air about a dry tree that overhung a sunny precipice; and who, secure in their elevation, seemed to look down and scoff at the poor man's perplexities.
GL Volveu chamar e asubiar polo seu can, mais a única resposta que recibiu foron os berros dunha bandada de corvos que andaban lacazaneando alá no alto, sobre unha árbore seca que sobresaía por riba dun soleado precipicio; e que, seguros alí arriba, parecía que estaban a mirar para abaixo mofándose do asombro deste pobre desgraciado.
Fonte: RIP (119)
intransitive verb
acudir
EN For example, since China abandoned co-operative farming and turned towards free enterprise, more and more people have flocked to cities and towns to find work.
GL Por exemplo, desde que China abandonou a agricultura en cooperativas e empezou a favorece-la libre empresa, aumenta o número de campesinos que acoden a vilas e cidades en busca de traballo.
Fonte: C32 (628)
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flip, flippancy, flippant, flirt, flirtation, flit, flitty-looking, float, floating, flock, flog, flogging, flood, floodgate, flooding, floodplain, floodwater, floor, flop