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gregarious

what it means

Grex is Latin for a flock, and a gregarious animal is one that lives in a flock — sheep are gregarious, tigers are not. Carried over to people, the word keeps the flock inside it. A gregarious person does not merely put up with company; they are only quite themselves inside it, and company collects around them. In the drawing one man walks alone, then two walk together, then a whole crowd is laughing over his shoulders, and he never asked for any of it. That is the useful distinction. Confident is about you on your own. Friendly is how you treat whoever turns up. Gregarious is needing them to turn up.

Grex es rebaño en latín, y un animal gregarious vive en rebaño: la oveja sí, el tigre no. Pasado a las personas, el rebaño sigue dentro. No es alguien que tolera la compañía: es alguien que solo es del todo él mismo dentro de ella, y la gente se le junta sola. Seguro es contigo solo; gregarious es necesitar que lleguen los demás.

Grex é rebanho em latim, e um animal gregarious vive em rebanho: a ovelha sim, o tigre não. Passado às pessoas, o rebanho continua dentro. Não é quem tolera companhia: é quem só é inteiramente ele mesmo dentro dela — e a companhia se junta sozinha. Confiante é você sozinho; gregarious é precisar que os outros cheguem.

Grex, c'est le troupeau en latin, et un animal gregarious vit en troupeau : le mouton oui, le tigre non. Passé aux gens, le troupeau reste dedans. Ce n'est pas quelqu'un qui supporte la compagnie : c'est quelqu'un qui n'est tout à fait lui-même que dedans, et la compagnie se rassemble toute seule. Confiant, c'est vous seul ; gregarious, c'est avoir besoin des autres.

Grex dalam bahasa Latin berarti kawanan, dan hewan gregarious hidup berkawanan: domba iya, harimau tidak. Dipindah ke manusia, kawanan itu tetap ada di dalamnya. Bukan orang yang tahan ditemani, melainkan orang yang baru sepenuhnya menjadi dirinya di tengah orang lain — dan orang pun berkumpul sendiri.

Latince grex sürü demek; gregarious bir hayvan sürü hâlinde yaşar: koyun evet, kaplan hayır. İnsana taşındığında sürü içeride kalır. Kalabalığa katlanan biri değil, ancak kalabalığın içinde tam kendisi olan biri — ve kalabalık kendiliğinden toplanır.

ラテン語の grex は群れ。gregarious な動物は群れで暮らします。羊はそうで、虎はそうではない。人に移っても、その群れは中に残っています。人づきあいを我慢できる人ではなく、人の中にいてはじめて完全に自分になれる人のこと。そして人のほうが勝手に集まってきます。絵の男は、何も頼んでいません。

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    adjective

    fond of company, and good in it

    She is gregarious and hates working alone at home.

  2. 02

    adjective

    of animals, living in flocks or herds

    Most parrots are gregarious birds.

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