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1 wade
wade [weɪd]a. ( = paddle) to wade through water/mud marcher dans l'eau/la boueb. ( = advance with difficulty) (inf) we had to wade through pages of figures nous avons dû lire des pages et des pages de chiffres* * *[weɪd]1) ( in water)2) ( proceed with difficulty)to wade through something — lit se frayer un chemin pour traverser quelque chose
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2 wade
wade vi1 ( in water) to wade into the water entrer dans l'eau ; to wade ashore regagner la rive à pied ; to wade across traverser à gué ; to go wading [child] barboter ;2 ( proceed with difficulty) to wade through sth lit se frayer un chemin pour traverser qch ; I managed to wade through the book/work j'ai réussi péniblement à terminer le livre/le travail ; he was wading through his work/a long novel il s'échinait sur son travail/sur un long roman.■ wade in ○1 ( start with determination) se mettre au travail ;2 ( attack) passer à l'attaque.■ wade into ○:▶ wade into [sth] se mettre à [task] ;
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