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tide [taɪd]∎ at high/low tide à marée haute/basse;∎ high tide is at 17.29 la mer est haute à 17 heures 29, la marée haute est à 17 heures 29;∎ the raft was swept out to sea on the tide la marée a emporté le radeau au large;∎ they left on the first tide ils sont partis avec la première marée(b) figurative (of opinion) courant m; (of discontent, indignation) vague f; (of events) cours m, marche f;∎ the tide has turned la chance a tourné;∎ figurative the tide had turned against them les événements se sont retournés contre eux;∎ the rising tide of discontent la vague croissante du mécontentement;∎ there is a rising tide of unrest amongst the workforce il y a une agitation grandissante parmi le personnel;∎ attempts to turn back the tide of progress/secularization des efforts pour renverser la marche du progrès/de la sécularisation►► tide gauge marégraphe m;tide race courant m de marée rapide;tide table échelle f ou table f des marées, almanach m (des marées)dépanner;∎ to tide sb over a difficult patch dépanner qn qui se trouve en difficulté;∎ here's £20 to tide you over until Monday voici 20 livres pour vous dépanner jusqu'à lundi
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