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1 contracorriente
contracorriente sustantivo femenino crosscurrent;◊ ir a contracorriente [ barco] to go against the current;[ nadador] to swim against the current; [diseñador/escritor] to go o swim against the tide ' contracorriente' also found in these entries: English: stream - undercurrent - under -
2 tide
(the regular, twice-a-day ebbing and flowing movement of the sea: It's high/low tide; The tide is coming in / going out.) marea- tidal- tidal wave
tide n mareatr[taɪd]1 marea■ the tide is in/out la marea está alta/baja\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto go against the tide ir contra (la) corrienteto go with the tide seguir la corrientehigh tide pleamar nombre femeninolow tide bajamar nombre femeninothis money will tide you over until you find work: este dinero te mantendrá hasta que encuentres empleotide n1) : marea f2) current: corriente f (de eventos, opiniones, etc.)n.• aguaje s.m.• corriente s.m.• marea s.f.v.• hacer flotar v.taɪd1) ( Geog) marea fthe tide is in/out — la marea está alta/baja
high/low tide — marea alta/baja
at high/low tide — en pleamar/bajamar
2) (current, movement) corriente fthe tide is turning/has turned — (lit: at high or low water) está cambiando/ha cambiado la marea
the tide has turned in his favor — las cosas se están poniendo a su favor
to swim against the tide — ir* or navegar* contra la corriente; time I I 1)
•Phrasal Verbs:[taɪd]1. N1) [of sea] marea fwe sailed at high tide or with the high tide — zarpamos cuando la marea estaba alta
2) (fig) corriente f ; [of emotion] ola f- go against the tide- go with the tide2.CPDtide table N — tabla f de mareas
* * *[taɪd]1) ( Geog) marea fthe tide is in/out — la marea está alta/baja
high/low tide — marea alta/baja
at high/low tide — en pleamar/bajamar
2) (current, movement) corriente fthe tide is turning/has turned — (lit: at high or low water) está cambiando/ha cambiado la marea
the tide has turned in his favor — las cosas se están poniendo a su favor
to swim against the tide — ir* or navegar* contra la corriente; time I I 1)
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3 upstream
adverb (towards the upper part or source of a stream, river etc: Salmon swim upstream to lay their eggs.) río arriba, a contracorrientetr[ʌp'striːm]1 río arriba, aguas arriba2 (against the current) a contracorriente, contra la corrienteadv.• río arriba adv.'ʌp'striːmadverb río or corriente arriba['ʌp'striːm]ADV río arriba* * *['ʌp'striːm]adverb río or corriente arriba
См. также в других словарях:
swim against the current — or[swim against the stream] {v. phr.} To do the opposite of what most people want to do; go against the way things are happening; struggle upstream. * /The boy who tries to succeed today without an education is swimming against the stream./ … Dictionary of American idioms
swim against the current — or[swim against the stream] {v. phr.} To do the opposite of what most people want to do; go against the way things are happening; struggle upstream. * /The boy who tries to succeed today without an education is swimming against the stream./ … Dictionary of American idioms
swim\ against\ the\ current — • (swim) against the current • (swim) against the stream v. phr. To do the opposite of what most people want to do; go against the way things are happening; struggle upstream. The boy who tries to succeed today without an education is swimming… … Словарь американских идиом
swim against the current — • swim against the tide • swim against the current do the opposite of what most people want to do He is always swimming against the tide and never wants to do what his friends are doing … Idioms and examples
against\ the\ current — • (swim) against the current • (swim) against the stream v. phr. To do the opposite of what most people want to do; go against the way things are happening; struggle upstream. The boy who tries to succeed today without an education is swimming… … Словарь американских идиом
swim\ against\ the\ stream — • (swim) against the current • (swim) against the stream v. phr. To do the opposite of what most people want to do; go against the way things are happening; struggle upstream. The boy who tries to succeed today without an education is swimming… … Словарь американских идиом
swim against the tide — • swim against the tide • swim against the current do the opposite of what most people want to do He is always swimming against the tide and never wants to do what his friends are doing … Idioms and examples
against the current — or[against the stream] See: SWIM AGAINST THE CURRENT … Dictionary of American idioms
against the current — or[against the stream] See: SWIM AGAINST THE CURRENT … Dictionary of American idioms
swim against the stream — phrasal : to move counter to or work against the prevailing or popular current (as in religion or politics) … Useful english dictionary
against\ the\ stream — • (swim) against the current • (swim) against the stream v. phr. To do the opposite of what most people want to do; go against the way things are happening; struggle upstream. The boy who tries to succeed today without an education is swimming… … Словарь американских идиом