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1 ebb
[eb]1) ((of the tide) to go out from the land: The tide began to ebb.) upadati (oseka)2) (to become less: His strength was ebbing fast.) upadati•- ebb tide- at a low ebb
- on the ebb* * *I [eb]nounoseka; figuratively propadanje, upadanjeat an ebb, at a low ebb — obubožan, v žalostnem položajuebb and flow, ebb and tide — plima in osekaII [eb]intransitive verbupadati; umikati se, odtekati, ugašati, propadati -
2 ebb tide
(the ebbing tide: They sailed on the ebb tide.) oseka -
3 ebb-tide
[ébtaid]nounoseka -
4 at a low ebb
(in a poor or depressed state: She was at a low ebb after the operation.) v žalostnem stanju -
5 on the ebb
(ebbing or getting less: His power is on the ebb.) pri koncu -
6 flow
[fləu] 1. verb1) (to move along in the way that water does: The river flowed into the sea.) teči2) ((of the tide) to rise: The boat left the harbour when the tide began to flow.) plimovati2. noun(the act of flowing: a flow of blood; the flow of traffic.) tok* * *I [flou]intransitive verb ( into) teči, pritekati; pretakati se; uliti se, privreti; plimati; valovati; potekati, minevati; figuratively ( from) izvirati, nastajati; v gubah viseti, padatito flow with s.th. — obilovati česaII [flou]nountok, dotok; plima; ploha; poplava; izliv; obilje; količina produkcije; pridelekflow of spirits — živahnost, vesela narava -
7 low
I 1. [ləu] adjective1) (not at or reaching up to a great distance from the ground, sea-level etc: low hills; a low ceiling; This chair is too low for the child.) nizek2) (making little sound; not loud: She spoke in a low voice.) tih3) (at the bottom of the range of musical sounds: That note is too low for a female voice.) nizek4) (small: a low price.) nizek5) (not strong; weak or feeble: The fire was very low.) šibek6) (near the bottom in grade, rank, class etc: low temperatures; the lower classes.) nizek2. adverb(in or to a low position, manner or state: The ball flew low over the net.) nizko- lower- lowly
- lowliness
- low-down
- lowland
- lowlander
- lowlands
- low-lying
- low-tech 3. adjectivelow-tech industries/skills.) tehnološko nezahteven- be low on II [ləu] verb(to make the noise of cattle; to moo: The cows were lowing.) mukati* * *I [lou]adjectivenizek; globok (poklon, izrez obleke); tih, globok (glas); plitev (voda); majhen (hitrost); nizko ležeč; skoraj prazen (posoda); komaj zadosten (zaloga), neizdaten (hrana); podhranjen; slab, slaboten (pulz); razmeroma nov ali mlad; potrt; prezirljiv (mnenje); manj vreden; preprost, primitiven; vulgaren, prostaški (značaj)at the lowest — najmanj, minimalno, po najnižji cenifiguratively at a low ebb — izčrpan (sredstva)low voice — nizek glas, globok glasfiguratively in low water — brez denarja, v škripcuII [lou]adverbnizko, globoko, tiho; economy poceni; borno, ubožno, ponižno; prostaškoto bring s.o. low — ponižati, oslabiti, potlačiti kogato lay low — podreti, ubitito lie low — biti ponižan, slang skrivati se, pritajiti sefiguratively the sands are running low — čas je skoraj potekel, konec se bližaIII [lou]nounprva prestava (avto); meteorology nizek zračni pritisk, depresija; American najnižje stanje, minimumIV [lou]1.nounmukanje;2.intransitive verbmukati -
8 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.) plima in oseka- tidal- tidal wave* * *I [táid]nounplima in oseka, plimovanje; valovje; tok, struja; čas, doba; sprememba, preobrat; (redko) ugoden trenutek, priložnosteven tide — večerni čas, večerflood, high tide — plimathe turn of the tide — sprememba sreče; preobratto go with the tide — plavati s tokom, figuratively delati, kar drugi delajothe tide turns — sreča se obrača, je opotečato work double tide — delati noč in dan; naporno delatitake the tide at the tide — izkoristi priliko, kuj železo, dokler je vročeII [táid]intransitive verbteči; plavati s tokom; imeti plimo in oseko; (časovno) segati; izpluti oziroma pripluti s plimo; obsolete zgoditi se; transitive verb gnati s plimo, s tokom; figuratively pomagati (komu) (čez težave)to tide over s.th. figuratively iti preko česa, prebroditi kaj, prestati kajto tide s.th. up the river — gnati kaj po reki navzgor (o plimi) -
9 low tide/water
(the time when the sea is lowest at a particular place during ebb-tide: There is three feet of water in the harbour, even at low water.) oseka
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Ebb — Ebb, n. [AS. ebba; akin to Fries. ebba, D. eb, ebbe, Dan. & G. ebbe, Sw. ebb, cf. Goth. ibuks backward; prob. akin to E. even.] 1. The reflux or flowing back of the tide; the return of the tidal wave toward the sea; opposed to {flood}; as, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Ebb — Ebb, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ebbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ebbing}.] [AS. ebbian; akin to D. & G. ebben, Dan. ebbe. See 2d {Ebb}.] 1. To flow back; to return, as the water of a tide toward the ocean; opposed to {flow}. [1913 Webster] That Power who bids… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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ebb — ► NOUN ▪ the movement of the tide out to sea. ► VERB 1) (of tidewater) move away from the land; recede. 2) (often ebb away) (of an emotion or quality) gradually lessen or reduce. ● at a low ebb Cf. ↑at a low ebb … English terms dictionary
Ebb — Ebb, a. Receding; going out; falling; shallow; low. [1913 Webster] The water there is otherwise very low and ebb. Holland. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ebb — Ebb, v. t. To cause to flow back. [Obs.] Ford. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ebb — ([e^]b), n. (Zo[ o]l.) The European bunting. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ebb — (n.) O.E. ebba ebb, low tide, perhaps from P.Gmc. *abjon (Cf. O.Fris. ebba, O.S. ebbiunga, M.Du. ebbe, Du. eb, Ger. Ebbe), from *ab , from PIE root *apo off, away (see APO (Cf. apo) ). The verb is O.E … Etymology dictionary
ebb — [n] regression; decline abatement, backflow, decay, decrease, degeneration, depreciation, deterioration, diminution, drop, dwindling, fading away, flagging, going out, lessening, low tide, low water, outward flow, petering out*, recession,… … New thesaurus
ebb — [eb] n. [ME ebbe < OE ebba (common LowG, as in MLowG ebbe > Ger ebbe, OFris ebba) < Gmc * abjan, a going back < IE base * apo , from, away from > OFF1] 1. the flow of water back toward the sea, as the tide falls 2. a weakening or… … English World dictionary