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1 the high seas
(the open seas; far from land.) haute mer -
2 sea
A n1 ( as opposed to land) gen mer f ; ( distant from shore) large m ; beside ou by the sea au bord de la mer ; the open sea le large ; to look/be swept out to sea regarder/être entraîné vers le large ; to be at sea être en mer ; once we get out to sea une fois qu'on sera en mer ; once out to sea une fois en pleine mer ; to put (out) to sea prendre la mer ; to go to sea [boat] prendre la mer ; a long way out to sea très loin de la côte ; by sea [travel] en bateau ; [send] par bateau ; to travel over land and sea littér parcourir océans et continents ; to bury sb at sea immerger le corps de qn ;2 ( surface of water) the sea is calm/rough/very rough/choppy la mer est calme/mauvaise/démontée/agitée ; the sea was like glass la mer était d'huile ;3 ( also Sea) the Mediterranean/North sea la mer Méditerranée/du Nord ; the sea of Galilee la mer de Galilée ; the Sea of Storms l'océan des Tempêtes ;4 ( as career) to go to sea ( join Navy) s'engager dans la marine ; ( join ship) se faire engager comme marin ; after six months at sea gen après six mois comme marin ; ( in Navy) après six mois dans la marine ;C modif gen [air, breeze, mist] marin ; [bird, water] de mer ; [crossing, voyage] par mer ; [boot, chest] de marin ; [battle] naval ; [creature, nymph] de la mer ; [power] maritime.to be all at sea être complètement perdu ; to get one's sea legs s'habituer au roulis ; worse things happen at sea! ça aurait pu être pire! -
3 sea
sea [si:]1. nouna. mer f• by or beside the sea au bord de la merb. a sea of faces/difficulties/doubts une multitude de visages/de difficultés/de doutes2. compounds• 100 metres above/below sea level 100 mètres au-dessus/au-dessous du niveau de la mer ► sea lion noun otarie f* * *[siː] 1.1) gen mer fbeside ou by the sea — au bord de la mer
to put (out) to sea —
by sea — [travel] en bateau; [send] par bateau
2) ( as career)to go to sea — ( join Navy) s'engager dans la marine; ( join ship) se faire engager comme marin
3) ( sailor's life)4) fig2.a sea of — une nuée de [faces]
seas plural noun3.noun modifier [ air, breeze] marin; [ bird, water] de mer; [ crossing, voyage] par mer; [ battle] naval; [ creature] de la mer; [ power] maritime•• -
4 invitingly
invitingly [ɪn'vaɪtɪŋlɪ]d'une manière attrayante;∎ he gestured invitingly il eut un geste d'invitation;∎ she smiled at him invitingly elle lui adressa un sourire engageant;∎ she spoke invitingly of blue seas and white sand elle parlait de mer bleue et de sable blanc, c'était plutôt tentant;∎ the invitingly blue sea la mer, dont le bleu était une invitation à la baignade;∎ the box lay open invitingly on the desk la boîte était ouverte sur la table, tentante
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