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1.[eb]noun1) (of tide) Ebbe, diethe tide is on the ebb — es ist Ebbe
be at a low ebb — [Person, Stimmung, Moral:] auf dem Nullpunkt sein
2. intransitive verbtheir morale was at its lowest ebb — ihre Moral war auf dem Tiefpunkt angelangt
* * *[eb]2) (to become less: His strength was ebbing fast.) versiegen•- academic.ru/23234/ebb_tide">ebb tide- at a low ebb
- on the ebb* * *[eb]on the \ebb bei Ebbe2. ( fig)the \ebb and flow of sth das Auf und Ab einer S. genthe \ebb and flow of married life die Höhen und Tiefen des EhelebensII. vi1. sea, tide zurückgehen2. (lessen) schwinden, nachlassen* * *[eb]1. nEbbe febb and flow — Ebbe und Flut f; (fig) Auf und Ab nt
their popularity is at its lowest ebb — ihre Beliebtheit hat einen absoluten Tiefpunkt erreicht
2. vi1) (tide) zurückgehen* * *ebb [eb]A s1. Ebbe f:on the ebb mit der Ebbe, bei Ebbe;the tide is on the ebb es ist Ebbe;ebb and flow Ebbe und Flut;the ebb and flow of the battle das Hin und Her der Schlacht;the ebbs and flows of business das Auf und Ab der Wirtschaft2. figa) Ebbe f, Tiefstand m:be at a low ebb auf einem Tiefpunkt angelangt seinb) Abnahme fB v/i1. zurückgehen (auch fig):ebb and flow steigen und fallen (a. fig)* * *1.[eb]noun1) (of tide) Ebbe, die2) (decline, decay) Niedergang, der2. intransitive verbbe at a low ebb — [Person, Stimmung, Moral:] auf dem Nullpunkt sein
1) (flow back) zurückgehen2) (recede, decline) schwinden* * *n.Ebbe -n f. -
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