-
1 wade
wade [weɪd]a. ( = paddle) to wade through water/mud marcher dans l'eau/la boueb. ( = advance with difficulty) (inf) we had to wade through pages of figures nous avons dû lire des pages et des pages de chiffres* * *[weɪd]1) ( in water)2) ( proceed with difficulty)to wade through something — lit se frayer un chemin pour traverser quelque chose
•Phrasal Verbs:- wade in -
2 wade
wade vi1 ( in water) to wade into the water entrer dans l'eau ; to wade ashore regagner la rive à pied ; to wade across traverser à gué ; to go wading [child] barboter ;2 ( proceed with difficulty) to wade through sth lit se frayer un chemin pour traverser qch ; I managed to wade through the book/work j'ai réussi péniblement à terminer le livre/le travail ; he was wading through his work/a long novel il s'échinait sur son travail/sur un long roman.■ wade in ○1 ( start with determination) se mettre au travail ;2 ( attack) passer à l'attaque.■ wade into ○:▶ wade into [sth] se mettre à [task] ; -
3 wade
wade [weɪd]avancer, marcher;∎ they waded across the stream ils ont traversé le ruisseau à pied;∎ we waded into the water nous sommes entrés dans l'eau;∎ she waded out to the boat elle s'avança dans l'eau vers le bateau(river) passer ou traverser à piedBritish (in fight, quarrel) s'en mêlerBritish (work, task) attaquer, s'atteler à, se mettre à; (meal) attaquer, entame; (person → verbally) s'attaquer à, s'en prendre à; (→ physically) attaquer, se jeter sur;∎ critics have waded into his latest film la critique a démoli son dernier filmavancer ou marcher dans;∎ to wade through piles of dirty clothing (walk through them) se tailler un chemin à travers des piles de linge sale;∎ figurative I'm still wading through 'War and Peace' je suis toujours aux prises avec 'Guerre et paix';∎ it took me a month to wade through that book il m'a fallu un mois pour venir à bout de ce livre;∎ she's got a 100-page report to wade through elle a un rapport de 100 pages à lire, elle doit se taper un rapport de 100 pages -
4 wade
[weid]1) (to go or walk (through water, mud etc) with some difficulty: He waded across the river towards me; I've finally managed to wade through that boring book I had to read.) patauger (dans)2) (to cross (a river etc) by wading: We'll wade the stream at its shallowest point.) passer à gué•- wader
См. также в других словарях:
wade — (v.) O.E. wadan to go forward, proceed, in poetic use only, except as oferwaden wade across, from P.Gmc. *wadan (Cf. O.N. vaða, Dan. vade, O.Fris. wada, Du. waden, O.H.G. watan, Ger. waten to wade ), from PIE root *wadh to … Etymology dictionary
wade — v. 1) (d; intr.) to wade across (to wade across a stream) 2) (d; intr.) to wade into (to wade into a river) 3) (d; intr.) to wade into ( to attack ) (the speaker waded into the opposing candidate) 4) (d; intr.) to wade through (to wade through… … Combinatory dictionary
Wade McElwain — Wade Christian McElwain (born June 1, 1972) is a Canadian comedian, writer, and TV producer. Early life Wade was born in Mississauga, Ontario to Mary (Hosier) and Harvie McElwain. At the age of 5 Wade and his older siblings Brad and sister Leslie … Wikipedia
wade — [wād] vi. waded, wading [ME waden < OE, to go, akin to Ger waten, to wade < IE base * wādh , to go, stride forward > L vadere, to go, vadare, to wade] 1. to walk through any substance, as water, mud, snow, sand, tall grass, etc., that… … English World dictionary
wade — [ weıd ] verb intransitive to walk in or through water or other liquid that is not very deep: She waded across the stream to get the ball. ,wade in phrasal verb intransitive BRITISH INFORMAL to become involved in someone else s discussion,… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Wade Hampton III — Infobox Military Person name= Wade Hampton III born=birth date|1818|3|28 died=death date and age|1902|4|11|1818|3|28 placeofbirth= Charleston, South Carolina placeofdeath= Columbia, South Carolina placeofburial= Trinity Cathedral Churchyard… … Wikipedia
Wade Mainer — Infobox musical artist Name = Wade Mainer Img capt = Wade Mainer in his later years Img size = 150 Landscape = Background = solo singer Birth name = Alias = Born = birth date and age|mf=yes|1907|4|21 Weaverville, North Carolina, United States… … Wikipedia
wade — verb ADVERB ▪ slowly ▪ ashore ▪ The men waded ashore. ▪ across, back, out PREPOSITION … Collocations dictionary
wade — [[t]we͟ɪd[/t]] wades, wading, waded 1) VERB If you wade through something that makes it difficult to walk, usually water or mud, you walk through it. [V prep/adv] Her mother came to find them, wading across a river to reach them... [V prep/adv]… … English dictionary
Wade Rathke — Infobox Person name = Wade Rathke image size = caption = birth name = birth date = birth place = death date = death place = body discovered = death cause = resting place = resting place coordinates = residence = New Orleans, Louisiana nationality … Wikipedia
wade — verb (intransitive + across/through) (T) to walk through water that is not deep wade in phrasal verb (I) BrE informal to interrupt someone or become involved in something in an annoying way: I wish you wouldn t always wade in with your opinion.… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
