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(the regular, twice-a-day ebbing and flowing movement of the sea: It's high/low tide; The tide is coming in / going out.) maré- tidal- tidal wave* * *[taid] n 1 maré. 2 corrente, fluxo. 3 tendência, curso, coisa que muda facilmente. 4 tempo, época. • vi navegar com a maré. ebb tide vazante. flood tide maré de enchente. full tide fig abundância, bonança. high tide maré cheia, preamar. low tide baixa-mar. spring tide maré dos equinócios. the tide is coming in a maré sobe. the tide is down é maré baixa. the tide is going out a maré vaza. the tide is up é preamar. the tide turns fig a sorte muda.
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