Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - tide
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Tide
tide
~1 n 1 C usually singular the regular rising and lowering of the level of the sea (driftwood on the beach, brought in by the tide | the tide is in/out (=the sea is at a high or low level)) (- see also high tide, low tide) 2 a current of water caused by the tide (Strong tides make swimming dangerous.) 3 C usually singular the way in which events, opinions etc are developing (the tide turns against (=people's opinions change so that they no longer approve of someone or something)) (The tide of public opinion seems to be turning against the President. | swim with/against the tide (=support or oppose what most people think) | stem the tide (=prevent something from developing and getting worse)) (efforts to stem the tide of hysteria caused by the shootings) 4 a large number of people or things moving along together (the tide of refugees crossing the border | stem the tide (=stop this movement)) 5 Christmastide/eveningtide/morningtide etc old use a particular time of the year or day ~2 tide sb over phr v to help someone through a difficult period (I can give you enough money to tide you over until next month.)
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(tides, tiding, tided) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. The tide is the regular change in the level of the sea on the shore. The tide was at its highest... The tide was going out, and the sand was smooth and glittering... N-COUNT 2. A tide is a current in the sea that is caused by the regular and continuous movement of large areas of water towards and away from the shore. Roman vessels used to sail with the tide from Boulogne to Richborough. N-COUNT 3. The tide of opinion, for example, is what the majority of people think at a particular time. The tide of opinion seems overwhelmingly in his favour. N-SING: N of n 4. People sometimes refer to events or forces that are difficult or impossible to control as the tide of history, for example. They talked of reversing the tide of history... N-SING: the N of n 5. You can talk about a tide of something, especially something which is unpleasant, when there is a large and increasing amount of it. ...an ever increasing tide of crime... N-SING: N of n 6. see also high tide, low tide ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, time, from Old English tid; akin to Old High German zit time and perhaps to Greek daiesthai to divide Date: before 12th century 1. a. obsolete a space of time ; period b. a fit or opportune time ; opportunity c. an ecclesiastical anniversary or festival; also its season — usually used in combination Easter~ 2. a. (1) the alternate rising and falling of the surface of the ocean and of water bodies (as gulfs and bays) connected with the ocean that occurs usually twice a day and is the result of differing gravitational forces exerted at different parts of the earth by another body (as the moon or sun) (2) a less marked rising and falling of an inland body of water (3) a periodic movement in the earth's crust caused by the same forces that produce ocean ~s (4) a periodic distortion on one celestial body caused by the gravitational attraction of another (5) one of the periodic movements of the atmosphere resembling those of the ocean and produced by gravitation or diurnal temperature changes b. flood ~ 1 3. a. something that fluctuates like the ~s of the sea the ~ of public opinion b. a surging movement of a group a ~ of opportunists 4. a. a flowing stream ; current b. the waters of the ocean c. the overflow of a flooding stream • ~less adjective II. verb (~d; tiding) Date: 1593 intransitive verb to flow as or in a ~ ; surge transitive verb to cause to float with or as if with the ~ III. intransitive verb (~d; tiding) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tidan; akin to Middle Dutch ~n to go, come, Old English tid time Date: before 12th century archaic be~, befall ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. 1 a the periodic rise and fall of the sea due to the attraction of the moon and sun (see EBB n. 1, FLOOD n. 3). b the water as affected by this. 2 a time or season (usu. in comb.: Whitsuntide). 3 a marked trend of opinion, fortune, or events. --v.intr. drift with the tide, esp. work in or out of harbour with the help of the tide. Phrases and idioms tide-mill a mill with a water-wheel driven by the tide. tide over enable or help (a person) to deal with an awkward situation, difficult period, etc. (the money will tide me over until Friday). tide-rip (or -rips) rough water caused by opposing tides. work double tides work twice the normal time, or extra hard. Derivatives tideless adj. Etymology: OE tid f. Gmc, rel. to TIME ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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прилив - antilunar tide - antisolar tide - apogean tide - atmosphere tides - atmospheric lunar tides - black tide - composite tide - counter tide - flood tide - gravitation tide - head tide - high tide - incoming tide - low tide - mean-level tide - mean tide - neap tide - nonmigrating tide - rising tide - river tide - spring tide - standing-wave tide - syzygial tide - wind tide ...Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
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сгонно-нагонный, приливно-отливное движение океана - high tide - neap tide - range of tide - tide coefficient ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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1) прилив и отлив 2) физиол. чередующиеся подъём и снижение (какого-л. параметра) – big tide – high tide – high high tide – low tide – low low tide – neap tide – red tide – spring tide ...Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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"Тайд" Товарный знак нескольких видов стирального порошка и жидких моющих средств производства компании "Проктер энд Гэмбл" Procter and Gamble Co.. Среди рекламных лозунгов: "Чудо в день стирки" "The washday miracle", ""Тайд" есть - грязи нет" "Tide's in, dirt's out" ...Англо-русский лингвострановедческий словарь
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1. морской прилив и отлив flowing (high, rising, flood) tide —- прилив, полная вода; что-л. нарастающее low (ebb) tide —- отлив, малая вода the rise of the tide —- прилив at high tide —- в момент прилива; в момент, когда прилив достигает высшей точки leeward tide —- прилив с подветренной стороны neap tide —- квадратурный прилив, малая вода tide day —- приливные сутки (= 24 часам 51 минуте) tide pool —- водоем, образованный приливом the tide had not come yet —- прилив еще не начинался the tide is coming in —- прилив начинается 2. мор. период времени между приливом и отливом tide's work —- путь, пройденный парусным судном с приливом или отливом 3. pl. потоки the tides of air —- потоки воздуха 4. волна the tide of prejudice —- вспышка предрассудков a rising tide of interest —- возрождение интереса, новая волна интереса the high tide of fortune —- полоса редкого везения the tide of enthusiasm waned —- волна энтузиазма пошла на убыль 5. течение, направление sluggish tide —- медленное течение 6. течение, ход дел the tide of life —- течение жизни the tide of battle —- воен. разг. изменение боевой обстановки; ход боя against the tide —- наперекор стихиям to do with the tide —- плыть по течению the stem the tide —- противодействовать; преграждать путь to go (to row, to swim) against the tide —- идти против течения to turn the tide —- изменить ход...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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out выходить (из гавани и т.п.) на отливной волне, с отливом TIDE in входить (в гавань и т.п.) на приливной волне, с приливом TIDE over преодолевать; to tide over a difficulty преодолеть затруднение TIDE suf. в сложных словах означает время года, сезон; Christmas-tide - святки TIDE 1. noun 1) морской прилив и отлив; high (low) tide - полная (малая) вода 2) поток, течение, направление; the tide turns - события принимают иной оборот; to go with the tide fig. - плыть по течению 3) волна; the tide of public discontent - волна народного возмущения 4) obs. время, период 5) poet. поток, море double tides - очень напряженно; неистово; to work double tides работать день и ночь; работать не покладая рук 2. v. 1) плыть по течению; (тж. to tide it) 2) нести по течению 3) смывать - tide in - tide out - tide over ...Англо-русский словарь
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softw. abbr. Toolbus Integrated Debugging Environment educ. abbr. Takahagi Integrated And Developed Education religion abbr. Trinity Institute Of Discipleship Enhancement gen. bus. abbr. Technology Insertion Demonstration And Evaluation gen. bus. abbr. Technology And Information Delivered For Empowerment NASDAQ abbr. Tidelands Oil and Gas Corporation ...English abbreviation dictionary
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- O.E. tid "point or portion of time, due time," from P.Gmc. *tidis, from PIE base *di- "divide, cut up." Meaning "rise and fall of the sea" (1340) is probably from M.L.G. getide or from the earlier notion of "fixed time." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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