flood tide in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for flood tide in the English»French Dictionary

flood tide N

flood tide

marée f haute

Translations for flood tide in the French»English Dictionary

le flux et le reflux lit

flood tide and ebb tide

flux

flood tide

Translations for flood tide in the English»French Dictionary

tide [Brit tʌɪd, Am taɪd] N

1. tide NAUT:

tide

marée f

the tide is in/out

c'est la marée haute/basse

the tide is turning

la marée change

the tide is going out/coming in

la marée monte/descend

at high/low tide

à marée haute/basse

2. tide fig:

tide (trend) (of emotion)

vague f

tide (of events)

cours m

a rising tide of sympathy/nationalism

une vague montante de sympathie/nationalisme

the tide of history/events

le cours de l'histoire/des événements

to go/swim with the tide fig

aller/nager dans le sens du courant

to go/swim against the tide fig

aller/nager à contre-courant

the tide has turned

la chance a tourné (du bon côté)

to turn the tide of history

renverser le cours de l'histoire

the tide has turned against him/in his favour

la chance s'est retournée contre lui/a tourné en sa faveur

to stem the tide of pessimism/anarchy

endiguer la vague de pessimisme/d'anarchie

3. tide fig (of complaints, letters, refugees):

tide

afflux m

time and tide wait for no man

on ne peut pas arrêter le temps

I.flood [Brit flʌd, Am fləd] N

1. flood lit:

flood

inondation f

destroyed by flood

détruit par une inondation

insured against flood

assuré contre l'inondation

‘flood!’ (on roadsign)

‘attention, route inondée!’

the river is in flood

la rivière est en crue

the Flood BIBL

le Déluge

2. flood fig:

a flood of people, visitors, light, memories

un flot de

a flood of letters, complaints

un déluge de

to be in floods of tears

verser des torrents de larmes

3. flood inf PHOTO, THEAT → floodlight

II.flood [Brit flʌd, Am fləd] VB trans

1. flood lit:

flood area, house

inonder

flood river

faire déborder

2. flood fig light, tears, mail:

flood

inonder

memories flooded her mind

les souvenirs affluaient

relief flooded his face

le soulagement illumina son visage

3. flood COMM (over-supply):

flood shops, market

inonder (with de)

4. flood MOTOR:

flood engine, carburettor

noyer

III.flood [Brit flʌd, Am fləd] VB intr

1. flood:

flood meadow, street, cellar:

être inondé

flood river:

déborder

2. flood fig:

to flood into sth light:

inonder qc

to flood into sth people:

envahir qc

tears flooded down his cheeks

les larmes lui inondaient les joues

a blush flooded over his face

la rougeur lui envahit le visage

to flood over or through sb emotion:

envahir qn

IV.flooded ADJ

flooded area, house:

flooded

inondé

to be flooded with light, calls, complaints, tears, refugees

être inondé de

See also floodlight

I.floodlight [Brit ˈflʌdlʌɪt, Am ˈflədˌlaɪt] N

floodlight

projecteur m

to play under floodlights

jouer à la lumière des projecteurs, jouer en nocturne

II.floodlight <pret, pp floodlit> [Brit ˈflʌdlʌɪt, Am ˈflədˌlaɪt] VB trans

floodlight building

illuminer

floodlight match, stage

éclairer

III.floodlit ADJ

floodlit match

joué en nocturne

floodlit building, pageant

illuminé

flood tide in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for flood tide in the English»French Dictionary

flood tide N

flood tide

marée f haute

Translations for flood tide in the English»French Dictionary

tide [taɪd] N

1. tide (fall and rise of sea):

tide

marée f

the tide is out/in

la marée est basse/haute

the tide goes out/comes in

la mer se retire/monte

2. tide (main trend of opinion):

tide

courant m (de pensée)

to go against the tide

aller à contre-courant

to go with the tide

suivre le mouvement

3. tide (powerful trend):

tide

mode f

I.flood [flʌd] VB trans

1. flood (overflow):

flood a. fig

inonder

flood person

submerger

a river floods its banks

une rivière sort de son lit

we've been flooded with protests

nous avons été inondés de protestations

2. flood AGR, ECOL:

flood valley

irriguer

3. flood AUTO:

flood engine

noyer

II.flood [flʌd] VB intr

flood

être inondé

flood river

déborder

flood people

affluer

III.flood [flʌd] N

1. flood (overflow):

flood

inondation f

in flood

en décrue

the floods of a river

les crues d'une rivière

floods of light

des flots de lumière

2. flood (outpouring):

flood

flot m

flood of mail, calls

déluge m

flood of products

invasion f

floods of tears

des torrents de larmes

3. flood REL:

the Flood

le Déluge

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Semi-diurnal and long phase constituents are measured from high water, diurnal from maximum flood tide.

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By this time the north-east gale was blowing at gale force eight and with a full flood tide giving no shelter on either side of the ship.

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Through the night he went with the flood tide.

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In rough weather with a flood tide it can be really dangerous.

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The horse-drawn wagons moved too slowly for the incoming tide or flood tide, and most were lost with only few men surviving.

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If we put that underwater in peak flood tide, it's going to be like turning on your high beams in a snowstorm.

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Conditions were more difficult when a heavy flood tide was held up by drainage from the uplands.

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Cast 30 yds into the deeper channel, fishing on the flood tide into darkness for best results.

www.gofishing.co.uk

The better specimens have been taken on the flood tide, but fish can be caught at any time of day.

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Powerful winds and the storm's massive flood tide washed lumber and casks aboard ships.

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