rip tide in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for rip tide in the English»French Dictionary

rip tide N

rip tide

courant m de marée

Translations for rip 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.rip [Brit rɪp, Am rɪp] N

1. rip (tear):

rip

accroc m (in dans)

2. rip → rip tide

II.rip <pres part ripping; pret, pp ripped> [Brit rɪp, Am rɪp] VB trans

1. rip (tear):

rip

déchirer

to rip sth with one's bare hands/with one's teeth/with a knife

déchirer qc à mains nues/avec les dents/avec un couteau

to rip a hole in sth

faire un trou dans qc

to rip sth/sb to pieces or shreds lit, fig

réduire qc/qn en pièces

2. rip (snatch, pull):

to rip sth off or from sth/from sb

arracher qc de qc/à qn

3. rip COMPUT:

rip

ripper

rip

copier

III.rip <pres part ripping; pret, pp ripped> [Brit rɪp, Am rɪp] VB intr

rip fabric:

rip

se déchirer

IV.rip [Brit rɪp, Am rɪp]

to let rip inf

tempêter inf (against contre, about à propos de)

to let rip at sb

engueuler qn sl

to let rip a stream of abuse

lancer un flot d'injures

let it or her rip inf! (of car)

fonce! inf

See also rip tide

rip tide N

rip tide

courant m de marée

RIP

RIP

qu'il/elle repose en paix or qu'ils/elles reposent en paix

rip tide in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for rip 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.rip [rɪp] N

rip

accroc m

II.rip <-pp-> [rɪp] VB intr

rip

se déchirer

Phrases:

to let rip

se déchaîner

III.rip <-pp-> [rɪp] VB trans

rip

déchirer

to rip sth apart

mettre qc en pièces

to rip sth open

ouvrir qc en le déchirant

to rip sth out

arracher qc

RIP [ˌɑ:ʳaɪˈpi:, Am ˌɑ:r-]

RIP abbreviation of rest in peace

RIP

ici repose

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

As a result, rip tide warnings were posted for the island.

en.wikipedia.org

Those highly dangerous waters, with treacherous rip tides, have also claimed the lives of at least 2 civilians.

en.wikipedia.org

The term rip tide or riptide is often incorrectly applied to rip currents, which are not tidal flows.

en.wikipedia.org

Environmental groups active on the east coast attribute the rip tides to the dredging of sand at the port.

www.deccanherald.com

Two teenagers waded out chest-deep and were caught in a powerful rip tide.

www.thesudburystar.com

Understand the signs and dangers of undertows, rip tides, and rip currents and how to avoid them and swim out of them to safety.

www.caller.com

I think they must have been washed on-shore by the strong rip tides, but it was impossible not to be stung all over your body.

www.mirror.co.uk

It's not until the ten-minute mark that a sudden swell of melody comes, like a rip tide, spinning its woozy finish somewhere off into the galaxy.

www.spin.com

Consummate politician that she is, she has been riding that rip tide of worldwide sympathy both since her release and now, again, with the publication of her book.

www.independent.ie

Despite the warning, two of the teenagers wandered out too far and were caught in the incredibly strong rip tide.

www.northernlife.ca