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ter·ri·to·rial ˈwa·ters N pl

coastal waters

I . wa·ter [ˈwɔ:təʳ, Am ˈwɑ:t̬ɚ] N

3. water dated:

waters pl (spa water)
Heilquelle f
to take the waters hist
eine Brunnenkur machen

Phrases:

blood is thicker than water prov
Blut ist dicker als Wasser
to be water under the bridge
Schnee von gestern sein inf
come hell or high water
komme was [da] wolle
come hell or high water
unter allen Umständen
to be in deep water
in großen Schwierigkeiten sein
to be [like] water off a duck's back
an jdm einfach abprallen
to be [like] water off a duck's back
jdn völlig kaltlassen inf
of the first water (extremely good)
von höchster Qualität nach n
of the first water (extremely bad)
der schlimmsten Sorte nach n
like a fish out of water
wie ein Fisch auf dem Trocknen
to get into hot water
in Teufels Küche kommen
to go through fire and water for sb/sth
für jdn/etw durchs Feuer gehen
through hell and high water
durch dick und dünn
to hold water argument
stichhaltig [o. wasserdicht] sein
to keep one's head above water
sich acc über Wasser halten
to pour oil on troubled waters
Öl auf die Wogen gießen
to pour oil on troubled waters
die Gemüter beruhigen
to pour cold water on sth
etw dat einen Dämpfer aufsetzen inf
stop pouring cold water on all my ideas!
hör auf, mir alle meine Ideen madigzumachen!
to spend money like water
das Geld mit beiden Händen ausgeben
to spend money like water
mit dem Geld nur so um sich acc werfen
still waters run deep fig
stille Wasser sind tief prov
to take to sth like a duck to water
sich acc bei etw dat gleich in seinem Element fühlen
you can take a horse to water but you can't make it drink prov
man kann niemanden zu seinem Glück zwingen
to throw out the baby with the bath water
das Kind mit dem Bade ausschütten
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II . wa·ter [ˈwɔ:təʳ, Am ˈwɑ:t̬ɚ] VB trans

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III . wa·ter [ˈwɔ:təʳ, Am ˈwɑ:t̬ɚ] VB intr

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1. water (produce tears):

water eyes
tränen
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water pipe(line) N

ˈbar·ley wa·ter N

ˈdrink·ing wa·ter N no pl

ˈfeed wa·ter N no pl TECH

ˈgripe wa·ter N no pl Brit

gripe water
Mittel gegen [Drei-Monats-]Koliken

heavy ˈwa·ter N no pl

high ˈwa·ter N no pl

holy ˈwa·ter N

ˈice wa·ter N

Jav·elle water [ʒæˈvel-] N no pl CHEM

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

inshore waters
Küstengewässer pl
running waters
fließende Gewässer
murky waters dated fig
trübe Gewässer fig
continental waters
kontinentale Gewässer
coastal waters
Küstengewässer pl
navigable waters
befahrbare Gewässer
uncharted waters fig
unbekannte Gewässer fig
international waters
internationale Gewässer
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still waters run deep fig
stille Wasser sind tief prov
the waters have broken
die Fruchtblase ist geplatzt
to take the waters hist
eine Brunnenkur machen
uncharted seas [or territory] [or waters]
Neuland nt
to test the water(s)
die Stimmung testen
to muddy the waters
die Sache verkomplizieren
rising flood waters
steigendes Hochwasser
the waters of the Rhine
die Wasser pl [o. liter Fluten pl ] des Rheins
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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During subsequent decades, several rounds of bilateral talks considered joint-development of sub-seabed resources in disputed territorial waters.
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The warm equatorial waters form a barrier that isolates the northern and southern species from one another.
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However, the circulation near the mouth of the estuary is complex due to the tidal mixing processes that occur between the estuarine and ocean waters.
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They operate all over the world, some in shallow waters, some fishing up to 300 metres deep.
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The beautiful, unpolluted beaches on small coral islands, blue waters and sunsets attract tourists worldwide, bringing in about $325 million a year.
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Hundreds of bodies were floating in the waters and bodies bloated beyond recognition were consigned to mass pyres.
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When massive factory ships of proven contempt arrive in our coastal waters, both the environment and local fisheries lose out.
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The spring waters, containing borax whence the former name soap, were used by a resort.
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In these kinds of systems, deep well waters (with a typical SDI of 3) could be used straight from the source.
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More than half of the world's supertanker traffic, by tonnage, passes through the region's waters every year.
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