neap tide in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for neap tide in the English»Italian Dictionary

neap [Brit niːp, Am nip], neap-tide [ˈniːptaɪd] N

neap

marea f delle quadrature

I.tide [Brit tʌɪd, Am taɪd] N

1. tide NAUT:

tide

marea f

the tide is in, out

c'è alta, bassa marea

the tide is turning

sta cambiando la marea

the tide is going out, coming in

la marea sta scendendo, salendo

at high, low tide

con l'alta, la bassa marea

2. tide fig:

tide (trend) (of emotion)

ondata f

tide (of events)

corso m

a rising tide of sympathy, nationalism

una crescente ondata di solidarietà, di nazionalismo

the tide of history, events

il corso della storia, degli eventi

to go, swim with the tide fig

seguire la corrente, nuotare secondo corrente

to go, swim against the tide fig

andare, nuotare contro corrente

the tide has turned

c'è stata una svolta

to turn the tide of history

capovolgere il corso della storia

the tide has turned against him, in his favour

la sorte gli ha voltato le spalle, si è voltata in suo favore

to stem the tide of pessimism, anarchy

contrastare l'ondata di pessimismo, anarchica

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

tide fig

ondata f

tide fig

flusso m

II.tide [Brit tʌɪd, Am taɪd] VB trans

tide

percorrere sfruttando la marea

III.tide [Brit tʌɪd, Am taɪd] VB intr

1. tide (flow to and fro):

tide

salire e scendere

2. tide NAUT:

tide

navigare sfruttando le maree

IV.tide [Brit tʌɪd, Am taɪd]

time and tide wait for no man

non si può fermare il tempo

neap tide in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for neap tide in the English»Italian Dictionary

neap tide [ˈni:p·ˌtaɪd] N

neap tide

marea f delle quadrature

Translations for neap tide in the English»Italian Dictionary

tide [taɪd] N

1. tide (of sea):

tide

marea f

high tide

alta marea

low tide

bassa marea

2. tide (of opinion):

tide

corrente f

to go against the tide

andare controcorrente

to swim with the tide

seguire la corrente

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The species was found to be more abundant in trawl catches during the night and on neap tides.

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The tidal system is semi-diurnal with an average amplitude of 5.7 m, varying from 1 m on neap tides to 10.5 m on the highest spring tides.

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The smaller tides are called neap tides.

earthsky.org

This is the neap tide: the tide's range is at its minimum.

earthsky.org

It was weakening as it made its closest approach to land, and the highest tides occurred during the neap tide, which is the time when tide ranges are minimal.

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Neap tides occur during the first and last quarters of the moon's phases.

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Spring and neap tides are about 20% higher and lower, respectively, than normal tides.

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Consequently, a neap tide is the minimal tide effect from the action of the sun and moon opposing each other.

www.sail-world.com

At spring tide the two effects add to each other to a theoretical level of 79 cm, while at neap tide the theoretical level is reduced to 29 cm.

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Try to time your run with a set of neap tides.

www.fishingworld.com.au