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mare
I. sea [Brit siː, Am si] N
1. sea:
sea
mare m
beside or by the sea
vicino al mare
the open sea
il mare aperto
to look out to sea
guardare il mare
to be swept out to sea
essere trascinato al largo
to be at sea
essere in mare
once we get out to sea
una volta che saremo in mare
once out to sea
una volta (che saremo) in mare aperto
to put (out) to sea
prendere il largo
to go to sea boat:
salpare
a long way out to sea
molto lontano dalla costa
by sea travel, send
per mare
to travel over land and sea liter
viaggiare per mare e per terra
to bury sb at sea
seppellire qn in mare
to bury sb at sea before n breeze, mist
marino
to bury sb at sea bird, air
di mare
to bury sb at sea crossing
del mare
to bury sb at sea voyage
per mare
to bury sb at sea battle
navale
to bury sb at sea creature, nymph
del mare, marino
to bury sb at sea power
marittimo
2. sea (surface of water):
the sea is calm, rough, very rough, choppy
il mare è calmo, agitato, molto agitato, increspato
the sea was like glass
il mare era liscio come l'olio
3. sea:
sea, also Sea the Mediterranean, North sea
il Mare Mediterraneo, del Nord
the sea of Galilee
il Mare di Galilea
the sea of Storms
il Mare delle Tempeste
4. sea (as career):
to go to sea (join Navy)
arruolarsi in marina
to go to sea (join ship)
imbarcarsi
after six months at sea
dopo sei mesi in mare
after six months at sea (in Navy)
dopo sei mesi nella marina
5. sea (sailor's life):
the sea
la vita del marinaio
to give up the sea
abbandonare la vita da marinaio
to give up the sea before n boot, chest
da marinaio
6. sea fig:
a sea of banners
un nugolo di
a sea of faces
una marea di
a sea of troubles liter
un mare di guai
II. seas N
seas npl:
the heavy seas
il mare grosso
to sink in heavy seas
affondare per il mare grosso
III. sea [Brit siː, Am si]
to be all at sea
essere or sentirsi sperso
to get one's sea legs
abituarsi al mare
worse things happen at sea!
capita di peggio! c'è ben di peggio!
sea defences, sea defenses [ˈsiːdɪˌfensɪs] N npl
sea defences
dighe f
sea mist [ˈsiːmɪst] N
sea mist
foschia f del mare
sea lavender [Am si ˈlævəndər] N
sea lavender
lavanda f (marina)
sea otter [Am si ˈɑdər] N
sea otter
lontra f marina
sea captain [Am si ˈkæptən] N
sea captain
capitano m di marina
sea urchin [Brit, Am ˈsi ˌərtʃən] N
sea urchin
riccio m di mare
sea bass <pl sea basses, sea bass> [Am ˈsi ˌbæs] N
sea bass
branzino m
sea bass
spigola f
I. sea green [Brit] ADJ
sea green
verde mare
II. sea green [Brit] N
sea green
verde m mare
sea pollution [ˈsiːpəˌluːʃn] N
sea pollution
inquinamento m del mare
sea [si:] N
1. sea:
sea
mare m
at the bottom of the sea
in fondo al mare
by sea
per mare
by the sea
sul mare
out at sea
in mare aperto
to put (out) to sea
prendere il mare
the open sea, the high seas
il mare aperto
2. sea (wide expanse):
a sea of people
una marea di gente
Phrases:
to sail the seven seas
solcare i mari
sea legs N
sea legs pl inf:
sea legs
piede m marino
to get one's sea legs
acquisire il piede marino
sea power N
1. sea power (naval strength):
sea power
forza f navale
2. sea power (state):
sea power
potenza f navale
sea salt N
sea salt
sale m marino
sea urchin N
sea urchin
riccio m di mare
sea change N
sea change
cambiamento m radicale
sea horse N
sea horse
cavalluccio m marino
sea lion N ZOOL
sea lion
leone m marino
sea lion
otaria f
sea mile N
sea mile
miglio m marino
sea anemone N
sea anemone
anemone f di mare
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to fly over the sea
sorvolare il mare
with easy access to the sea
con accesso al mare
to drift out to sea
andare alla deriva
there are plenty more fish in the sea
morto un papa se ne fa un altro
to get one's sea legs
acquisire il piede marino
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
The sea anemone lives attached to rock on the seabed from the lower tidal limit down to a depth of 100 m and also attached to other organisms.
en.wikipedia.org
The aggregations include a range of different-sized individuals and are likely to be clones formed by asexual reproduction, possibly by fragmentation when the sea anemone moves across the substrate.
en.wikipedia.org
Scientists have examined how a sea anemone behaves and used this knowledge to create a mechanically durable hydrogel.
www.digitaljournal.com
Close up it looks rather like a sea anemone about to curl around an unlucky fly.
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The two can transform into a hermit crab/sea anemone monster.
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