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wade
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wade  (wd)
v. wad·ed, wad·ing, wades
v.intr.
1. To walk in or through water or something else that similarly impedes normal movement.
2. To make one's way arduously: waded through a boring report.
v.tr.
To cross or pass through (water, for example) with difficulty: wade a swift creek.
n.
The act or an instance of wading.
Phrasal Verb:
wade in/into
To plunge into, begin, or attack resolutely and energetically: waded into the task.

[Middle English waden, from Old English wadan.]

wade
Verb
[wading, waded]
1. to walk slowly and with difficulty through water or mud
2. wade in or into to begin doing (something) in an energetic way: wading into the fray
3. wade through to proceed with difficulty through: a stack of literature to wade through [Old English wadan]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Wade - English tennis player who won many women's singles titles (born in 1945)
Verb1.wadewade - walk (through relatively shallow water); "Can we wade across the river to the other side?"; "Wade the pond"
walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"
puddle - wade or dabble in a puddle; "The ducks and geese puddled in the backyard"

wade
verb 1. paddle, splash, splash about, slop
2. walk through, cross, ford, pass through, go across, travel across, make your way across
wade in move in, pitch in, dive in (informal) set to work, advance, set to, get stuck in (informal) buckle down
wade into someone launch yourself at, charge at, attack, rush, storm, tackle, go for, set about, strike at, assail, tear into (informal) fall upon, set upon, lay into (informal) light into (informal)
wade into something get involved in, tackle, pitch in, interfere in, dive in, plunge in, get stuck into
wade through something plough through, trawl through, labour at, work your way through, toil at, drudge at, peg away at
Translations

wade [weɪd] vi to wade through → caminar por el agua;
(fig) [+ a book]; leer con dificultad
wade [weɪd] vi to wade through → marcher dans, patauger dans (fig) [+ book]; venir à bout de vtpasser à gué
wade [weɪd] vi to wade across (a river, stream) → waten durch;
to wade through (fig) (a book) → sich durchkämpfen durch
wade [weɪd] vi to wade through → camminare a stento in vtguadare

wade
v wade [weid]
1 to go or walk (through water, mud etc) with some difficulty He waded across the river towards me; I've finally managed to wade through that boring book I had to read. waad يَخوض، يَجْتازُ بِصُعوبَه газя brodit se; prokousat se vade; arbejde sig igennem sich durcharbeiten προχωρώ με κόπο caminar por el agua kahlama, läbima به زحمت به آب رفتن kahlata patauger (dans) לַעֲבוֹר תוֹך מַאֲמָץ पैदल पार करना mukom pročitati knjigu átvergődik (vmin) mengarungi vaða, ösla; brjótast í gegnum (farsi strada a stento); (avanzare con sforzo) 骨折って進む 가까스로 걸어서 건너다; 힘들여 나아가다 bristi, braidyti, įveikti brist; cīnīties (cauri) mengharungi dengan susah payah waden, doorworstelen vade, vasse brodzić atravessar com esforço a trece cu greu с трудом идти brodiť sa; prehrýzť sa (pre)bresti gacati po plićaku vada, pulsa, plöja เดินลุยในน้ำหรือโคลน; ผ่านไปอย่างยากลำบาก; ลุยผ่าน bata çıka yürümek 跋涉(於泥地等) насилу просуватися, пробиратися پانی یا کیچٹ میں چلنا làm gì một cách vất vả
2 to cross (a river etc) by wading We'll wade the stream at its shallowest point. oorsteek يَخوضُ النَّهْر прегазвам вода přebrodit se vade (durch)waten,passieren διασχίζω vadear üle kahlama از آب گذشتن ylittää kahlaamalla passer à gué לְהַלֵך בְּמַים gacati átgázol menyeberangi vaða guadare 歩いて渡る (강 등을) 걸어서 건너다 perbristi pārbrist meranduk doorwaden vasse, vade over przejść w bród atravessar a trece o apă переходить вброд prebrodiť sa prebresti gacati po plićaku vada över เดินลุยในน้ำหรือโคลน; ลุยผ่าน yürüyerek nehri geçmek 涉水 переходити вбрід تیرتے ہوءے ندی عبور کرنا lội qua
n ˈwader
any of several types of bird that wade in search of food. waadvoël طائِر يَخوصُ الماء من أجْل الغِذاء блатна прица brodivý pták vadefugl der Stelzvogel υδροβάτης (είδος πτηνού) ave zancuda pikajalgne soolind پرنده آبچر kahlaaja échassier עוֹף אָרוֹך-רַגלַיִים छिछले स्थान का पक्षी ptica močvarica gázlómadár burung pengarung vaðfugl trampoliere 渉禽類の鳥 섭금류의 새 balų paukštis bridējputns burung yang meranduk untuk mencari makanan di dalam air waadvogel vadefugl ptak brodzący pernalta familie de păsări cu picioare lungi (barza etc.) болотная птица brodivý vták ptica močvirnica barska ptica vadare, vadarfågel นกชนิดหนึ่ง มีขายาวมักจะเดินหาอาหารในน้ำตื้น su kuşu 涉水禽鳥 болотяний птах پانی، کیچڑ وغیرہ میں چلنے والا chim lội nước


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