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Wade
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Wade  (wd), Benjamin Franklin 1800-1878.
American politician who served as a U.S. senator from Ohio (1851-1869) and jointly authored the Wade-Davis Manifesto (1864), which declared the primacy of Congress in matters of the Reconstruction.

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 [weɪd]
vb
1. to walk with the feet immersed in (water, a stream, etc.) the girls waded the river at the ford
2. (intr; often foll by through) to proceed with difficulty to wade through a book
3. (intr; foll by in or into) to attack energetically
n
the act or an instance of wading
[Old English wadan; related to Old Frisian wada, Old High German watan, Old Norse vatha, Latin vadum ford]
wadable , wadeable adj

Wade [weɪd]
n
(Biographies / Wade, (Sarah) Virginia (1945 F, British, SPORT AND GAMES: tennis player) (Sarah) Virginia. born 1945, British tennis player: Wimbledon champion 1977
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 The boys were wading in the cold pool nearby.
2. walk through, cross, ford, pass through, go across, travel across, make your way across We had to wade the river and then climb out of the valley.
wade in move in, pitch in, dive in (informal), set to work, advance, set to, get stuck in (informal), buckle down I waded in to help, but I got pushed aside.
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) The troops waded into the protesters with batons.
wade into something get involved in, tackle, pitch in, interfere in, dive in, plunge in, get stuck into The Stock Exchange yesterday waded into the debate on stamp duty.
wade through something plough through, trawl through, labour at, work your way through, toil at, drudge at, peg away at scientists who have to wade through tons of data
Translations
wade [weɪd]
A. VI
1. (also wade along) → caminar(por el agua/la nieve/el barro )
to wade across a rivervadear un río
to wade ashorellegar a tierra vadeando
to wade through the water/snowcaminar por el agua/la nieve
to wade through the mudcaminar por el barro
to wade through a bookleer(se)un libro con dificultad(por lo aburrido/lo difícil que es)
it took me an hour to wade through your essaytardé una hora en leer tu ensayo
2. to wade into sb (physically) → abalanzarse sobre algn (fig) → emprenderla con algn, arremeter contra algn
to wade into a mealponerse a comer
B. VT [+ river] → vadear
wade in VI + ADV (lit) → entrar en el agua
he waded in and helped us (fig) → se puso a ayudarnos

wade [ˈweɪd]
vi
(through water) to wade across a river → traverser un cours d'eau à gué
She waded across a river to reach them → Elle traversa une rivière à gué pour les rejoindre.
(in mud)patauger
to wade through sth → patauger dans qch
wade in
vi (= intervene) → faire irruption dans la conversation
wade through
vt fus [+ information, text] → ingurgiter

wade
vtdurchwaten
viwaten

wade [weɪd]
1. vi to wade through (water, mud) → camminare in; (long grass, corn) → farsi strada attraverso (fig) (book) → leggere con fatica
to wade ashore → raggiungere a piedi la riva
to wade into sb (fig) → scagliarsi su qn
he waded in and helped us (fig) → si rimboccò le maniche e ci aiutò
2. vt (river) → guadare

wade [weɪd]
1. vi to wade through (water, mud) → camminare in; (long grass, corn) → farsi strada attraverso (fig) (book) → leggere con fatica
to wade ashore → raggiungere a piedi la riva
to wade into sb (fig) → scagliarsi su qn
he waded in and helped us (fig) → si rimboccò le maniche e ci aiutò
2. vt (river) → guadare

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 raivata tiensä jnk läpi 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 (물 속을) 걷다 bristi, braidyti, įveikti brist; cīnīties (cauri) mengharungi dengan susah payah waden, doorworstelen vade, vasse brodzić atravessar com esforço a trece cu greu идти с трудом brodiť sa; prehrýzť sa (pre)bresti gacati po plićaku vada, pulsa, plöja เดินลุยในน้ำหรือโคลน; ผ่านไปอย่างยากลำบาก; ลุยผ่าน bata çıka yürümek 跋涉(過有水處、泥沼等) 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 kahlata passer à gué לְהַלֵך בְּמַים gacati átgázol menyeberangi vaða guadare 歩いて渡る (물 속을) 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 跋涉通過(河流等) переходити вбрід تیرتے ہوءے ندی عبور کرنا lội qua
n wader
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 kahlaajalintu échassier עוֹף אָרוֹך-רַגלַיִים छिछले स्थान का पक्षी ptica močvarica gázlómadár burung pengarung vaðfugl trampoliere 渉禽類の鳥 섭금류(涉禽類) 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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