tide

1. The daily fluctuation in the level of the sea caused by the gravitational influence of the moon and the sun.

   The Bristol Channel has some of the world's largest tides.

   the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon

2. The associated flow of water.

   A lot of driftwood was brought in on the tide.

   We can cross to the island when the tide is out, but it won't move out until around five o'clock.

3. Any similar gravitational effect on Earth or other body.

   As well as sea tides, there are much smaller land tides.

   By far the largest tides on Europa are those caused by the gravitational attraction of Jupiter.

4. A high-volume flow, literal or figurative; a current or flood.

   The sewer burst, and a tide of sewage poured into nearby properties.

   A tide of people crossed over the border.

5. (figuratively)The tendency or direction of causes, influences, or events; course; current.

   The tide of public opinion has turned.

   Strom, Strömung, Trend

   пото́кpotók, тече́ниеtečénije, направле́ниеnapravlénije

6. The period of twelve hours.

7. (obsolete)Time, notably anniversary, period or season linked to an ecclesiastical feast.

   вре́мяvrémja

8. (archaic, regional)A time.

   The doctor's no good this tide.

9. (archaic, in compounds, regional)A point or period of time identified or described by a qualifier.

   Eventide, noontide, morrowtide, nighttide, moontide, harvesttide, wintertide, summertide, springtide, autumntide etc.

   Gezeiten, Tide

   прили́вprilív, отли́вotlív

   припли́вpryplýv, відпли́вvidplýv

1. High tide is at 3 p.m. today.

   deFlut ist heute Nachmittag um 3 Uhr. — MUIRIEL

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2. He tried to swim against the tide.

   ruОн пытался плыть против течения. — Lenin_1917

   deEr wollte gegen den Strom anschwimmen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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3. I believe that the tide is turning.

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4. Why don't we wait till high tide?

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5. Tom needs some money to tide him over.

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