tide

marée

Montée et baisse régulières du niveau de la mer, dues surtout à l’attraction de la Lune.

En anglais simple : The regular rise and fall of the sea, mainly caused by the pull of the moon.

• The tide is coming in.
• We walked across the sand at low tide.
• High tides flooded the road last night.

Expressions courantes : high tide, low tide, incoming tide

courant, tendance, vague

Mouvement ou changement marqué dans les événements, les sentiments ou l’opinion publique.

En anglais simple : A strong movement or change in events, feelings, or public opinion.

• The tide of public opinion is changing.
• Her speech helped turn the tide.
• They struggled against a rising tide of opposition.

Comment l'utiliser : a tide of something (A tide of anger followed the announcement.); the tide turns against someone/something (The tide turned against the government after the scandal.)

Synonymes : trend, current, wave

Expressions courantes : tide of opinion, turn the tide, rising tide

courant de marée

Mouvement de l’eau de mer vers le rivage ou au large sous l’effet de la marée.

En anglais simple : The movement of sea water towards or away from the shore.

• The tide carried the boat towards shore.
• We watched leaves float away on the tide.
• The incoming tide brought rubbish onto the beach.

Synonymes : current

Expressions courantes : incoming tide, outgoing tide, on the tide

période, saison

Période ou saison, notamment autour d’une fête religieuse.

En anglais simple : A period of time or a season, especially around a religious celebration.

• The village held a feast at Whitsun tide.
• They sang together during Christmas tide.
• The bells marked the arrival of Easter tide.

Synonymes : season, period

Expressions courantes : Whitsun tide, Easter tide, Christmas tide

marée

Déformation répétée d’une planète sous l’effet de l’attraction d’un autre corps céleste.

En anglais simple : A repeated change in a planet's shape caused by the pull of another object in space.

• The moon also causes a tide in the land.
• Scientists measured small tides in Earth's crust.
• An atmospheric tide changes air pressure at regular intervals.

Expressions courantes : land tide, atmospheric tide, solid earth tide