| Wichtigste Übersetzungen |
| sea n | (smaller than ocean) | Meer Nn |
| | | See Nf |
| | The Mediterranean is a sea, not an ocean. |
| | Das Mittelmeer ist ein Meer, kein Ozean. |
| sea n | (expanse of salt water) | Meer Nn |
| | The sea is home to thousands of different species of fish. |
| | Im Meer sind tausende Fischarten beheimatet. |
| sea n | often plural (movement of the sea) | Wellengang Nm |
| | Heavy seas caused the boat to sink. |
| | Starker Wellengang verursachte das Schiffsunglück. |
| a sea of [sth] n | figurative (large quantity) (übertragen) | ein Meer von [etw] Nn |
| | The festival crowd was a sea of faces. |
| | Die Menschenmenge auf dem Festival war ein Meer von Gesichtern. |
| sea n as adj | (of the sea) | Meeres- Präf |
| | | See- Präf |
| | The sea turtle comes to the beach to lay eggs. |
| | Die Meeresschildkröte kommt an den Strand, um Eier zu legen. |
Zusammengesetzte Wörter:
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| above sea level expr | (higher than sea's surface) | über dem Meer Rdw |
| at sea adv | (on the open water) (Naut) | auf See Präp + Nf |
| | The old sailor loves to recount his adventures at sea. |
at sea,
all at sea adj | figurative (disorientated) | verwirrt Adj |
| | | durcheinander Adj |
| | | unkonzentriert Adj |
| | Clara was all at sea in the advanced calculus class. |
| the Baltic Sea n | (in Central Europe) | Ostsee Nf |
| | | Baltisches Meer Nn |
| the Caribbean Sea n | (part of Atlantic Ocean) | Karibisches Meer Nn |
| | I enjoyed a cruise in the Caribbean Sea, visiting Puerto Rico, Barbados and the American Virgin Islands. |
chiton,
sea cradle,
coat-of-mail shell n | (sea mollusk) | Käferschnecke Nf |
| the Dead Sea n | (body of salt water in Middle East) | das Tote Meer Rdw |
| | The Dead Sea is a huge salt lake between Israel and Jordan lying 422 meters below sea level. |
| deep sea n | (lowest ocean layer) | Tiefsee Nf |
| | Plants cannot grow in the deep sea because there is no sunlight. |
| deep-sea n as adj | (relating to deeper parts of the sea) | Tiefsee- Präf |
| deep-sea diver n | ([sb] who scuba dives at great depths) | Tiefseetaucher Nm |
| | | Tiefseetaucherin Nf |
| | Deep-sea divers are trying to repair the leaking oil-pipe. |
| deep-sea diving n | (scuba diving at great depths) | Tiefseetauchen Nn |
| | Deep-sea diving opens a whole new universe to scientists, engineers and archaeologists. |
get in the sea,
get in the bin v expr | UK, figurative, informal (expressing contempt) (informell) | den Bach runtergehen Rdw |
| | (formell) | den Bach heruntergehen Rdw |
| | | zugrunde gehen Adj + Vi |
get in the sea,
get in the bin interj | UK, figurative, informal (expressing contempt) (informell) | den Bach runtergehen Rdw |
| | (formell) | den Bach heruntergehen Rdw |
| | | zugrunde gehen Adj + Vi |
gurnard,
sea robin n | (zoology: fish) (Zoo) | Knurrhahn Nm |
hardtack,
sea biscuit n | (hard unsalted biscuit) (vage) | Zwieback Nm |
| | | Schiffszwieback Nm |
| Mediterranean Sea n | (sea) (Geographie) | Mittelmeer Nn |
mew,
mew gull,
seamew,
sea mew n | (bird) | Zwitschern Nn |
| | The beach was full of mews today. |
| North Sea n | (part of Atlantic Ocean) (Geographie) | Nordsee Nf |
nudibranch,
sea slug n | (marine mollusc) | Nacktkiemer Nm |
| | | Nacktkiemerschnecke Nf |
| | (Zoologie) | Nudibranchia Npl |
ormer,
sea ear n | chiefly UK (abalone: Channel Island) | Grünes Seeohr Adj + Nn |
| | | Gemeines Seeohr Adj + Nn |
| | | Haliotis tuberculata Nf |
| put to sea v expr | (ship: leave land) | ablegen, auslaufen Vi, sepa |
| | (literarisch) | in See stechen Rdw |
| | The aircraft carrier put to sea with eighty aircraft aboard. |
| Red Sea n | (channel to Indian Ocean) (Geographie) | Rotes Meer Nn |
| rough sea n | (stormy or choppy sea) | raue See Adj + Nf |
| | (literarisch) | ungestüme See Adj + Nf |
| | Rough seas prevented his return from Capri to Naples. |
| sea anemone n | (tentacled sea creature) | Seeanemone Nf |
| sea bass n | (marine fish) | Barsch Nm |
| | | Seebarsch Nm |
| | My favourite type of fish is sea bass. |
| | Mein Lieblingsfisch ist Barsch. |
| sea bream n | (fish off European coasts) | Meerbrasse Nf |
| sea bream n | (porgy) | Meerbrasse Nf |
| sea cow n | (manatee) | Seekuh Nf |
| | In Costa Rica they take good care to preserve the sea cows. |
| sea cucumber | (animal) | Seegurke Nf |
| | | Seewalze Nf |
| | (Zoologie) | Holothurie Nf |
sea dragon,
sea-dragon n | (fish) | Seedrache Nm |
| | | Fetzenfisch Nm |
| sea ice n | (frozen ocean water) | Meereseis Nn |
| sea level n | (sea's surface height) | Meeresspiegel Nm |
| | | Meereshöhe Nf |
| | | Seehöhe Nf |
| | One third of the Netherlands is at or below sea level. |
| | Global warming is causing sea levels to rise worldwide. |
| sea life n | (animals and plants of the ocean) | Unterwasserleben Nn |
| | | Meereslebewesen Npl |
| sea lion n | (large seal) | Seelöwe Nm |
| | Sea lions eat huge quantities of fish. |
| | Seelöwen essen große Mengen Fisch. |
| sea otter n | (marine mammal) | Seeotter Nm |
| | | Meerotter Nm |
| | | Kalan Nm |
| | Sea otters are amazingly agile swimmers, but rather clumsy on land. |
| sea salt n | (salt extracted from the sea) | Meersalz Nn |
| | | Seesalz Nn |
| | I always cook with sea salt. |
| sea shell n | (outer casing of a marine mollusc) (umgangssprachlich) | Muschel Nf |
| | | Meeresmuschel Nf |
| Sea Shepherd n | informal (Sea Shepherd Conservation Society) (Anglizismus) | Sea Shepherd Nm |
| | (Anglizismus) | Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Nf |
| sea turtle n | (aquatic tortoise that lives in the ocean) | Meeresschildkröte Nf |
| | | Seeschildkröte Nf |
| sea urchin n | (spiky round sea creature) | Seeigel Nm |
| | He stepped on a sea urchin and the spines got stuck in his foot. |
| sea view n | (view over the ocean) | Meeresblick Nm |
| | | Blick auf das Meer Rdw |
| sea-level n as adj | (at sea's surface height) | Meeresspiegel- Präf |
| | | Meereshöhe- Präf |
| | | Seehöhe- Präf |
| | Sea-level cities are at higher risk of flooding. |
seabird,
sea bird n | (bird inhabiting marine areas) | Seevogel Nm |
| | As the boys approached the beach, they could hear seabirds calling. |
seafront,
sea front,
sea-front n | mainly UK (land alongside the shore) | Strandpromenade Nf |
| | The seafront was damaged by the strong storm. |
seafront,
sea-front n as adj | mainly UK (alongside the shore) | an der Strandpromenade Rdw |
| | | entlang der Strandpromenade Rdw |
| | There are many seafront hotels along this road. |
seagull,
sea gull n | (marine bird) (umgangssprachlich) | Möwe Nf |
| | | Seemöwe Nf |
| | Lisa stood on the shore, watching the seagulls swoop over the water. |
seahorse,
sea horse n | (small horse-like fish) (Zoologie) | Seepferdchen Nn |
| | Some seahorses are no bigger than your finger. |
seawall,
sea wall,
sea-wall n | (groyne: wave barrier) | Ufermauer Nf |
| | | Damm, Uferdamm Nm |
| | | Wellenbrecher Nm |
seawater,
sea water n | (salt water from the ocean) | Meerwasser Nn |
| | | Salzwasser Nn |
shanty,
shantey,
chanty,
chantey,
sea shanty n | (sailors' song) | Seemannslied Nn |
| | The sailors sang a shanty to improve morale. |
squill,
sea squill n | (botany: plant) (Bot) | Meerzwiebel Nf |
starfish,
sea star n | (star-shaped sea creature) | Seestern Nm |
| | We saw different kinds of starfish on the beach. |
| | Wie haben verschieden Arten von Seesternen am Strand gesehen. |