wade

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈweɪd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/weɪd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(wād)

Inflections of 'wade' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
wades
v 3rd person singular
wading
v pres p
waded
v past
waded
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
wade⇒ vi (walk through water)vadear⇒ vi
  andar por el agua loc verb
  caminar por el agua loc verb
 Her mother told her not to wade out too far in case the tide dragged her under.
 Su madre le advirtió que no vadeara muy adentro para evitar que la marea la pudiera arrastrar.
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Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
wade in vi phrasal figurative (intervene)intervenir⇒ vi
wade in vi phrasal figurative, informal (weigh in: offer opinion) (coloquial; en asuntos ajenos)meter baza loc verb
  (en asuntos ajenos)entrometerse⇒, entremeterse⇒ v prnl
  hablar⇒, intervenir⇒ vi
 Whenever I have to call IT about a problem with my computer at work, my colleague always wades in, even though he knows less about technology than I do.
 Siempre que pido ayuda al departamento de informática con algún problema con mi computadora, mi colega mete baza aunque sabe menos del tema que yo.
wade in on [sth] vi phrasal + prep figurative, informal (weigh in on: offer an opinion about) (coloquial; en asuntos ajenos)meter baza en algo loc verb + prep
  (en asuntos ajenos)entrometerse en algo, entremeterse en algo v prnl + prep
  intervenir en algo vi + prep
 Charlie couldn't resist wading in on the discussion, even though he had no expertise in the subject.
wade in with [sth] vi phrasal + prep figurative, informal (weigh in with: offer opinion, support) (coloquial; en asuntos ajenos)meter baza con algo loc verb + prep
  (ayudar a alguien)ponerse a v prnl + prep
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Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
Roe v. Wade,
Roe vs. Wade,
Roe versus Wade n		 (U.S. abortion legal case)caso Roe contra Wade n propio m
wade in vi + adv (walk into water, mud, etc.)vadear⇒ vtr
 There was no bridge over the creek, so to cross it I had to wade in.
 No había puentes en el arroyo así que para cruzarlo, debemos vadearlo.
wade into [sth] vi + prep (walk into: deep water or mud)hundirse en v prnl + prep
 Joe waded into the water to see how deep it was.
 Joe se hundió en el agua para ver qué tan hondo estaba.
wade into [sth] vi + prep figurative (enter: an argument) (en un discusión)meterse en v prnl + prep
  meter baza en loc verb
 Don't wade into their arguments about money.
 No te metas en sus peleas por dinero.
wade into [sth] vi + prep figurative (intervene)meterse en v prnl + prep
 Both the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition have waded into the situation by commenting on the scandal.
 Tanto el Primer Ministro como el líder de la oposición se gan metido en la situación comentando sobre el escándalo.
wade through [sth] vi + prep (walk through: deep water or mud)atravesar algo vtr + pron
  vadear algo vtr + pron
 It rained so much I had to wade through water to get to my house.
 Llovía tanto que tuve que atravesar el agua para llegar a mi casa.
wade through [sth] vi + prep figurative (work through: [sth] tedious)mandarse⇒ v prnl
  lanzarse⇒ v prnl
 I'm too tired to wade through all this work tonight. I'll do it tomorrow.
 Estoy muy cansado para mandarme todo este trabajo esta noche. Lo leeré mañana.
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'wade' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
Spanish:
vadear

Collocations: the [ducks, geese, gulls] were wading, was wading [in, through], waded out into the [river, lake], more...

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