maréma.résf1 tide:
a maré enche / the tide is rising:
a maré vaza / the tide is falling.
2 fig ups and downs in human affairs.
3 fig reason, opportunity, occasion, disposition.
4 crowd, throng.
5 bras distance which can be covered between two tides on river voyages.
maré alta, maré cheia high tide.
Expressõesmaré baixa, maré vazia low tide, ebb tide.
maré de carvoeiro a)
bras a transitory difficulty. b) opportunity.
maré enchente flood.
maré me leva maré me traz fam weak irresolute person, wishy-washy person.
maré morta neap tide.
maré vazante ebb.
maré viva spring tide.
perder a maré to slip the occasion.
recuar contra a maré to oppose in vain to something, struggle in vain.
remar/nadar contra a maré to go against the tide.
