rip current

ˈrɪp ˌkɜr.ənt
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Translation of rip current into German

Noun

ocean

strong flow of water away from shore
Strömung fRückströmung Brandungsrückstrom
  • Swimmers should be cautious of the rip current.Schwimmer sollten vorsichtig mit der Strömung sein.
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  • rip current: strong flow of water away from shore
    (ocean) Strömung

Synonyms and analogies of rip current in English

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Examples of rip current in a sentence

  • Lifeguards warned about the dangerous rip current.

Translations of "rip current" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
dieStrömungnf.

Swimmers should take note there is a strong rip current.

Schwimmer sollten beachten, dass dort eine starke Strömung herrscht.

dieBrandungsrückströmungnf.

Emergency services were alerted after swimmers encountered a strong rip current.

Der Rettungsdienst wurde alarmiert, nachdem Schwimmer auf eine starke Brandungsrückströmung trafen.

dieUntiefenf.

It is difficult to swim towards the beach if you get caught in a rip current.

Es ist dann schwierig, wieder an den Strand zu schwimmen, wenn man in solch eine Untiefe gerät.

dieRückströmungnf.

The powerful rip current carried Tom far away from the shore.

Die starke Rückströmung trieb Tom weit von der Küste ab.

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Other translations for rip current:

  • Brandungsrückstromn.

rip current: Examples and translations in context

Keep swimming until you're out of the rip current.

Schwimme bis du aus der Strömung heraus bist.

A violent rip current that occurs at the edges of coral reefs.

Eine mächtige Strömung, wie sie zwischen zwei Korallenriffen vorkommt.

The lifeguard came to the rescue when a swimmer got caught in a rip current.

Der Rettungsschwimmer griff ein, als ein Schwimmer in eine Strömung geriet.

The lifeguard rushed to drag away the swimmer who was caught in the rip current.

Der Rettungsschwimmer eilte herbei, um den Schwimmer aus der Strömung zu ziehen.

The rip current dragged me under.

Die Strömung drückte mich ständig unter Wasser.

How to help someone who is caught in the rip current?

Wie hilft man jemanden der in der Reiss Strömung gefangen ist?

As a lifeguard, he saved many swimmers from drowning but couldn't save himself from losing his life in a rip current.

Als Rettungsschwimmer rettete er viele Schwimmer vor dem Ertrinken, konnte sich jedoch nicht davor bewahren, in einer starken Strömung sein Leben zu verlieren.

A sudden rip current pulled him away from the safety of the sand.

Eine plötzliche Brandungsrückströmung zog ihn von der Sicherheit des Sandes weg.

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