wading

ˈweɪdɪŋ
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Translation of wading into German,

Noun

1.

leisure

leisurely activity of walking in water
Waten n
  • They enjoyed wading at the beach.Sie genossen das Waten am Strand.
2.

water

activity of moving through water with effort
Waten n
  • Wading through the swamp was exhausting.Das Waten durch den Sumpf war anstrengend.

Adjective

1.

movement

walking through water
  • The wading bird searched for food in the shallow water.Der watende Vogel suchte im seichten Wasser nach Nahrung.
2.

bird

TECH.
describing birds that walk in water
TECH.
  • The wading birds searched for food in the marsh.Die watenden Vögel suchten im Sumpf nach Nahrung.
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Expressions with wading: examples in English and translations in German

Planschbecken
Kinderbecken
The kids spent the afternoon splashing in the wading pool..
Watvogel
The heron, a wading bird, stood still at the water's edge..

Synonyms and analogies of wading in English

Examples of wading in a sentence

  • Children love wading in shallow pools.
  • Wading in the river cooled us down.
  • The children enjoyed wading at the beach.
  • Wading through the stream, they enjoyed the cool water.
  • The children spent the afternoon wading in the pond.
  • Wading birds are common in this wetland area.
wade
weɪd
Verb
intr.
1.

movement

walk through water or another liquid or soft substance
  • We had to wade through the flooded street..Wir mussten die überflutete Straße durchwaten
2.

effort

progress with difficulty through a task or situation
  • He waded through the paperwork all afternoon.Er arbeitete sich den ganzen Nachmittag durch den Papierkram.
3.

action

Rare
enter a situation with energy or recklessness
Rare
  • He waded into the debate without hesitation.Er stürzte sich ohne zu zögern in die Debatte.
Noun

crossing

DatedUK
shallow place to cross a river
DatedUK
  • We found a wade to cross the stream.Wir fanden eine Furt, um den Bach zu überqueren.

Expressions with wade: examples in English and translations in German

langsam hineingehen
ins Wasser waten
She waded in the shallow end of the pool.
angreifen
scharf kritisieren
The politician waded into his opponent during the debate.
durchwaten
He had to wade through the muddy river.

Translations of "wading" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
dasWatennn.

Some people enjoy catching crabs while wading through the shallow waters.

Manche Leute haben Spaß daran, beim Waten durch flaches Wasser Krabben zu fangen.

Visitors should be cautious when swimming or wading at the beach.

Besucher sollten vorsichtig sein, beim Schwimmen oder Waten am Strand.

Freedom is the sense of carelessness while wading through shallow water.

Freiheit ist das Gefühl der Unbeschwertheit beim Waten durch seichtes Wasser.

That is practical because they hardly sink in while wading in the mud.

Das ist praktisch, weil sie dann beim Waten im Schlamm kaum einsinken.

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wading: Examples and translations in context

She dreamt of wading in the river with her fly rod.

Sie träumte davon, mit ihrer Fliegenrute im Fluss zu waten.

For this reason, swimming and wading in inland waters should be avoided.

Das Schwimmen oder Waten in Binnengewässern sollte daher vermieden werden.

Christopher set the boy on his shoulders and started wading.

Christophorus setzte den Jungen auf seine Schultern und begann zu waten.

A small stream flowed below the high-water mark, safe for wading.

Ein kleines Bächlein floss unterhalb der Hochwassermarke und war sicher zum Waten.

His new wader proved perfect for wading through the flooded fields.

Seine neuen Watstiefel waren perfekt, um durch die überschwemmten Felder zu waten.

The Island is reached by wading or by rubber boat.

Die Insel erreichen Sie durch Waten oder mit dem Ruderboot.

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