wade

vadear

Caminar por agua o por algo que dificulta el paso.

En inglés sencillo: To walk through water or something else that makes walking difficult.

• We waded across the stream.
• Children wade in the shallow water.
• She waded through mud to reach the gate.

Cómo se usa: wade through something (We had to wade through deep water.); wade across something (They waded across the river.); wade into something (He waded into the shallow pool.)

Expresiones frecuentes: wade through water, wade across something, wade into something

abrirse paso, revisar con esfuerzo

Avanzar lentamente al revisar una gran cantidad de material difícil o aburrido.

En inglés sencillo: To deal slowly with a large amount of difficult or boring material.

• I must wade through these reports.
• She waded through hundreds of emails.
• Have you waded through the whole contract?

Cómo se usa: wade through something (I spent hours wading through old files.)

Sinónimos: plough through

Expresiones frecuentes: wade through something, wade through paperwork

meterse de lleno, lanzarse

Meterse en una pelea, discusión o situación difícil sin pensarlo mucho ni tener cuidado.

En inglés sencillo: To enter a fight, argument, or difficult situation without much care or thought.

• He waded into the argument.
• She waded into the debate without knowing the facts.
• The boys waded into the fight.

Cómo se usa: wade into something (He waded into the dispute and made it worse.)

Sinónimos: plunge into, jump into

Expresiones frecuentes: wade into something, wade into battle

vadeo

Ocasión en que se atraviesa el agua caminando.

En inglés sencillo: An occasion when you walk through water.

• We enjoyed a short wade in the stream.
• The wade across the river took ten minutes.
• Our cold wade left us shivering.

Cómo se usa: a wade across something (A wade across the stream cooled our feet.)

Expresiones frecuentes: a short wade, wade across something, wade through something