water

Vezi și : wáter, wàter, wāter

engleză

(English)

Etimologie

Din engleza medie water, care provine din engleza veche wæter < proto-germanică *watōr.

Pronunție

• AFI: /'wɔːtə(r)/ (Anglia)
• AFI: /'wɔtɚ/ (SUA)
• AFI: /'woːtə(r)/ (Australia, Noua Zeelandă)

Substantiv

water, (nenumărabil și numărabil; pl. waters)

1. (nenumărabil) apă

   By the action of electricity, the water was resolved into its two parts, oxygen and hydrogen.

2. (p. ext.) apă minerală

   Perrier is the most popular water in this restaurant.

3. (numărabil, normal la pl.) băi

   Many people visit Bath to take the waters.

4. (normal la pl.) ape, mări

   The boat was found in within the territorial waters.

5. (p. ext.) urină
6. (în Anglia la pl. și în SUA la sg.) lichid amniotic
7. (fig.) condiție, situație, stare

   The rough waters of change will bring about the calm after the storm.

8. (numărabil) (pahar de) apă
9. (fam., fig.) intuiție, instinct

   I know he'll succeed. I feel it in my waters.

10. (fam., med.) apă

    He suffers from water on the knee.

11. (fam.) salivă
12. (fam.) sudoare, transpirație

Sinonime

• 2: mineral water
• 5: urine
• 6: (anat.) amniotic fluid
• 7: (pl.) conditions
• 11: (fiziol.) saliva
• 11: (fiziol.) sweat, perspiration

Cuvinte derivate

cuvinte derivate

antiwater bathwater creekwater dishwater eyewater floodwater headwater lakewater meltwater pondwater poolwater rainwater sinkwater stormwater streamwater sweetwater, sweet water tidewater wastewater waterage waterbike

waterbird watercolour, watercolor watercraft watercress waterdrop waterfall waterfree waterfront waterhole, water-hole, water hole waterish waterless waterlike waterly watermelon waterproof waterproofed waterslide, water slide watertight watery

Cuvinte compuse

cuvinte compuse

ammonia water barley water, barley-water blue water, bluewater, blue-water body of water bottled water bound water carbonated water chlorine water dead water deep water, deep-water, deepwater dew water, dewwater distilled water European water vole fresh water ground water, groundwater hard water heavy water holy water hot water heater high-water high water, highwater high-water mark hot water hot water bottle ice water laurel water low water mineral water open water piss water, pisswater quarry water red water, redwater rice water rose water, rosewater running water salt water sea water, seawater seltzer water soda water soft water, softwater sparkling water spring water, spring-water, springwater still water sugar water, sugar-water tap water

territorial waters toilet water tonic water tread water uncharted water under water, underwater Vichy water water's edge water aerobics water bag water balloon water birth water boiler, waterboiler water bottle, waterbottle water boy, waterboy water break water buffalo, water-buffalo water chestnut water clock, waterclock water closet water cooler, watercooler water flea water glass water horse, waterhorse water hyacinth water lily, waterlily water mocassin water mouse water nymph water park, waterpark water pipe, waterpipe water poisoning water polo water-repellent water-resistant water scorpion water ski, water-ski, waterski water snake water spider water sport, watersport water taxi water tower water tunnel waterworks, water works white water, whitewater

Expresii

expresii

above water blood is thicker than water blow someone out of the water bread and water carry someone's water carry water for come hell or high water dead in the water doesn't have both oars in the water drinking water fish out of water hold one's water hold water keep one's head above water

like a duck takes to water like water off a duck's back make water pass water smell blood in the water still water runs deep test the waters, test the water throw cold water on walk on water water down water on the brain water on the knee water to my mill you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink

Vezi și

• ice
• steam
• vapour, vapor

Verb

Conjugarea verbului to water
Infinitiv	to water
Prezent simplu pers. 3 sg.	waters
Trecut simplu	watered
Participiu trecut	watered
Participiu prezent	watering

1. a uda, a iriga

   Don't forget to water my plants while I'm away.

2. (despre animale) a adăpa

   I need to go water the cattle.

3. (fam.) a urina
4. a subția (cu apă), a dilua

   Can you water the whisky, please?

5. (despre ochi) a se umezi, a lăcrima

   Chopping onions makes my eyes water.

6. (despre gură) a-i lăsa gura apă

   The smell of fried onions makes my mouth water.

Sinonime

• 3: urinate
• 4: dilute, water down

Antonime

• 4: refine

Cuvinte derivate

• bewater
• dewater
• rewater
• unwater
• unwaterable
• unwatered
• waterable
• waterer
• watering

Cuvinte compuse

• watering can
• watering hole
• watering place
• watering pot

Referințe

• Dictionary.com
• Wiktionary