wade
US /weɪd/
UK /weɪd/
1.
vadear, atravessar a água
walk with effort through water or another liquid or viscous substance
:
•
We had to wade through the river to get to the other side.
Tivemos que atravessar o rio para chegar ao outro lado.
•
The children loved to wade in the shallow end of the pool.
As crianças adoravam caminhar na parte rasa da piscina.
2.
intervir, enfrentar
intervene in or tackle (a difficult situation or problem)
:
•
He had to wade into the argument to calm things down.
Ele teve que intervir na discussão para acalmar as coisas.
•
They had to wade through a lot of paperwork to find the error.
Eles tiveram que enfrentar muita papelada para encontrar o erro.