What does marea in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word marea in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use marea in Spanish.

The word marea in Spanish means tide, catch, wave, surge, make dizzy, make queasy, annoy, irritate, bother, make tipsy, make feel giddy, feel ill, feel nauseated, get tipsy, tide go out, against all odds, battle with all your might, a bitter tide, human tide. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word marea

tide

nombre femenino (movimiento del mar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Debido al temporal y a la marea, las aguas inundaron el paseo marítimo.
Due to the storm and the tide, the waters flooded the promenade.

catch

nombre femenino (cantidad de pesca)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La marea de hoy ha sido muy pobre.
Today's catch has been very poor.

wave, surge

nombre femenino (figurado (multitud de personas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Una marea se desplazó hasta las puertas del congreso en señal de protesta.
A wave of people moved to the doors of the conference in a sign of protest.

make dizzy, make queasy

verbo transitivo (producir náuseas)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
La montaña rusa me mareó.
The roller coaster made me dizzy (or: queasy).

annoy, irritate, bother

verbo transitivo (coloquial (molestar, agobiar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ya cállate que me marea escuchar tanta parla. Pedro mareó a Gabriela con tantas preguntas.
Oh, be quiet. It annoys me to have to listen to so much chatter.

make tipsy, make feel giddy

verbo transitivo (coloquial (emborrachar ligeramente)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Me tomé una copa de oporto que me mareó.
I drank a glass of port, which made me tipsy (or: made me feel giddy).

feel ill, feel nauseated

verbo pronominal (sentir náuseas)

No puedo subirme a un barco porque me mareo.
I can't get on a boat because I get seasick (or: get sick).

get tipsy

verbo pronominal (coloquial (emborracharse ligeramente)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Nicolás se marea con dos copas de vino.
Nicholas gets tipsy on two glasses of wine.

tide go out

locución verbal (retirarse el agua de la orilla)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

against all odds

locución adverbial (sin importar las dificultades)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Camila y Carlos se casaron contra viento y marea.
Camila and Carlos got married, against all odds.

battle with all your might

expresión (con todas las fuerzas)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
La organización luchó contra viento y marea por mantener a sus empleados.

a bitter tide

(figurado (algo triste, negativo) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

human tide

(multitud de personas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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