Meaning
tide, sea, loads
- the periodic rise and fall of the sea level; tide
- a huge quantity or surge of people or things
In a sentence
Con l'alta marea la spiaggia scompare quasi del tutto.
With high tide, the beach almost completely disappears.
Oggi c'è una marea di gente in centro per i saldi.
Today there is a whole sea of people downtown for the sales.
Ho ancora una marea di email a cui rispondere.
I still have tons of emails to reply to.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| marea | feminine · singular |
| maree | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- The colloquial phrase 'una marea di' means 'a huge amount of' or 'tons of'.