stem the tide: meaning & examples

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Language: English

Meanings:

  • 1.

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    • To stop, slow, or resist the spread, progression, or increase of something, especially an undesirable trend or phenomenon.

    Examples

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    • The community organized clean-up drives to stem the tide of littering in the neighborhood.

      The community held clean-up events to stop the increase of littering in the area.

    • Despite efforts to stem the tide of misinformation, false stories continued to spread rapidly online.

      Even though attempts were made to slow the spread of false information, it continued quickly on the internet.

    • Can new regulations stem the tide of illegal fishing before the marine ecosystem collapses?

      Is it possible for new laws to stop the increase of illegal fishing before the ocean environment is destroyed?

  • 2.

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    • To hold back or oppose the movement of a tide or current.

    Examples

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    • The seawall was built to stem the tide and protect the coastal town from flooding.

      The seawall was constructed to hold back the movement of the tide and shield the town from floods.

    • Fishermen tried to stem the tide by placing nets strategically to control fish movement.

      Fishermen attempted to oppose the tide's current by setting nets in certain locations to manage fish migration.

    • During low tide, the workers stemmed the tide by blocking the inlet temporarily.

      At low tide, the workers held back the water movement by closing the inlet for a short time.

    • The engineers are designing a dam to stem the tide and prevent erosion along the riverbank.

      Engineers are planning a dam to hold back the water current and stop soil erosion at the river's edge.

Examples:

  • EN: The richest men in the world were there, ready with billions of dollars to stem the tide.
    ES: Ahí estaban los más ricos del mundo para pararlo con miles de millones.
  • EN: The richest men in the world were there, ready with billions of dollars to stem the tide.
    ES: Ahí estaban los más ricos del mundo para pararlo con miles de millones.
  • EN: We cannot stem the tide of change.
    ES: No podemos contener la marea de los cambios.
  • EN: I'm afraid so and we can't stem the tide.
    ES: Tengo miedo y no podemos parar la marea.
  • EN: -Will you help me stem the tide, please?
    ES: - ¿Me ayudas a controlarlo?
  • EN: On July 20, 1944, Hitler was trying in vain to stem the tide of defeat a bomb was placed in his bunker, in an attempt to kill him.
    ES: El 20 de julio de 1944, Hitler intentaba en vano detener la marea de la derrota. Una bomba fue colocada en su búnker, en un intento de matarlo.
  • EN: We must stem the tide of malice, and pour into each other's wounded bosoms the balm of sisterly consolation.
    ES: Debemos detener el flujo de malicia y verter en nuestro pecho herido el bálsamo del consuelo fraterno.
  • EN: They wanted to stem the tide of communism.
    ES: Querían detener la marea de comunismo."
  • EN: We must catch those two to stem the tide.
    ES: Debemos atraparlos para aplacar la tormenta.
  • EN: Given increased consumer prejudice against chemical additives, how do we stem the tide away from natural or organic based products and instill in the cheese buyer...
    ES: Dado el crecimiento de prejuicio de los consumidores en contra de los aditivos químicos ¿cómo nos mantenemos en contra de la corriente de productos naturales o de bases orgánicas...?
  • EN: "Together, in partnership, we must stem the tide of nuclear proliferation.
    ES: "Juntos debemos detener el curso de la proliferación nuclear.
    ES: "Juntos debemos detener el curso de la proliferación nuclear.
  • EN: I mean, these are real human aspirations that there's no way you're gonna stop, or stem the tide.
    ES: Quiero decir, son aspiraciones humanas reales no hay forma de frenarlas u oponérseles.
  • EN: Yeah, well, someone's gotta try and stem the tide of those couch potatoes.
    ES: Sí, bueno, algunos tratan de detener a esos jugadores en línea.
  • EN: To stem the tide of barbarian animals
    ES: Para detener la oleada de los barbaros animales
  • EN: Niveus pharmaceuticals is rushing delivery Of its new swine-flu vaccine To "stem the tide of the unprecedented outbreak."
    ES: La farmacéutica Niveus está entregando su nueva vacuna de gripe porcina para detener "la ola de brotes sin precedente."
  • EN: The bailout legislation does nothing to stem the tide of layoffs and foreclosures.
    ES: La ley de rescate no frena la oleada de despidos y reposesiones.

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