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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmarea roja
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ma-re-a ro-ha
"La marea roja prohibió el consumo de mariscos."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A discoloration of seawater caused by a bloom of toxic red dinoflagellates.
"The local fisheries were closed temporarily due to a severe red tide along the coast." - 2
Any large-scale algal bloom that results in high concentrations of aquatic toxins.
"Scientists monitor ocean temperatures closely to predict the emergence of a red tide."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the English descriptive term 'red tide', translating the Chinese term 'hóngbǎoshí' (though phonetically matched here to hóng bào shí or related red phenomena/red tide concepts like hóngcháo). Historically used in marine biology and oceanography to describe algal blooms that discolor coastal waters.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Red tide" is said worldwide
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marée rouge
Transliteration: ma-ree roozh
"La marée rouge a contaminé les fruits de mer."
Algenblüte
Transliteration: al-gen-blü-te
"Die Algenblüte gefährdet das marine Ökosystem."
marea rossa
Transliteration: ma-re-a ros-sa
"La marea rossa ha causato la morte di molti pesci."
marea roja
Transliteration: ma-re-a ro-ha
"La marea roja prohibió el consumo de mariscos."
maré vermelha
Transliteration: ma-re ver-me-lya
"A maré vermelha fechou a praia para banhistas."
लाल ज्वार
Transliteration: lal jvar
"लाल ज्वार के कारण मछली पकड़ना प्रतिबंधित था।"
红潮
Transliteration: hóng cháo
"这次红潮对海洋生态造成了严重破坏。"
적조
Transliteration: jeok-jo
"남해안에 적조 현상이 발생했습니다."
赤潮
Transliteration: akashio
"赤潮の発生により漁業に被害が出た。"
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