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deep water en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Waters suitable for deep-draft ships, especially ocean-going.
   • But deep water was not secured until 1926, when Corpus Christi dug itself out 21 miles to the sea. 1940, Federal Writers' Project, Texas: A Guide to the Lone Star State, page 71:
2. (countable, idiomatic, uncountable) A difficult or embarrassing situation.
   • You will be in deep water if you are found copying work from other students.
3. (countable, uncountable) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see deep, water.

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Translations (33)

gl enfondura (difficult or embarrassing situation) · ru глубо́кая вода́ (waters suitable for deep-draft ships) · hu mély víz (difficult or embarrassing situation) · cmn 水深火熱 /水深火热 (difficult or embarrassing situation) · pl głęboka woda (difficult or embarrassing situation) · cmn 深水 (waters suitable for deep-draft ships) · gl alto mar (waters suitable for deep-draft ships) · pt aperto (difficult or embarrassing situation) · de tiefes Wasser (waters suitable for deep-draft ships) · de Schwierigkeiten (difficult or embarrassing situation) · de tiefe Not (difficult or embarrassing situation) · fr eau profond (waters suitable for deep-draft ships) · vi nước sôi lửa bỏng (difficult or embarrassing situation) · fi vaikeudet (difficult or embarrassing situation) · fi syvä vesi (waters suitable for deep-draft ships) · pl głęboka woda (waters suitable for deep-draft ships) · it alto mare (waters suitable for deep-draft ships) · sv djupt vatten (waters suitable for deep-draft ships) · it alto mare (difficult or embarrassing situation) · ja 深い苦痛 (difficult or embarrassing situation) · fr to be in deep water (difficult or embarrassing situation) · fi pula (difficult or embarrassing situation) · nl in moeilijkheden (difficult or embarrassing situation) · hu mély víz (waters suitable for deep-draft ships) · nl diep water (waters suitable for deep-draft ships) · pt maus lençóis (difficult or embarrassing situation) · es profunda angustia (difficult or embarrassing situation) · ru бе́здна а́да (difficult or embarrassing situation) · fr être dans de beaux draps (difficult or embarrassing situation) · sv djupt vatten (difficult or embarrassing situation) · fr profonde détresse (difficult or embarrassing situation) · ru больша́я беда́ (difficult or embarrassing situation) · sv farled (waters suitable for deep-draft ships)