wade
A. -intransitive verb
1. also wade along caminar (por el agua/la nieve/el barro etcetera)
·to wade [across] a river
·vadear un río
·to wade [ashore]
·llegar a tierra vadeando
·to wade [through] the water/snow
·caminar por el agua/la nieve
·to wade [through] the mud
·caminar por el barro
·to wade through a book
leer(se) un libro con dificultad por lo aburrido/lo difícil que es
·it took me an hour to wade through your essay
·tardé una hora en leer tu ensayo
2. ·to wade [into] somebody
(physically) abalanzarse sobre somebody, someone (figurative) emprenderla con somebody, someone, arremeter contra somebody, someone
·to wade into a meal
·ponerse a comer
B. -transitive verb
[+river] vadear