GERMAN · C1WORD NOTES
MEANING & PRONUNCIATION

die Ebbe

ebb tide; falling tide

Bei Ebbe konnten wir weit hinausgehen, doch wir hielten uns an die Hinweise der Wattführerin und kehrten rechtzeitig um.

At ebb tide, we could walk a long way out, but we followed the mudflat guide's advice and turned back in good time.

shortage of money or supplies

Kurz vor dem Monatsende herrschte Ebbe in der Haushaltskasse, weshalb wir die geplante Anschaffung verschoben, statt den Dispokredit weiter auszuschöpfen.

Shortly before the end of the month, the household budget was running dry, which is why we postponed the planned purchase instead of drawing further on the overdraft.

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