AT SEA

at sea: translation

1. Lit. on the sea; away on a voyage on the ocean. •

The ship is at sea now, and you can't disembark.

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I spent many happy days at sea on my cruise.

2. Fig. confused; at a loss. •

Bill was at sea over the calculus problem.

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Reading economic theory leaves me feeling at sea.

at sea: translation

abashed, abroad, adrift, afloat, astray, bewildered, bothered, by sea, by water, clueless, confused, discomposed, disconcerted, dismayed, disoriented, distracted, distraught, disturbed, embarrassed, guessing, homeward bound, in a fix, in a maze, in a pickle, in a scrape, in a stew, in blue water, in soundings, lost, making way, mazed, off soundings, off the course, off the heading, off the track, perturbed, put-out, turned around, under bare poles, under sail, under way, upset, with sails spread, with way on, without a clue

at sea: translation