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bogs

UK
/bɒgz/
US
/bɔgz/

Translations

bognoun

bogs

pl

bogs
pl
UK
/bɒg/
US
/bɔg/
The hikers carefully navigated the bog, trying to avoid sinking into the soft ground.
Les randonneurs ont traversé prudemment la tourbière, en essayant de ne pas s’enfoncer dans le sol meuble.
Additional translations
toilettesFamilier, surtout en anglais britannique.
Synonyms
swamp
marsh
wetland
mire
fen
bogverb

bogs

bogged
Past Simple
bogged
Past Participle
bogging
Gerund
UK
/bɒɡ/
US
/bɑɡ/
s’enliserAu figuré, pour une progression ralentie ou entravée.
The project bogged down due to bureaucratic red tape.
Le projet s’est enlisé à cause des lourdeurs bureaucratiques.
embourberFaire s’enliser dans la boue.
The heavy truck bogged the trailer in the marshy area.
Le camion lourd a embourbé la remorque dans la zone marécageuse.
s’embourberSe dit d’un véhicule, d’une personne ou d’un objet qui s’enlise dans la boue.
The car bogged down in the muddy field after the heavy rain.
La voiture s’est embourbée dans le champ boueux après la forte pluie.
Synonyms
entrap
trap
immobilize
submerge
sink

Definitions

bognoun
A wetland area that accumulates peat, a deposit of dead plant material, often mosses.
The hikers carefully navigated the bog, trying to avoid sinking into the soft ground.
A slang term for a toilet, primarily used in British English.
He excused himself to use the bog before the long car journey.
bogverb
To become stuck in wet, muddy ground.
The car bogged down in the muddy field after the heavy rain.
To cause to become stuck in wet, muddy ground.
The heavy truck bogged the trailer in the marshy area.
To impede or slow down progress.
The project bogged down due to bureaucratic red tape.
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