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mud

/mʌd/

mudnoun

muds

Translations

boue

After the rain, the children enjoyed playing in the mud.

Après la pluie, les enfants ont aimé jouer dans la boue.

Additional translations

boueAu sens figuré, pour des propos diffamatoires ou de la médisance.

Definitions

A soft, sticky matter resulting from the mixing of earth and water.

After the rain, the children enjoyed playing in the mud.

A mixture of water and soil, often used in construction or pottery.

The potter shaped the mud into a beautiful vase.

slanderous or defamatory remarks; malicious gossip.

The tabloids were full of mud about the singer’s private life.

Synonyms

mudverb

mudded

Past Simple

mudded

Past Participle

mudding

ing-form

/mʌd/

Translations

barbouillerAvec de la boue.

The children loved to mud their boots while playing in the puddles.

Les enfants adoraient barbouiller leurs bottes de boue en jouant dans les flaques.

Additional translations

salirAu sens figuré.

Definitions

To cover or smear with mud.

The children loved to mud their boots while playing in the puddles.

To make something dirty or unclear, often used metaphorically.

The lobbyists tried to mud the debate with misleading statistics.

Synonyms

muck up

mudadjective

/mʌd/

Used attributively before a noun (e.g., ‘mud brick’, ‘mud track’) and occasionally predicatively in fixed expressions.

Translations

boueux

They trudged along a mud track that led to the river.

Ils avançaient péniblement sur un chemin boueux qui menait à la rivière.

Definitions

covered with, consisting of, or relating to mud; muddy.

They trudged along a mud track that led to the river.

Synonyms