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quagmire

/ˈkwæɡmaɪə/

/ˈkwæɡˌmaɪɚ/

Translations

quagmirenoun

quagmires

/ˈkwæɡmaɪə/

/ˈkwæɡˌmaɪɚ/

marécageSens propre, terrain mou et marécageux.

The hikers found themselves stuck in a quagmire, unable to move forward without sinking deeper.

Les randonneurs se sont retrouvés coincés dans un marécage, incapables d’avancer sans s’enfoncer davantage.

bourbierSens figuré, situation complexe ou difficile dont il est pénible de se sortir.

The company found itself in a financial quagmire after the market crash.

L’entreprise s’est retrouvée dans un bourbier financier après le krach boursier.

Synonyms

quagmireverb

quagmired

Past Simple

quagmired

Past Participle

quagmiring

Gerund

/ˈkwæɡˌmaɪə/

/ˈkwæɡˌmaɪr/

Rare but attested verb sense meaning ‘to mire or bog down’; requires inclusion.

embourberS’emploie au sens propre comme au sens figuré.

The jeep was quagmired in the marsh before anyone could pull it free.

La jeep s’est embourbée dans le marais avant que quelqu’un puisse la dégager.

Additional translations

enliserPlus fréquent au sens figuré; registre courant.

Synonyms

bog down

Definitions

quagmirenoun

A soft, boggy area of land that gives way underfoot.

The hikers found themselves stuck in a quagmire, unable to move forward without sinking deeper.

A complex or hazardous situation that is difficult to escape from.

The company found itself in a financial quagmire after the market crash.

quagmireverb

To cause to become stuck or bogged down, literally or figuratively; to mire.

The jeep was quagmired in the marsh before anyone could pull it free.