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slough

UK
/slaʊ/
US
/slaʊ/
slough off

Translations

sloughverb
sloughed
Past Simple
sloughed
Past Participle
sloughing
Gerund
UK
/slaʊ/; /sluː/
US
/slaʊ/; /sluː/
muerPour la peau ou un tissu mort qui se détache.
The snake sloughs its skin several times a year.
Le serpent mue plusieurs fois par an.
abandonnerPour se débarrasser de quelque chose de jugé indésirable ; registre courant.
He decided to slough off his old habits and start fresh.
Il a décidé d’abandonner ses vieilles habitudes et de repartir à zéro.
Synonyms
shed
discard
remove
cast off
get rid of
sloughnoun
sloughs
pl
UK
/slaʊ/
US
/slaʊ/
marécageRégional ou géographique ; pour un bras d’eau stagnant ou une zone marécageuse.
The explorers navigated through the slough, careful to avoid the deeper parts of the swamp.
Les explorateurs ont traversé le marécage avec prudence, en évitant les parties les plus profondes du marais.
marasmeAu sens figuré, pour une situation d’inertie ou de stagnation.
The project was stuck in a slough, with no clear direction or momentum.
Le projet était plongé dans un marasme, sans direction claire ni élan.
escarreMédecine ; tissu mort détaché d’une plaie.
The surgeon removed the slough to allow healthy tissue to heal.
Le chirurgien a retiré l’escarre pour permettre à la tissu sain de cicatriser.
muePour la peau rejetée par un reptile.
A snake's slough was found under the rocks.
Une mue de serpent a été trouvée sous les rochers.
Additional translations
gouffreDans l’expression littéraire « slough of despond » ; registre soutenu.
Synonyms
quagmire
mire
bog
wetland
swamp

Definitions

sloughverb
To shed or remove a layer of dead skin or tissue.
The snake sloughs its skin several times a year.
To cast off or discard something considered undesirable or no longer needed.
He decided to slough off his old habits and start fresh.
sloughnoun
A swamp or shallow lake system, often a backwater to a larger body of water.
The explorers navigated through the slough, careful to avoid the deeper parts of the swamp.
A state of moral degradation or spiritual dejection.
After the failure of his business, he found himself in a slough of despondency.
A situation characterized by lack of progress or activity.
The project was stuck in a slough, with no clear direction or momentum.
A layer or mass of dead tissue separated from living tissue in a wound, or the shed outer skin of a reptile.
The surgeon removed the slough to allow healthy tissue to heal.
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