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1 frail
[freɪl]* * *[freil](weak, especially in health: a frail old lady.) fragile, debole- frailty* * *frail (1) /freɪl/a.2 debole; gracile; cagionevole: She's old and very frail, è vecchia e molto debole; frail health, salute cagionevolefrail (2) /freɪl/n.* * *[freɪl] -
2 swamp
swomp
1. noun(an area of) wet, marshy ground: These trees grow best in swamp(s). pantano, ciénaga
2. verb(to cover or fill with water: A great wave swamped the deck.) empantanar, inundar, anegar- swampy- swampiness
swamp n pantanotr[swɒmp]1 pantano, ciénagaswamp ['swɑmp] vt: inundarswamp n: pantano m, ciénaga fn.• ciénaga s.f.• embalsadero s.m.• fangal s.m.• guadal s.m.• marisma s.f.• pantano s.m.v.• empantanar v.• inundar v.• sumergir v.
I swɑːmp, swɒmpnoun pantano m, ciénaga f; ( of sea water) marisma f, ciénaga f
II
a) ( with water) \<\<land\>\> anegar*, inundarb) ( overwhelm) (often pass)they were swamped by offers of help — los abrumaron con ofertas de ayuda, recibieron una avalancha de ofertas de ayuda
[swɒmp]I'm absolutely swamped with work — estoy inundada or (fam) agobiada de trabajo
1.N pantano m, ciénaga f, marisma f2. VT1) [+ land] inundar; [+ boat] hundirthey have been swamped with applications — se han visto abrumados or desbordados por las solicitudes
3.CPDswamp fever N — paludismo m
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I [swɑːmp, swɒmp]noun pantano m, ciénaga f; ( of sea water) marisma f, ciénaga f
II
a) ( with water) \<\<land\>\> anegar*, inundarb) ( overwhelm) (often pass)they were swamped by offers of help — los abrumaron con ofertas de ayuda, recibieron una avalancha de ofertas de ayuda
I'm absolutely swamped with work — estoy inundada or (fam) agobiada de trabajo
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