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1 lie had debts enough to swamp any man
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > lie had debts enough to swamp any man
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2 swamp
1. n болото, топь, трясина2. v заливать, затоплять3. v погружаться, тонуть4. v засыпать, заваливать5. v наводнять6. v губитьlie had debts enough to swamp any man — у него было столько долгов, что это бы разорило любого
7. v обыкн. засасывать8. v амер. очищать волокСинонимический ряд:1. baygall (noun) baygall; bayou; bog; fen; marsh; marshland; mire; morass; muskeg; quag; quagmire; slough; swampland; wetland2. deluge (verb) besiege; deluge; drown; engulf; flood; inundate; overflow; overwhelm; saturate; submerge; whelmАнтонимический ряд:desert; relieve -
3 swamp
1. [swɒmp] nболото, топь, трясина2. [swɒmp] v1. 1) заливать, затоплять2) погружаться, тонуть2. засыпать, заваливать (письмами, заявлениями и т. п.)3. наводнять4. губитьlie had debts enough to swamp any man - у него было столько долгов, что это бы разорило любого
5. обыкн. pass засасывать6. амер. очищать волок (от подлеска, хвороста и т. п.)
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