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1 bogged down
adj.Pol., fig. embourbé; enlisé [dans un conflit]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > bogged down
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2 be bogged down
(to be hindered in movement; to be prevented from making progress: The tractor is bogged down in the mud.) être embourbé -
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►► Botany bog bean trèfle m d'eau;Botany bog oak chêne m des marais;very familiar bog paper, bog roll PQ m, papier-cul m;Botany bog rosemary andromède f;Veterinary medicine bog spavin jarde fempêcher, entraver; (vehicle) embourber, enliser;∎ figurative I got bogged down in paperwork je me suis laissé déborder par la paperasserie;∎ let's not get bogged down in details ne nous perdons pas dans les détailsBritish very familiar dégager; -
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7 morass
morass [mə'ræs]∎ bogged down in a morass of rules and regulations empêtré dans un fatras de règles et de règlements -
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trivia ['trɪvɪə]∎ to get bogged down in trivia s'embarrasser de futilités;∎ the trivia of everyday life les petites choses de la vie quotidienne;∎ he has an amazing memory for trivia il a une mémoire remarquable pour les choses sans importance
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bogged down — with endless paperwork Syn: mired, stuck, entangled, ensnared, embroiled; hampered, hindered, impeded, delayed, stalled, detained; swamped, overwhelmed … Thesaurus of popular words
bogged down — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ I ve been bogged down with work this week. ▪ become, get ADVERB ▪ hopelessly ▪ … Collocations dictionary
bogged down — ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ, usu ADJ in n If you get bogged down in something, it prevents you from making progress or getting something done. But why get bogged down in legal details?... Sometimes this fact is obscured because churches get so bogged… … English dictionary
bogged down — adjective a) Stuck, as if in a bog. It was Mr. Womble that tied the rope to the car that was bogged down, and I was the one that tied the other end of it to the end of the truck... b) Stuck; mired, as in detail, difficulty; delayed or made slower … Wiktionary
bogged down — adj. stuck, delayed, caused to slow down; caught in; mired … English contemporary dictionary
bog down, to get bogged down — {v. phr.}, {mostly intransitive or passive} 1. To stop progressing; to slow to a halt. * /Work on the new building bogged down, because the contractor didn t deliver the needed concrete blocks./ 2. To become entangled with a variety of obstacles… … Dictionary of American idioms
bog down, to get bogged down — {v. phr.}, {mostly intransitive or passive} 1. To stop progressing; to slow to a halt. * /Work on the new building bogged down, because the contractor didn t deliver the needed concrete blocks./ 2. To become entangled with a variety of obstacles… … Dictionary of American idioms
bog\ down,\ to\ get\ bogged\ down — v. phr. mostly intransitive or passive 1. To stop progressing; to slow to a halt. Work on the new building bogged down, because the contractor didn t deliver the needed concrete blocks. 2. To become entangled with a variety of obstacles making… … Словарь американских идиом
get bogged down — become stuck in a difficult situation, encounter problems, be stuck … English contemporary dictionary
be bogged down — cause to become stuck; hinder the progress of. → bog … English new terms dictionary
bog down — verb 1. get stuck while doing something (Freq. 1) She bogged down many times while she wrote her dissertation • Syn: ↑bog • Hypernyms: ↑break, ↑break off, ↑discontinue, ↑stop … Useful english dictionary