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1 bogged down
< mvhcl> (stuck; in dunes, mud, snow) ■ festgefahren; steckengeblieben -
2 become bogged down
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3 be bogged down
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4 bog down
vt septo be bogged down (lit) — stecken bleiben; (fig) stecken geblieben sein, sich festgefahren haben; (in details) sich verzettelt haben
to get bogged down (lit) — stecken bleiben; (fig also) sich festfahren; (in details) sich verzetteln
* * *v.im Sumpf (Schlamm)versinken ausdr.ins Stocken bringen ausdr.sich festfahren v.steckenbleiben v.versanden lassen ausdr. -
5 bog
1. noun 2. transitive verb,- gg-be bogged down — festsitzen (fig.); nicht weiterkommen
get bogged down in details — (fig.) sich in Details verzetteln
* * *[boɡ](very wet ground; marsh.) der Sumpf- academic.ru/7950/boggy">boggy- be bogged down* * *[bɒg, AM bɑ:g]I. npeat \bog [Torf]moor ntII. vt<- gg->▪ to be \bogged down steckenbleibento get \bogged down sich akk verheddern [o verzetteln]III. vi<- gg->* * *[bɒg]n* * *A s1. Sumpf m, Morast m (beide auch fig), (Torf)Moor n2. Br und sl Klo n, Lokus m (beide umg)3. vulg Scheißen n:have (go for) a bog scheißen (gehen)B v/tbog down fig zum Stocken bringenC v/ia) im Schlamm oder Sumpf versinken,b) a. fig sich festfahren, stecken bleibena) sich hineinknien:bog into a task sich in eine Arbeit knienb) (beim Essen) reinhauen:bog into sth sich etwas schmecken lassen* * *1. noun1) Moor, das; (marsh, swamp) Sumpf, der2. transitive verb,- gg-be bogged down — festsitzen (fig.); nicht weiterkommen
get bogged down in details — (fig.) sich in Details verzetteln
* * *Scheißhaus n. n.Moor -e n.Morast -e m.Sumpf ¨-e m. v.im Sumpf versenken ausdr. -
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7 quagmire
nounSumpf, der; Morast, der; (fig.): (complex or difficult situation) Sumpf, der* * *quag·mire[ˈkwɒgmaɪəʳ, AM ˈkwægmaɪɚ]nat the end of the match the pitch was a real \quagmire nach dem Spiel war der Platz völlig aufgeweichtto be caught in a \quagmire in der Patsche sitzena \quagmire of corruption ein Morast m der Korruptiona \quagmire of violence ein Sumpf m der Gewalta \quagmire of details/instructions ein Wust m von Einzelheiten/Instruktionen* * *['kwgmaɪə(r)]nSumpf m, Morast m; (fig) (of vice etc) Morast m; (= difficult situation) Schlamassel m (inf)the paths were reduced to a quagmire — die Wege waren völlig aufgeweicht or matschig
he was bogged down in a quagmire of tiny details — er hatte sich in einem Wust von kleinen Einzelheiten festgebissen
* * *quagmire [-maıə(r)] s1. Morast m, Sumpf m (auch fig)2. fig Wust m:* * *nounSumpf, der; Morast, der; (fig.): (complex or difficult situation) Sumpf, der* * *n.Sumpf ¨-e m. -
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Semantik, die* * *se·man·tics[sɪˈmæntɪks]n + sing vb* * *[sI'mntɪks]n singSemantik fthe discussion got bogged down in semantics — die Diskussion blieb in Wortklaubereien stecken
it's just a question of semantics — es ist nur eine Frage der Formulierung or (interpretation) Auslegung
* * *noun, no pl.Semantik, die* * *n.Semantik -en f.Wortbedeutungslehre f.
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