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21 balsón
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22 encharcarse
pron.v.to be covered with water, to be inundated.* * *1 (terreno) to swamp, get flooded2 (estómago) to become bloated* * *VPR1) [tierra] to swamp, get flooded2) [agua] (=estancarse) to become stagnant3) (Med) [pulmones] to get clogged up4) LAm (=enfangarse) to get muddy5) Cono Sur (=atascarse) to get stuck in a puddle6)* * *
encharcarse ( conjugate encharcarse) verbo pronominal [terreno/zona] to become waterlogged o flooded;
[ agua] to form a pool/pools
■encharcarse verbo reflexivo to get flooded
* * *vpr1. [calle, calzada] to get covered in puddles;[campo de juego, terreno] to become waterlogged2. [pulmones] to become flooded* * *v/r get flooded, get waterlogged* * *vr -
23 algodoncillo
m.1 milkweed.2 swamp milkweed, Asclepias incarnata, milkweed, rose milkweed.* * *SM milkweed* * *= milkweed.Nota: Mala hierba cuya semilla tiene forma de bola blanca de algodón y que es muy perjudicial para los que sufren de alergia al polen.Ex. R. Shaw examined a collection of documents on milkweed in detail, and came to the conclusion that all the information to be found was contained in 96 of the total of four thousand!.* * *= milkweed.Nota: Mala hierba cuya semilla tiene forma de bola blanca de algodón y que es muy perjudicial para los que sufren de alergia al polen.Ex: R. Shaw examined a collection of documents on milkweed in detail, and came to the conclusion that all the information to be found was contained in 96 of the total of four thousand!.
* * *milkweed -
24 atolladero
m.1 fix, jam (apuro).meter en/sacar de un atolladero a alguien to put somebody in/get somebody out of a tight spot2 deadlock, logjam.3 bog, swamp, mudhole, mire.* * *1 (atascadero) morass, quagmire\estar en un atolladero to be in a jamsacar a alguien del atolladero to get somebody out of a fixsalir del atolladero to get out of a jam* * *SM1) (=lodazal) mire, morass2) (=aprieto) jam *, fix *estar en un atolladero — to be in a jam o a fix *
salir del atolladero — to get out of a jam o a fix *
sacar a algn del atolladero — to get sb out of a jam o a fix *
* * *a) ( lugar cenagoso) mireb) ( aglomeración)c) (aprieto, apuro) predicament, awkward situation* * *= logjam [log-jam], jam, predicament.Ex. In this section, we're going to discuss strategies you can use to break up some of the political logjams that might be hindering your IT projects.Ex. Plus, being at the mercy of train signals and jams on the roads is not my idea of a good start to the day.Ex. Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.* * *a) ( lugar cenagoso) mireb) ( aglomeración)c) (aprieto, apuro) predicament, awkward situation* * *= logjam [log-jam], jam, predicament.Ex: In this section, we're going to discuss strategies you can use to break up some of the political logjams that might be hindering your IT projects.
Ex: Plus, being at the mercy of train signals and jams on the roads is not my idea of a good start to the day.Ex: Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.* * *1 (lugar cenagoso) mire2(aglomeración): la estación es un atolladero a estas horas the station is horribly congested at this time of dayla plaza era un atolladero de coches the square was jam-packed o was (packed) solid with carsa la salida del recital nos perdimos en el atolladero as we came out of the concert we lost one another in the mass of people o in the crowd3 (aprieto, apuro) predicament, awkward situationme puso en un atolladero it put me in a predicament o an awkward situation o a tight spot* * *
atolladero sustantivo masculino
atolladero sustantivo masculino bog
' atolladero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sacar
English:
quagmire
- hook
* * *atolladero nm1. [apuro] fix, jam;estamos en un atolladero we are in a fix o jam;se metió en un atolladero he got himself into a fix o jam;meter en/sacar de un atolladero a alguien to put sb in/get sb out of a tight spot2. [lodazal] mire* * *m fig:sacar a alguien del atolladero fam get s.o. out of a jam oa tight spot;estar en un atolladero fam be in a jam oa tight spot -
25 balsa
f.1 raft.2 pond, pool.* * *1 pool2 MARÍTIMO raft\* * *ISF1) (Náut) (=embarcación) raftbalsa de salvamento, balsa salvavidas — life raft
2) (Bot) balsa, balsa woodIISF1) (=charca) pool, pond2) Méx (=pantano) swamp, marshy place* * *1) ( embarcación) raftbalsa inflable/neumática — inflatable/rubber raft
2) ( charca) pool ( where water is stored for irrigation purposes)como una balsa de aceite — as calm o smooth as a millpond
* * *= raft.Ex. And there is more to be gained from an imaginary nineteenth-century boy floating down the Mississippi on a raft with a fleeing black slave than a good deal of everyday, 'direct' experience can give.----* balsa de pontones = pontoon raft.* balsa salvavidas = life raft.* como una balsa de aceite = like a millpond, calm like a millpond.* * *1) ( embarcación) raftbalsa inflable/neumática — inflatable/rubber raft
2) ( charca) pool ( where water is stored for irrigation purposes)como una balsa de aceite — as calm o smooth as a millpond
* * *= raft.Ex: And there is more to be gained from an imaginary nineteenth-century boy floating down the Mississippi on a raft with a fleeing black slave than a good deal of everyday, 'direct' experience can give.
* balsa de pontones = pontoon raft.* balsa salvavidas = life raft.* como una balsa de aceite = like a millpond, calm like a millpond.* * *A (embarcación) raftbalsa inflable/neumática inflatable/rubber raftCompuesto:balsa salvavidas or de salvamentolife raftB ( Bot) balsacomo una balsa de aceite: el mar está como una balsa de aceite the sea is like a millpondtodo va como una balsa de aceite it's all going swimmingly o very smoothly* * *
balsa sustantivo femenino ( embarcación) raft;◊ balsa inflable/salvavidas inflatable/life raft
balsa 1 sustantivo femenino Náut raft
balsa hinchable, inflatable raft
balsa salvavidas, life raft
balsa 2 sustantivo femenino
1 (charca, estanque) pool, pond
♦ Locuciones: figurado como una balsa de aceite, as calm as a millpond
' balsa' also found in these entries:
English:
downstream
- ferry
- float
- raft
- life
* * *balsa nf1. [embarcación] raft2. [estanque] pond, pool;ser una balsa de aceite [mar] to be as calm as a millpond;[reunión] to go smoothly3. [árbol] balsa;[madera] balsa-wood* * *f raft;como una balsa de aceite fig like a mill pond* * *balsa nf1) : raft2) : balsa* * *balsa n1. (embarcación) raft2. (charca) pool -
26 cenagal
m.bog, marsh.* * *1 marsh, swamp2 figurado jam, tight spot* * *SM1) (=pantano) bog, quagmire2) (=desorden) mess, nasty business* * ** * *= mire.Ex. This international network of specialists promote, encourage and co-ordinate the conservation of mires and related ecosystems.* * ** * *= mire.Ex: This international network of specialists promote, encourage and co-ordinate the conservation of mires and related ecosystems.
* * *1 (barrizal) bog, mire2 (apuro) mess* * *
cenagal sustantivo masculino ( barrizal) bog, mire
* * *cenagal nm1. [zona] bog, mire* * *m1 bog2 figmess* * *cenagal nm: bog, quagmire -
27 cenegal
m.quagmire, swamp, morass.* * *= quagmire, marshland, marsh.Ex. The title of the article is 'Charting a course through the quagmire of copyright law' = El título del artículo es "Cómo trazar un rumbo en el embrollo de la ley de copyright".Ex. Around 85 per cent of the Mesopotamian marshlands have been lost mainly as a result of drainage and damming.Ex. Follow-up activities are discussed as well as the need for more educational programs dealing with sand dunes and saltwater marshes.* * *= quagmire, marshland, marsh.Ex: The title of the article is 'Charting a course through the quagmire of copyright law' = El título del artículo es "Cómo trazar un rumbo en el embrollo de la ley de copyright".
Ex: Around 85 per cent of the Mesopotamian marshlands have been lost mainly as a result of drainage and damming.Ex: Follow-up activities are discussed as well as the need for more educational programs dealing with sand dunes and saltwater marshes. -
28 consumir
v.1 to consume (producto).en casa consumimos mucho aceite de oliva we use a lot of olive oil at homeconsumir drogas to take drugsconsumir preferentemente antes de… best before…María consumió sus ahorros Mary consumed her savings.La malaria consumió a Pedro The swamp fever consumed Peter.La pasión consumió a Ricardo The passion consumed Richard.2 to use, to consume.esta estufa consume mucha electricidad this heater uses a lot of electricitymi coche consume cinco litros a los cien my car does twenty kilometers to the liter3 to destroy (destruir) (sujeto: fuego).le consumen los celos (figurative) he is eaten up by o consumed with jealousy4 to burn up.El auto consume mucha gasolina The car burns up too much fuel.* * *1 (gastar, usar) to consume, use2 (destruir) to destroy, consume3 (tomar) to take, consume■ en España se consume más aceite de oliva que en otros países de Europa more olive oil is consumed in Spain than in other European countries1 (extinguirse) to burn out2 (secarse) to boil away3 (destruirse) to be destroyed4 figurado (afligirse) to waste away5 figurado (carcomerse) to be consumed, be devoured* * *verb* * *1. VT1) [+ comida, bebida, droga] to consume frmen este bar se consume más vino que cerveza — more wine than beer is drunk o frm consumed in this bar
no pueden sentarse aquí si no van a consumir nada — you can't sit here if you're not going to have anything to eat or drink
consumir preferentemente antes de... — best before...
2) [+ energía, gasolina] to use, consume frm3) [+ tiempo] to take up4) (=extinguir) [+ salud] to destroyel cáncer lo está consumiendo — cancer is destroying him, he's being wasted away by cancer
estos niños me están consumiendo la paciencia — these children are trying o taxing my patience, my patience is wearing thin with these children
5) (=desesperar)los celos lo consumen — he is consumed o eaten up with jealousy
2. VI1) (=comer) to eat; (=beber) to drinkpor favor, váyase si no va a consumir — please leave if you're not going to eat or drink
2) (=gastar) to consume3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (frml) <comida/bebida> to eat/drink, consume (frml)no vamos a consumir nada — we're not going to have anything to eat/drink
consúmase en el día — eat o consume within one day
consumen cantidades industriales de mermelada — (hum) they get through vast quantities of jam (colloq & hum)
b) <gasolina/energía/producto> to consume, use; < tiempo> to take upc) < salud> to ruin2) (destruir, acabar con)a) fuego/llamas to consumeb) enfermedadc) envidia/celosla envidia/los celos la consumían — he was consumed by o with envy/jealousy
3) ( exasperar) to exasperate2.consumirse v prona) enfermo/anciano to waste awayconsumirse de algo: se consumía de pena — she was being consumed by grief
b) vela/cigarrillo to burn downc) líquido to reduce* * *= consume, expend, eat up, swallow up, use up, put away.Ex. Her eyes were dry and her head bleary from spending all week totally consumed with work.Ex. Command of various techniques for forecasting payments and managing funds is necessary to expend fully without overspending the annual materials budget.Ex. The importance of staff atitude is emphasized because the outreach effort has little chance of success without commitment -- it eats up time, energy, enthusiasm and imagination at a rapid rate.Ex. The growing complexity of computing environments requires creative solutions to prevent the gain in productivity promised by computing advances from being swallowed up by the necessity of moving information from one environment to another.Ex. Plug-in programs have grown widely, they add functionality to a WWW browser but also use up drive storage space or conflict with other types of programs.Ex. He put away twice as much wine as usual and it went to his head, so he stretched out on his bed for a nap.----* consumir a uno un sentimiento de + Nombre = be consumed by + a feeling of + Nombre.* consumir energía = consume + energy, take up + energy.* consumir esfuerzo = take up + energy.* consumir poco a poco = eat away at.* consumir + Posesivo + tiempo = swallow up + Posesivo + time.* consumir rápidamente = devour.* que consume mucha energía = power-hungry.* que consume tiempo = time-consuming [time consuming].* ritual en el que se consumen alucinógenos = mushroom ritual.* sin consumir = nonconsumptive.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (frml) <comida/bebida> to eat/drink, consume (frml)no vamos a consumir nada — we're not going to have anything to eat/drink
consúmase en el día — eat o consume within one day
consumen cantidades industriales de mermelada — (hum) they get through vast quantities of jam (colloq & hum)
b) <gasolina/energía/producto> to consume, use; < tiempo> to take upc) < salud> to ruin2) (destruir, acabar con)a) fuego/llamas to consumeb) enfermedadc) envidia/celosla envidia/los celos la consumían — he was consumed by o with envy/jealousy
3) ( exasperar) to exasperate2.consumirse v prona) enfermo/anciano to waste awayconsumirse de algo: se consumía de pena — she was being consumed by grief
b) vela/cigarrillo to burn downc) líquido to reduce* * *= consume, expend, eat up, swallow up, use up, put away.Ex: Her eyes were dry and her head bleary from spending all week totally consumed with work.
Ex: Command of various techniques for forecasting payments and managing funds is necessary to expend fully without overspending the annual materials budget.Ex: The importance of staff atitude is emphasized because the outreach effort has little chance of success without commitment -- it eats up time, energy, enthusiasm and imagination at a rapid rate.Ex: The growing complexity of computing environments requires creative solutions to prevent the gain in productivity promised by computing advances from being swallowed up by the necessity of moving information from one environment to another.Ex: Plug-in programs have grown widely, they add functionality to a WWW browser but also use up drive storage space or conflict with other types of programs.Ex: He put away twice as much wine as usual and it went to his head, so he stretched out on his bed for a nap.* consumir a uno un sentimiento de + Nombre = be consumed by + a feeling of + Nombre.* consumir energía = consume + energy, take up + energy.* consumir esfuerzo = take up + energy.* consumir poco a poco = eat away at.* consumir + Posesivo + tiempo = swallow up + Posesivo + time.* consumir rápidamente = devour.* que consume mucha energía = power-hungry.* que consume tiempo = time-consuming [time consuming].* ritual en el que se consumen alucinógenos = mushroom ritual.* sin consumir = nonconsumptive.* * *consumir [I1 ]vtAsi no van a consumir nada no pueden ocupar la mesa if you're not going to have anything to eat/drink, you can't sit at a tableconsuma productos nacionales buy home-produced goodsestos niños consumen cantidades industriales de mermelada ( hum); these children get through vast quantities of jam ( colloq hum)una vez abierto consúmase en el día once open, eat o consume within one day¿cuánto vino se consumió en la recepción? how much wine was drunk at the reception?, how much wine did they get through at the reception? ( colloq)2 ‹gasolina/energía/producto› to consume, use; ‹tiempo› to take upeste coche consume ocho litros a los 100 (kilómetros) this car does 100km on 8 liters of gasoline, ≈ this car does 35 miles to the gallonaquí consumimos grandes cantidades de papel we use o get through vast quantities of paper hereestás consumiendo mi paciencia you're trying o taxing my patience, my patience is running out o wearing thinB (destruir, acabar con) «fuego/llamas» to consume; «incendio» to consume, destroyla terrible enfermedad que lo está consumiendo the terrible disease that is making him waste awayla ambición la consume she is burning with ambitionestá consumido por los celos he's eaten up o consumed with jealousy1 «enfermo/anciano» to waste away consumirse DE algo:se consumía de celos he was consumed o eaten up with jealousyse consumía de pena she was being consumed by grief, she was pining away with griefconsumirse EN algo:se consumía en deseos de volver a verla ( liter); he had a burning desire to see her again ( liter), he was consumed with desire to see her again ( liter)2 «vela/cigarrillo» to burn down3 «líquido» to reducese deja hervir para que se consuma algo el líquido boil off o away some of the liquid, leave it on the boil to reduce the liquid o so that the liquid reduces4 (achicarse) to shrink* * *
consumir ( conjugate consumir) verbo transitivo
‹ tiempo› to take up
[envidia/celos]:◊ la envidia la consumía she was consumed by o with envy
consumirse verbo pronominal
consumir verbo transitivo to consume
consumir antes de..., best before...
' consumir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abusar
- agotar
- reconcomer
- consumido
- gastar
- tomar
English:
best
- burn up
- consume
- eat into
- eat up
- swallow up
- use
- carry
- drain
- eat
- swallow
* * *♦ vt1. [producto] to consume;en casa consumimos mucho aceite de oliva we use a lot of olive oil at home;consumieron sus refrescos en el bar they had their drinks at the bar;está prohibido consumir bebidas alcohólicas en los campos de fútbol the consumption of alcohol is forbidden in football grounds;fue acusado de consumir drogas he was accused of taking drugs;consumir preferentemente antes de… [en envase] best before…2. [gastar] to use, to consume;esta estufa consume mucha electricidad this heater uses a lot of electricity;mi coche consume 7 litros a los cien ≈ my car does 41 miles to the gallon3. [desgastar] to wear out;el rozamiento consume los neumáticos friction wears down the tyres4. [destruir] [sujeto: fuego] to destroy5. [destruir] [sujeto: enfermedad] to eat away at;el cáncer lo va consumiendo poco a poco he's gradually wasting away because of the cancer;los celos lo consumen he is eaten up by o consumed with jealousy;este calor me consume this heat is killing me o is too much for me♦ vito consume* * *v/t & v/i consume;consumir preferentemente antes de … COM best before …* * *consumir vt: to consume* * *consumir vb1. (usar) to consume / to use3. (destruir) to destroy -
29 encenegar
v.1 to cover with mud, to silt up.2 to swamp.* * *----* encenegarse = silt.* * ** encenegarse = silt. -
30 lodazal
m.1 quagmire.2 swamp, miry place, claypit, mire.* * *1 mire* * *masculino quagmire* * *= quagmire.Ex. The title of the article is 'Charting a course through the quagmire of copyright law' = El título del artículo es "Cómo trazar un rumbo en el embrollo de la ley de copyright".* * *masculino quagmire* * *= quagmire.Ex: The title of the article is 'Charting a course through the quagmire of copyright law' = El título del artículo es "Cómo trazar un rumbo en el embrollo de la ley de copyright".
* * *quagmire* * *
lodazal sustantivo masculino bog, quagmire
' lodazal' also found in these entries:
English:
mire
- quagmire
* * *lodazal nmquagmire* * *m quagmire* * *lodazal nm: bog, quagmire -
31 malsano
adj.1 unwholesome, morbid.2 unhealthy, unsanitary, insalubrious, unwholesome.* * *► adjetivo* * *ADJ1) [clima] unhealthy2) (=perverso) [curiosidad, fascinación] morbid; [mente] sick, morbid* * *- na adjetivo <clima/lugar> unhealthy; < lectura> unhealthy, unwholesome; < influencia> bad, unhealthy* * *= unhealthy, unwholesome, insalubrious.Ex. I would venture to guess that he would have characterized these suggestions as the eructation of unhealthy souls'.Ex. The text raises the possibility that there might be something unwholesome in the Buddhist obsession with hell.Ex. Specific actions are those which are intended to reinforce the fight against specific medical conditions related to insalubrious living.* * *- na adjetivo <clima/lugar> unhealthy; < lectura> unhealthy, unwholesome; < influencia> bad, unhealthy* * *= unhealthy, unwholesome, insalubrious.Ex: I would venture to guess that he would have characterized these suggestions as the eructation of unhealthy souls'.
Ex: The text raises the possibility that there might be something unwholesome in the Buddhist obsession with hell.Ex: Specific actions are those which are intended to reinforce the fight against specific medical conditions related to insalubrious living.* * *malsano -na1 ‹clima/lugar› unhealthy2 ‹lectura› unhealthy, unwholesome; ‹influencia› bad, unhealthy* * *
malsano◊ -na adjetivo ‹clima/lugar› unhealthy;
‹ influencia› bad, unhealthy
malsano,-a adjetivo
1 (insano) unhealthy: los efluvios malsanos del pantano, the foul stench emanating from the swamp
2 (enfermizo) siente un odio malsano hacia ella, he has a sick hatred for her
' malsano' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
malsana
English:
derive
- perverse
- sick
- unhealthy
- insanitary
* * *malsano, -a adj1. [para la salud] unhealthy2. [enfermizo] unhealthy, unwholesome;un interés malsano por controlar a la gente an unhealthy desire to control people* * *adj unhealthy* * *malsano, -na adj: unhealthy -
32 marisma
f.salt marsh.* * *1 salt marsh* * *SF (=pantano) salt marsh; (=tierras de arena) mud flats pl* * *femenino marshmarismas — marshes, marshland
* * *= wetland, marsh, salt marsh [saltmarsh], marshland, salt marshland, coastal wetland.Ex. The library will be open to the public and will cover all subjects concerning the various aspects of lakes, streams, rivers, estuaries and wetlands.Ex. Follow-up activities are discussed as well as the need for more educational programs dealing with sand dunes and saltwater marshes.Ex. The reasons for these differences and the problems of survival of anthills on a salt marsh are discussed.Ex. Around 85 per cent of the Mesopotamian marshlands have been lost mainly as a result of drainage and damming.Ex. The technology of dyking and draining salt marshlands was widespread in coastal Europe, and was introduced along the eastern North American seaboard wherever needed.Ex. Eurasian wigeons prefer coastal wetlands, bays, freshwater and brackish lagoons and other sheltered marine habitats.* * *femenino marshmarismas — marshes, marshland
* * *= wetland, marsh, salt marsh [saltmarsh], marshland, salt marshland, coastal wetland.Ex: The library will be open to the public and will cover all subjects concerning the various aspects of lakes, streams, rivers, estuaries and wetlands.
Ex: Follow-up activities are discussed as well as the need for more educational programs dealing with sand dunes and saltwater marshes.Ex: The reasons for these differences and the problems of survival of anthills on a salt marsh are discussed.Ex: Around 85 per cent of the Mesopotamian marshlands have been lost mainly as a result of drainage and damming.Ex: The technology of dyking and draining salt marshlands was widespread in coastal Europe, and was introduced along the eastern North American seaboard wherever needed.Ex: Eurasian wigeons prefer coastal wetlands, bays, freshwater and brackish lagoons and other sheltered marine habitats.* * *marshmarismas marshes, marshland, wetlands* * *
marisma sustantivo femenino
marsh
marisma sustantivo femenino marsh
' marisma' also found in these entries:
English:
marsh
- swamp
* * *marisma nfmarsh, salt marsh* * *f salt marsh* * *marisma nf: marsh, salt marsh -
33 plagar
v.to plague, to pester, to infest.* * *1 to plague, infest* * *1.VT (=infestar) to infest, plaguehan plagado la ciudad de carteles — they have covered o plastered the town with posters
2.See:* * *= litter (with), plague, besiege.Ex. There are plenty of omission failures of this sort, and they litter most of the Hennepin County Library Cataloging Bulletins.Ex. Title indexes have always been plagued by the absence of terminology control.Ex. Concurrently, libraries are besieged with greater demands from the academic community for access to and instruction in electronic information resources such as the Internet.----* el camino hacia + Nombre + está plagado de + Nombre = the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.* estar plagado de = be rife with.* plagar de errores = litter with + failure, litter with + error.* plagar de problemas = bedevil.* * *= litter (with), plague, besiege.Ex: There are plenty of omission failures of this sort, and they litter most of the Hennepin County Library Cataloging Bulletins.
Ex: Title indexes have always been plagued by the absence of terminology control.Ex: Concurrently, libraries are besieged with greater demands from the academic community for access to and instruction in electronic information resources such as the Internet.* el camino hacia + Nombre + está plagado de + Nombre = the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.* estar plagado de = be rife with.* plagar de errores = litter with + failure, litter with + error.* plagar de problemas = bedevil.* * *♦ vtplagar de [propaganda] to swamp with;[moscas] to infest with* * *plagar {52} vt: to plague -
34 anegar
v.1 to flood.2 to drown (ahogar) (plant).* * *1 (inundar) to flood2 (ahogar) to drown1 (inundarse) to be flooded, flood2 (ahogarse) to be drowned\anegarse en llanto/lágrimas to fill with tears, dissolve into tears* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (=ahogar) to drown2) (=inundar) to flood; (fig) (=abrumar) to overwhelm2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <campo/local> to flood; < carburador> to floodb) ( abrumar) to overwhelm2.anegarse v pron campo/terreno to be floodedcon los ojos anegados en lágrimas — (liter) with her/his eyes brimming with tears (liter)
* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <campo/local> to flood; < carburador> to floodb) ( abrumar) to overwhelm2.anegarse v pron campo/terreno to be floodedcon los ojos anegados en lágrimas — (liter) with her/his eyes brimming with tears (liter)
* * *anegar(de)= inundate (with), flood.Ex: From Truman's approval for nuclear weapons testing in Nevada on 18 Dec 1950 the AEC adopted a four-pronged approach: inundating the public with positive information on nuclear power; emphasising defence needs; highlighting the nonmilitary benefits of testing; and reassuring the citizenry that testing was not hazardous to health.
Ex: Rising water levels in both rivers has flooded several villages causing massive loss to crops and property.* * *anegar [A3 ]vt1 ‹campo/local› to flood2 ‹carburador› to flood3 (abrumar) to overwhelm■ anegarse«campo/terreno» to be floodedme miró con los ojos anegados en lágrimas ( liter); she looked at me, her eyes full of tears o she looked at me, her eyes bathed in o brimming with tears ( liter)* * *
anegar ( conjugate anegar) verbo transitivo
to flood
anegarse verbo pronominal [campo/terreno] to be flooded
anegar verbo transitivo to flood, inundate
' anegar' also found in these entries:
English:
swamp
* * *♦ vt1. [inundar] to flood2. [ahogar] [planta] to drown* * *v/t flood* * *anegar {52} vt1) inundar: to flood2) ahogar: to drown3) : to overwhelm -
35 bañado
SM1) LAm (=pantano) swamp, marshland2) And (=charco) rain pool3) (Téc) bath* * *masculino (Bol, RPl) area of marshland* * *masculino (Bol, RPl) area of marshland* * *(Bol, RPl)area of marshland* * *
Del verbo bañar: ( conjugate bañar)
bañado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
bañado
bañar
bañado◊ -da adjetivo (Bol, RPl) bañado en algo (en sangre/sudor) covered with sth;
‹ en lágrimas› bathed in sth;◊ bañado en oro/plata gold-plated/silver-plated
bañar ( conjugate bañar) verbo transitivo
1 ‹niño/enfermo› to bath, give … a bath
2 ‹pulsera/cubierto› to plate
bañarse verbo pronominal ( refl)
bañar verbo transitivo
1 (en agua) to bath
2 (cubrir) to coat, cover: tienes que bañar en oro esa pulsera, you have to goldplate that bracelet
3 (una costa, una comarca) to bathe: Mallorca es una isla bañada por el Mediterráneo, Mallorca is surrounded by the Mediterranean
' bañado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
oro
* * *bañado nmBol, RP [terreno] marshy area -
36 barrizal
m.1 mire.2 quagmire, swamp, bog, mire.* * *1 quagmire* * *SM mire* * *masculino quagmire, muddy area* * *masculino quagmire, muddy area* * *quagmire, muddy area* * *
barrizal sustantivo masculino
quagmire, muddy area
barrizal sustantivo masculino mire, quagmire
' barrizal' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cenagal
English:
mire
* * *barrizal nmquagmire;la calle terminó siendo un barrizal the street was reduced to a quagmire* * *m mire -
37 costanera
f.1 promenade. (Southern Cone)2 slope.3 esplanade.* * *SF1) (=costado) side, flank2) (=cuesta) slope3) Cono Sur (=paseo marítimo) seaside promenade, seaside drive5) pl costaneras (Arquit) rafters* * *femenino (CS) ( al lado - de río) riverside path (o road etc); (- del mar) promenade; (- de lago) lakeside path (o road etc)* * *femenino (CS) ( al lado - de río) riverside path (o road etc); (- del mar) promenade; (- de lago) lakeside path (o road etc)* * *(CS)(al lado — de un río) riverside path ( o road etc); (— del mar) promenade; (— de un lago) lakeside path ( o road etc)* * *
costanera sustantivo femenino (CS) ( de río) riverside path (o road etc);
( del mar) promenade;
( de lago) lakeside path (o road etc)
' costanera' also found in these entries:
English:
promenade
- sea
* * *♦ adjrambla costanera promenade♦ nfpromenade♦ costaneras nfplrafters -
38 encenagar
v.1 to mull, to mire.2 to wallow in dirt or mire, to dirty oneself with mud or mire.3 to wallow in crimes and vices: it is seldom used but in its reflexive sense. (Metaphorical)4 to cover with mud, to silt up.El río encenegó los caminos The river covered with mud the roads.5 to swamp.Las lluvias encenegaron la tierra The rains swamped the land.* * *verbo transitivo to cover with o in mud* * *verbo transitivo to cover with o in mud* * *encenagar [A3 ]vtto cover with o in mudencenagados en el vicio sunk in depravityencenagado en la ignorancia steeped in ignorance -
39 fangal
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40 agualotal
SM CAm swamp, marsh
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swamp — swamp; swamp·ber·ry; swamp·er; swamp·i·ness; … English syllables
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Swamp — Swamp, v. i. 1. To sink or stick in a swamp; figuratively, to become involved in insuperable difficulties. [1913 Webster] 2. To become filled with water, as a boat; to founder; to capsize or sink; figuratively, to be ruined; to be wrecked. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
swamp — [n] wet land covered with vegetation bog, bottoms, everglade, fen, glade, holm, marsh, marshland, mire, moor, morass, mud, muskeg, peat bog, polder, quag, quagmire, slough, swale, swampland; concept 509 swamp [v] overwhelm, flood beset, besiege,… … New thesaurus
swamp|er — «SWOM puhr, SWM », noun. U.S. 1. a person who lives in a swamp or swampy region: »Everybody thought we were just a state of hillbillies and swampers (Time). 2. a) a person who works clearing roads for lumberjacks or clearing fallen trees of limbs … Useful english dictionary
swamp — index immerse (plunge into), inundate, overcome (overwhelm) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary