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English-German dictionary of Architecture and Construction > swamp
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1. nounSumpf, der2. transitive verb1) (flood) überschwemmen2) (overwhelm)be swamped with letters/applications/work — mit Briefen/Bewerbungen überschwemmt werden/bis über den Hals in Arbeit stecken (ugs.)
* * *[swomp] 1. noun(an area of) wet, marshy ground: These trees grow best in swamp(s). der Sumpf2. verb(to cover or fill with water: A great wave swamped the deck.) überschwemmen- academic.ru/72539/swampy">swampy- swampiness* * *[swɒmp, AM swɑ:mp]I. vt1. (fill with water)to \swamp a boat/canoe ein Boot/Kanu volllaufen lassen2. (flood)▪ to \swamp sth etw überschwemmen [o unter Wasser setzenI'm \swamped with work at the moment im Moment ersticke ich in Arbeitto be \swamped with presents mit Geschenken überhäuft werden▪ to \swamp sth etw überlasten▪ to \swamp sb jdn untergehen lassenthe new dress absolutely \swamps her in dem neuen Kleid geht sie völlig unterII. nmangrove \swamp Mangrovensumpf m* * *[swɒmp]1. nSumpf m2. vtunter Wasser setzen, überschwemmen; (fig = overwhelm) überschwemmen* * *A s1. Sumpf m2. Morast mB v/t1. überschwemmen (auch fig):be swamped with fig mit Arbeit, Einladungen etc überhäuft werden oder sein, sich nicht mehr retten können vor (dat)2. SPORT vernichtend schlagen3. eine Bande etc unschädlich machena) volllaufen lassenb) zum Sinken bringenC v/i1. SCHIFFa) volllaufenb) versinken2. überschwemmt werden* * *1. nounSumpf, der2. transitive verb1) (flood) überschwemmen2) (overwhelm)be swamped with letters/applications/work — mit Briefen/Bewerbungen überschwemmt werden/bis über den Hals in Arbeit stecken (ugs.)
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[swɒmp, Am swɑ:mp] vt1) ( fill with water)to \swamp a boat/ canoe ein Boot/Kanu voll laufen lassen2) ( flood)to \swamp sth etw überschwemmen [o unter Wasser setzen];I'm \swamped with work at the moment im Moment ersticke ich in Arbeit;to be \swamped with presents mit Geschenken überhäuft werden;to \swamp sth etw überlasten5) ( Brit);(fig fam: be too big for)to \swamp sb jdn untergehen lassen;the new dress absolutely \swamps her in dem neuen Kleid geht sie völlig unter nmangrove \swamp Mangrovensumpf m -
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germ. bræka-; bræka-; fanga-; fanja-; halu-; mariskæ; mæra-; mæra-; pali-?; strædæ; strædu; ud- -
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15 swamp ditch
English-German dictionary of Architecture and Construction > swamp ditch
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16 swamp forest soil
English-German dictionary of Architecture and Construction > swamp forest soil
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17 swamp meadow
English-German dictionary of Architecture and Construction > swamp meadow
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18 swamp sumach
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19 swamp gas
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20 swamp fever
( Inf) Schlammfieber n, Wasserfieber n, Erntefieber n, Feldfieber n, Sumpffieber n ( durch Leptospira grippotyphosa)
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Swamp — Swamp, n. [Cf. AS. swam a fungus, OD. swam a sponge, D. zwam a fungus, G. schwamm a sponge, Icel. sv[ o]ppr, Dan. & Sw. swamp, Goth. swamms, Gr. somfo s porous, spongy.] Wet, spongy land; soft, low ground saturated with water, but not usually… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
swamp — [swɒmp ǁ swɑːmp] verb [transitive] 1. to suddenly give someone a lot of work or things to deal with: • The flood of orders swamped some understaffed trading desks. swamp be swamped (with something) • Brokers said they were swamped with calls… … Financial and business terms
swamp — [swämp, swômp] n. [< dial. var. (or LowG cognate) of ME sompe, akin to MLowG swamp, Goth & OE swamm, fungus, mushroom < IE base * swomb(h)os, spongy, porous > Gr somphos, spongy] a piece of wet, spongy land that is permanently or… … English World dictionary
swamp — 1624 (first used by Capt. John Smith, in reference to Virginia), perhaps a dialectal survival from an O.E. cognate of O.N. svoppr sponge, fungus, from P.Gmc. *swampuz; but traditionally connected with M.E. sompe morass, swamp, probably from M.Du … Etymology dictionary
swamp — swamp; swamp·ber·ry; swamp·er; swamp·i·ness; … English syllables
swamp|y — «SWOM pee, SWM », adjective, swamp|i|er, swamp|i|est. 1. like a swamp; soft and wet: »swampy ground. The front yard is swampy from the heavy rain. SYNONYM(S): boggy, marshy … Useful english dictionary
Swamp — Swamp, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Swamped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swamping}.] 1. To plunge or sink into a swamp. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) To cause (a boat) to become filled with water; to capsize or sink by whelming with water. [1913 Webster] 3. Fig.: To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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