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1 empantanarse
empantanarse ( conjugate empantanarse) verbo pronominal [camino/campo] to become swamped; [ coche] to get bogged down
empantanarse verbo reflexivo
1 (anegarse) to become flooded
2 lit y fig to get bogged down: mi coche se empantanó en el barro, my car got bogged down in the mud
las negociaciones se han empantanado, the talks have come to a halt
3 fam (desordenarse) la cocina se empantana en un suspiro, the kitchen gets messy in no time -
2 atascarse
■atascarse verbo reflexivo
1 (obstruirse) to become obstructed o blocked
2 fig (quedarse bloqueado) to get bogged down ' atascarse' also found in these entries: Spanish: atorarse - atascar English: bog down - jam - mire - stick - clog - stall -
3 estancarse
estancarse ( conjugate estancarse) verbo pronominalb) [negociación/proceso] to come to a halt o standstill
■estancarse verbo reflexivo
1 (detenerse el agua) to stagnate: en este lugar el agua se estanca y produce fuertes olores, the water here is stagnating and giving off a strong odour
2 (detenerse un asunto o proceso) to come to a standstill: espero que no nos quedemos estancados por trabas burocráticas, I hope that we don't come to a standstill because of bureaucratic red tape ' estancarse' also found in these entries: Spanish: estacionarse English: bog down - rut - stagnate - stall
См. также в других словарях:
bogged down — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ I ve been bogged down with work this week. ▪ become, get ADVERB ▪ hopelessly ▪ … Collocations 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 — phrasal verb [transitive, usually passive] Word forms bog down : present tense I/you/we/they bog down he/she/it bogs down present participle bogging down past tense bogged down past participle bogged down 1) be/get bogged down to be or become so… … English 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
bog down — {v. phr.} To be immobilized in mud, snow, etc.; slow down. * /Our research got bogged down for a lack of appropriate funding./ * /Don t get bogged down in too much detail when you write an action story./ … Dictionary of American idioms
bog down — {v. phr.} To be immobilized in mud, snow, etc.; slow down. * /Our research got bogged down for a lack of appropriate funding./ * /Don t get bogged down in too much detail when you write an action story./ … Dictionary of American idioms
bog — bog1 [bɔg US ba:g, bo:g] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Scottish Gaelic; Origin: bogach, from bog soft ] 1.) [U and C] an area of low wet muddy ground, sometimes containing bushes or grasses →↑marsh, swamp ↑swamp 2.) BrE informal a toilet … Dictionary of contemporary English