| anglais > français | |
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| swamp | |
| 1. n. (Géographie) Marais, marécage. | |
| 2. v. Submerger, combler, abreuver. | |
| anglais > anglais | |
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| swamp | |
| 1. n. A piece of wet, spongy land; low ground saturated with water; soft, wet ground which may have a growth of certain kinds of trees, but is unfit for agricultural or pastoral purposes. |  |
| 2. n. A type of wetland that stretches for vast distances, and is home to many creatures who have adapted specifically to that environment. | |
| 3. v. To drench or fill with water. | |
| The boat was swamped in the storm. | |
| 4. v. To overwhelm; to make too busy, or overrun the capacity of. | |
| I have been swamped with paperwork ever since they started using the new system. | |
| 5. v. (figurative) To plunge into difficulties and perils; to overwhelm; to ruin; to wreck. | |
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