| Englisch > Deutsch | |
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| swamp | |
| 1. Sumpf, Moor | |
| Englisch > Englisch | |
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| swamp | |
| 1. subst. 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. subst. 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. | |
| Deutsch > Englisch | |
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| Pumpe | |
| 1. n-f. pump | |
| 2. n-f. (colloquial) heart | |
| Die Pumpe will nicht mehr so wie früher. - My heart isn’t working like it used to. | |
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