| inglese > italiano | |
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| swamp | |
| 1. agg. palustre, di palude | |
| 2. sost. (geografia) palude, acquitrino, pantano | |
| 3. verb. sommergere, inondare, allagare | |
| 4. verb. colare a picco, affondare | |
| 5. verb. (senso figurato) sommergere, inondare | |
| 6. verb. schiacciare, annientare, travolgere | |
| 7. verb. allagarsi | |
| 8. verb. imbarcare acqua | |
| 9. verb. impantanarsi | |
| inglese > inglese | |
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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. | |
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