swamp

[US]/swɒmp/
[UK]/swɑːmp/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. mose, vådområde; en vanskelig situation uden let løsning.
Word Forms
Past Participleswamped
Past Tenseswamped
Present Participleswamping
Third Person Singularswamps
Pluralswamps

Phrases & Collocations

swampland

swampland

Example Sentences

The swamp teems with mosquitoes.

Sumpen summer af myg.

The water in the swamp is foul.

Vandet i sumpen er råddent.

a huge wave swamped the canoes.

En stor bølge oversvømmede kanoerne.

be swamped by heavy debts

Være overvældet af store gældsbyrder.

The horse was swamped in the mud.

Hesten var oversvømmet i mudderet.

In the swamp the army was beset by mosquitoes.

I sumpen var hæren plaget af myg.

In the swamp we were beset by mosquitoes.

I sumpen var vi plaget af myg.

a corporate swamp; a financial swamp.

En virksomhedssump; en finansiel sumpen.

She was swamped with work.

Hun var overvældet af arbejde.

A big wave swamped the boat.

En stor bølge oversvømmede båden.

We are swamped with work.

Vi er overvældet af arbejde.

The firm is swamped with orders.

Firmaet er oversvømmet af ordrer.

feelings of guilt suddenly swamped her.

Følelser af skyld overvældede hende pludselig.

the country was swamped with goods from abroad.

Landet var oversvømmet med varer udefra.

The swamp country is inclined to poach in winter.

De sumpede områder er tilbøjelige til at have ulovlig jagt om vinteren.

Heavy rainfalls swamped the lowlands.

Kraftige regnskyl oversvømmede lavlandet.

the monstrous tidal wave swamped the surrounding countryside.

Den monstrøse tidevandsoversvømmelse oversvømmede det omkringliggende landskab.

slog across the swamp; slogged through both volumes.

slog over gennem sumpen; slogged gennem begge bind.

The Niagara River drains into Lake Ontario. When flooded, the swamp drains northward.

Niagarafloden løber ud i Lake Ontario. Når den er oversvømmet, dræner sumpen mod nord.

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