swamp
/ˈswɑmp/ sustantivo B2En español: embalsadero, pantano, popal, suampo
- An area of wet (water-saturated), spongy (soft) land, often with trees, generally a rich ecosystem for certain plants and animals but ill-suited for many agricultural purposes. (A type of wetland. Compare marsh, bog, fen.)
- A place or situation that is foul or where progress is difficult.
- The alleged corruption, cronyism, inefficiency, and entrenched interests in the federal government, especially in Washington, DC.
Plural swamps
Phrasal verbs y expresiones
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I must have that girl, dad, or this town is a blackjack swamp forevermore.
“It is a swamp adder!” cried Holmes; “the deadliest snake in India.
Beside it were the crumbling remains of the cottages of the miners, driven away no doubt by the foul reek of the surrounding swamp.
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