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English to Spanish Dictionary

quagmire Meaning in Spanish (quagmire significado en español)

cenagal, maraña
Sinónimos:lodazalpantanodilema
cenagal in English:quagmire
Phonetic:θenagál
Plural: quagmires
Gender:Masculino
Quick Answer • Resumen

El significado de quagmire en español es cenagal, maraña. (Un área de tierra blanda y pantanosa que cede bajo los pies, dificultando el paso.)

Definitions of Quagmire

  1. 1
    noun
    cenagal

    A quagmire is a soft, boggy area of land that yields underfoot, making it difficult to walk through.

    Un área de tierra blanda y pantanosa que cede bajo los pies, dificultando el paso.

  2. 2
    noun
    maraña

    Figuratively, a quagmire refers to a difficult, precarious, or entrapping situation from which it is hard to extricate oneself.

    Una situación difícil, precaria o atrapante de la que es difícil salir.

Example Sentences

“The hikers struggled to cross the muddy quagmire.”

Los excursionistas lucharon por cruzar el cenagal fangoso.

“The company found itself in a financial quagmire after the failed investment.”

La empresa se encontró en una maraña financiera tras la inversión fallida.

Synonyms (Sinónimos)

In Spanish:

lodazalpantanodilema

Antonyms (Antónimos)

In Spanish:

soluciónfácil

In English:

firm groundsolid groundsolutionclarity

Inflected Word Forms

adjectivequagmiry

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

get into a quagmireexpression

To become involved in a difficult or complex situation.