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quagmire Meaning in French (quagmire signification en français)

bourbier
Synonymes:maraisfangeenlisement
bourbier in English:quagmire
Phonetic:bu-byeh
Plural: quagmires
Gender:Masculin
Quick Answer • En bref

La signification de quagmire en français est bourbier. (Une zone de terre meuble et marécageuse qui cède sous les pieds, rendant la marche difficile.)

Definitions of Quagmire

  1. 1
    noun
    bourbier

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

    Une zone de terre meuble et marécageuse qui cède sous les pieds, rendant la marche difficile.

  2. 2
    noun
    bourbier

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

    Au sens figuré, une situation difficile, précaire ou piégeuse dont il est malaisé de se sortir.

Example Sentences

“The hikers struggled to cross the muddy quagmire.”

Les randonneurs ont eu du mal à traverser le bourbier boueux.

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

L'entreprise s'est retrouvée dans un bourbier financier après l'échec de l'investissement.

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Synonyms (Synonymes)

In French:

maraisfangeenlisement

Antonyms (Antonymes)

In French:

solideterre ferme

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.