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Meaning of Swamp | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2 Standard
swɒmp

Definitions

  1. 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.)
  2. A place or situation that is foul or where progress is difficult.
    figuratively
  3. The alleged corruption, cronyism, inefficiency, and entrenched interests in the federal government, especially in Washington, DC.
    US

Equivalents

Afrikaans moeras
العربية المستنقع مستنقع
Azərbaycanca bataq bataqlıq sucuq
Беларуская балота
Български блато тресавище
Bosanski bara barski batak brana močvara rame repo rit бара блато мочвара
Català pantà
Čeština bahniště bahno bažina močál zaplavit zatopit
Cymraeg cors gwern
Dansk mose
Deutsch Moor Sumpf
Ελληνικά βάλτος έλος τέλμα
Esperanto marĉo
Español akalché cenagal certeneja ciénaga ciénego embalsadero fangal fanguero pantano popal suampo
Eesti raba soo
Suomi hyllysuo luhta neva räme suo
Français marais marécage
Gaeilge bogach seascann
Gàidhlig boglach
Galego braña
עברית אגם ביצה
हिन्दी दलदल
Hrvatski bara barski batak brana močvara rame repo rit бара блато мочвара
Magyar ingovány mocsár
Հայերեն ճահիճ
Bahasa Indonesia bengawan paya rawa
Íslenska mýri
Italiano palude
日本語 沢 沼 沼地 沼沢 泥 洼 湿地 澤 皐
ქართული ჭაობი
Қазақша батпақ саз
ខ្មែរ ត្រពាំង បឹង មមោក វាលភក់
한국어 늪
Kurdî çors hû zomp
Кыргызча саз
Latina palus
Lëtzebuergesch Mouer Supp
ລາວ ບຶງ
Lietuvių pélkė
Latviešu muklājs purvājs purvs staignums
Te Reo Māori hū hūhi mato repo
Македонски мочуриште
മലയാളം ചതുപ്പ്
Bahasa Melayu paya
မြန်မာဘာသာ စိမ့် ပြားတော
Nederlands broek moer moeras zomp zwamp
Polski bagienny bagnisko bagno bełk błota błoto grzęzawisko moczar rozlewisko trzęsawisko
Português pântano paul
Română mlaștină smârc
Русский бара болото топь трясина
Slovenčina močiar
Slovenščina močvirje
Shqip bërrakë kënetë moçal ujësirë
Српски bara barski batak brana močvara rame repo rit бара блато мочвара
Svenska kärr mosse myr sumpmark träsk
ไทย กระพัง บึง มาบ หนอง หนองน้ำ
Tagalog pinak
Türkçe azmak batak bataklık
Українська багно болотний болото драговина
Oʻzbekcha botqoq
Tiếng Việt đầm đầm lầy

Examples

“Some small Marshes and Swamps there are, but more profitable than hurtfull.”
“The vast swamps of Southern Ontario proved a grim nightmare to the construction gangs. Treacherous and seemingly bottomless, the swamps swallowed thousands of tons of timber and debris, yet still afforded no firm surface on which the track could be laid.”
“We two...in this swamp of iniquity...together we can bring redress to an unjust world.”
“On InfoWars, Alex Jones told his audience, "This is over the top sickening. Next they'll say Jeffrey Epstein never even existed. This is the swamp winning. No one is buying this."”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

swamp angel swamp antechinus swamp ape swamp ass swamp azalea swamp beacon

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