błoto — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bog noun An area of soft, wet, spongy ground formed from decayed plant matter, especially moss.
- marsh noun A low-lying area of wet, spongy ground, usually covered in grasses and reeds rather than trees.
- MUD noun A soft, wet mixture of soil and water.
- quagmire noun An area of soft, wet, boggy ground that traps anything that steps into it.
Senses
błoto is used for these senses in English:
- bog (wetland science, specifically) An acidic, chiefly rain-fed (ombrotrophic), peat-forming wetland. (Contrast an alkaline fen, and swamps and marshes.)
- marsh An area of low, wet land, often with tall grass or herbaceous plants. (Compare swamp, bog, fen.)
- mud A mixture of water and soil or fine grained sediment.
- mudflow The dried-out product of such a flow.
- quagmire A swampy, soggy area of ground.
- quagmire (figuratively) A perilous, mixed up and troubled situation; a hopeless tangle.
bog — full definition
- noun An area of soft, wet, spongy ground formed from decayed plant matter, especially moss.
- verb To become stuck or unable to make progress, often in the phrase "bog down."
- noun British informal: a toilet.