empantanarse

empantanarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (inundarse) to become flooded

2 figurado (detenerse) to be bogged down

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VPR

1) (=inundarse) to be flooded, get swamped

2) [asunto, negociación] to get bogged down, get held up

empantanarse en un asunto — to get bogged down in a matter

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empantanarse (conjugate empantanarse) verbo pronominal [camino/campo] to become swamped;
[coche] to get bogged down
empantanarse verbo reflexivo
1 (anegarse) to become flooded
2 lit y fig to get bogged down: mi coche se empantanó en el barro, my car got bogged down in the mud
las negociaciones se han empantanado, the talks have come to a halt
3 fam (desordenarse) la cocina se empantana en un suspiro, the kitchen gets messy in no time

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vpr

1. [inundarse] to be flooded o waterlogged

2. [atascarse] to get bogged down

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empantanarse

v/r

1 become swamped o

waterlogged

2 fig

get bogged down