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mired

/ˈmaɪərd/

Traducción: Describe el estado de estar atascado o enredado en una situación difícil, a menudo relacionada con barro, problemas o complicaciones., Verbo que significa atascarse o quedar atrapado en barro o lodo, o, en sentido figurado, en una situación difícil o problemática.

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adjective

/ˈmaɪərd/C1formal
  • esDescribe el estado de estar atascado o enredado en una situación difícil, a menudo relacionada con barro, problemas o complicaciones.

Describes being stuck or entangled in a difficult situation, often involving mud, problems, or complications.

  1. Stuck or entangledB2formal

    Caught or trapped in a difficult situation, as if in mud or mire.

    esAtascado o enredado

    • The company is mired in debt after the failed investment.
    • He found himself mired in a complex legal dispute.
    • The project became mired in bureaucratic delays.

    Sinónimosembroiledenmeshedentangledimplicatedstucktrapped

    Antónimosfreeliberatedunencumberedunstuckuntangled

Formas
  • more mired comparative form
  • most mired superlative form

verb

mire/maɪər/C1formal
  • esVerbo que significa atascarse o quedar atrapado en barro o lodo, o, en sentido figurado, en una situación difícil o problemática.

A verb used to indicate the act of becoming stuck or entangled in mud, or figuratively, in a difficult situation or problem.

  1. To entrap or cause to get stuckC1formal

    To cause someone or something to become stuck in a difficult or unpleasant situation, as if in a bog.

    esAtascar, empantanar

    • The company was mired in debt after the failed investment.
    • He felt mired in a routine that offered no excitement.
    • The project became mired in bureaucratic delays.

    Sinónimosbog downembroilenmeshensnareentangleimplicateinvolvesnaretangletrap

  2. To be unable to move furtherC1formal

    To become stuck or unable to progress, often due to obstacles or difficult conditions.

    esAtascarse

    • The car mired in the mud after the heavy rain.
    • The negotiations mired in disagreements over the contract terms.
    • The hikers mired in the swamp and had to call for help.

    Sinónimosbog downentangleimmobilizesticktrap

  3. To soil with mud or muckB2formal

    To cover or dirty something with mud, muck, or other wet, sticky substances.

    esEnsuciar con barro

    • The children mired their boots in the garden after playing in the rain.
    • He mired his trousers while walking through the field.
    • The dog mired its paws in the wet soil.

    Sinónimosbefoulbegrimebemirebesmirchdirtymuckmuck upmuddysoilsully

    Antónimoscleanpurifyrinsewash

Formas
  • mired past participle
  • mired past simple
  • miring present participle
  • mires third person singular