mud

• Substance molle et humide composée de terre ou de poussière mélangée à de l'eau, souvent collante et sale. Peut aussi désigner un dépôt boueux au fond de l'eau ou une masse épaisse et semi-liquide.

A noun referring to soft, wet earth or soil, often resulting from water mixing with dirt.

indénombrable

1. Wet soilA1formal

   Soft, wet earth or dirt, often found after rain or near water.

   boue (terre mouillée)

   • The children played in the mud after the rain.
   • His boots were covered in thick mud.
   • The car got stuck in the mud on the dirt road.

   Synonymesmiremuckoozesludgeslush

   Antonymesrocksolidstone

2. Slander or negative informationB2informal

   Damaging or unpleasant information about someone, often used in a metaphorical sense.

   Boue (sens figuré)

   • The politician's opponents tried to throw mud at him during the campaign.
   • The tabloid loves to drag people's names through the mud.
   • She refused to sling mud at her former colleague.

   Synonymesaspersioncalumnydefamationdirtlibelobloquyslandersmearvituperation