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mire
/maɪə/
noun
bagno
Also
grzęzawisko(n)tarapaty
Definition
A stretch of swampy or boggy ground; or a difficult or unpleasant situation.
Examples
The car got stuck in the mire.
Samochód utknął w bagnie.
The company found itself in a financial mire.
Firma znalazła się w finansowych tarapatach.
Synonyms
Collocations
stuck in the miredragged into the mirefinancial mire
verb
ugrzęznąć
Also
pogrążyć
Definition
To cause to become stuck in mud or a difficult situation.
Examples
The heavy rain mired the vehicles.
Ulewny deszcz ugrzązł pojazdy.
He felt mired in bureaucracy.
Czuł się pogrążony w biurokracji.
Collocations
mire downmired in debtmired in controversy
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