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Translate mires from English to Dutch

Summary

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mire:
- drek; smurrie; prut
Wiktionary:
- mire → moeras

English

Detailed Translations for mires from English to Dutch

mire:

mire [the ~] nomen

the mire (sludge; mud)
de drek; de smurrie; de prut
- drek [de ~ (m)] nomen
- smurrie [de ~] nomen
- prut [de ~] nomen

Translation Matrix for mire:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
drek	mire; mud; sludge	crap; dirt; droppings; garbage; household refuse; rubbish; shit; trash; turd
prut	mire; mud; sludge	coffee grounds; dredgings; mud; mud flat; sediment; silt; slush
smurrie	mire; mud; sludge
-	morass; quag; quagmire; slack; slop
Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	bog down; entangle; get stuck; grind to a halt; muck; muck up; mud

Related Words for "mire":

mires

Synonyms for "mire":

quagmire; quag; morass; slack; bog; peat bog
slop; mud; clay
difficulty
entangle; involve
bog down
grind to a halt; get stuck; stand still
muck; mud; muck up; dirty; soil; begrime; grime; colly; bemire

Related Definitions for "mire":

a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot¹
a difficulty or embarrassment that is hard to extricate yourself from¹
- the country is still trying to climb out of the mire left by its previous president¹
- caught in the mire of poverty¹
deep soft mud in water or slush¹
soil with mud, muck, or mire¹
be unable to move further¹
cause to get stuck as if in a mire¹
- The mud mired our cart¹
entrap¹
- Our people should not be mired in the past¹

Wiktionary Translations for mire:

mire

noun

deep mud
- mire → moeras

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University