swamp
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swamp
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
1. (geography)
a. le marécage (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
A mysterious creature lives in this swamp.Une créature mystérieuse vit dans ce marécage.
b. le marais (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
A cloud of insects rose from the swamp.Un nuage d’insectes s’éleva du marais.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
2. (to flood)
a. submerger
Massive waves swamped the small fishing boat.D'énormes vagues ont submergé le petit bateau de pêche.
4. (figurative) (to overwhelm)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
a. submerger (figurative)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
I can't go out this weekend because our professor swamped us with homework.Je ne peux pas sortir ce week-end parce que notre professeur nous a submergés de devoirs.
b. inonder (figurative)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
Offers for the new lake houses are swamping the real estate office.Les offres pour les nouvelles maisons au bord du lac inondent l'agence immobilière.
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