bog

turbera, pantano

Zona de suelo muy húmedo y blando donde crecen plantas que necesitan mucha agua.

En inglés sencillo: An area of very wet, soft ground where water-loving plants grow.

• Frogs live in the bog.
• Our boots sank into the bog.
• These bogs support many unusual plants.

Sinónimos: peatland, marsh

Expresiones frecuentes: peat bog, wet bog, cross a bog, moss bog

arroz con pollo

Plato de pollo, arroz y salchicha cocinados juntos en una sola olla.

En inglés sencillo: A dish made with chicken, rice, and sausage, cooked together in one pot.

• We had chicken bog for dinner.
• Her chicken bog contains smoked sausage.
• They served bowls of bog at the local festival.

Expresiones frecuentes: chicken bog, homemade chicken bog, serve chicken bog

atascarse, estancarse

Quedarse atrapado o llegar a una situación en la que no se puede avanzar.

En inglés sencillo: To become stuck or unable to make progress.

• The truck began to bog down.
• The talks bogged down over costs.
• Heavy workloads have bogged us down this week.

Cómo se usa: bog down in something (Discussions often bog down in small details.); bog someone/something down (Too much paperwork can bog the team down.)

Sinónimos: get stuck, stall

Expresiones frecuentes: bog down, bog someone down

estropear, chapucear

Hacer algo mal y arruinar el resultado.

En inglés sencillo: To do something badly and spoil the result.

• Please don't bog it up.
• He bogged up the repair.
• Did I bog the whole plan up?

Cómo se usa: bog something up (One careless change could bog the whole job up.)

Sinónimos: mess up, bungle, botch

Expresiones frecuentes: bog something up, bog it up