swamp

sommergere, oberare

Dare a qualcuno più lavoro o questioni da affrontare di quanto riesca a gestire.

In inglese semplice: To give someone more work or things to deal with than they can manage.

• The calls swamped our small office.
• I am swamped with work today.
• Customers swamped the website with orders.

Come si usa: swamp someone/something with something (Customers swamped us with questions.); be swamped with something (We are swamped with orders.)

Sinonimi: overwhelm, overload

Espressioni comuni: swamp someone with something, swamp the office, swamp the system

allagare, inondare

Coprire o riempire qualcosa con tanta acqua da impedirne il corretto funzionamento.

In inglese semplice: To cover or fill something with so much water that it cannot work properly.

• A wave swamped the boat.
• Heavy rain swamped the lower deck.
• Our canoe was swamped before we reached the shore.

Sinonimi: flood, drench

Espressioni comuni: swamp a boat, swamp the deck

palude

Zona di terreno molto bagnato, spesso coperto da acqua poco profonda e con alberi.

In inglese semplice: An area of very wet land, often covered with shallow water and trees.

• Frogs live in the swamp.
• We walked carefully through the muddy swamp.
• These swamps provide homes for many birds.

Sinonimi: wetland, marsh

Espressioni comuni: in a swamp, mangrove swamp, drain a swamp, forest swamp