English-German translation for "mire"

"mire" German translation

mire
[mai(r)]noun | Substantiv s

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Schlamm, Sumpf, Kot Dreck, Klemme, Patsche, Verlegenheit
  • Schlammmasculine | Maskulinum m
    mire mud
    Sumpfmasculine | Maskulinum m
    mire mud
    Kotmasculine | Maskulinum m
    mire mud
    mire mud
  • Dreckmasculine | Maskulinum m
    mire figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    Klemmefeminine | Femininum f
    mire figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    Patschefeminine | Femininum f
    mire figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    Verlegenheitfeminine | Femininum f
    mire figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    mire figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
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mire
[mai(r)]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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in den Schlamm fahren setzen, im Sumpf festhalten beschmutzen, besudeln in Schwierigkeiten bringen versetzen
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  • in Schwierigkeiten bringenor | oder od versetzen
    mire create difficulties for figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    mire create difficulties for figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
mire
[mai(r)]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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im Sumpf versinken stecken bleiben
Der Jemen leidet unter Krisen, die das Land allein nicht lösen kann.
Yemen is mired in crises that it cannot solve alone.
Source: News-Commentary
Die Landbevölkerung versank tief in Schmutz und Armut.
Rural people became mired in squalor.
Source: News-Commentary
Natürlich kann man bestimmte europäische Länder benennen, die sich in einer Rezession befinden.
Of course, one can point to particular countries in Europe that are mired in recession.
Source: News-Commentary
Indonesien und die Philippinen versinken in politischer und wirtschaftlicher Instabilität.
Indonesia and the Philippines are mired in political and economic instability.
Source: News-Commentary
SYDNEY: Burma, einst reichstes Land Südostasiens, steckt heute in einem Sumpf tiefer Armut.
SYDNEY Burma –, once the richest country in Southeast Asia, today is mired in deep poverty.
Source: News-Commentary
Wenn ein Land überdies in einer dieser Fallen festsitzt, tappt es auch leicht in die nächste.
Moreover, once a country is mired in one of them, it is easy to fall into the next.
Source: News-Commentary
Indien schien im Sumpf der Stagnation zu versinken.
India appeared mired in stagnation.
Source: News-Commentary
Es steckt in einer existenziellen Krise, die tiefgreifender ist als zu irgendeinem Punkt seit 1945.
It is now mired in an existential crisis more profound than at any point since 1945.
Source: News-Commentary
Sie steckt im Sumpf der Political Correctness.
It is mired in political correctness.
Source: Europarl
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