English-German translation for "quagmire"

"quagmire" German translation

quagmire
[ˈkwægmai(r); ˈkw(ɒ)g-]noun | Substantiv s

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  • Morastmasculine | Maskulinum m
    quagmire
    Moor(bodenmasculine | Maskulinum m)neuter | Neutrum n
    quagmire
    Sumpf(landneuter | Neutrum n)masculine | Maskulinum m
    quagmire
    quagmire
  • Patschefeminine | Femininum f
    quagmire figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    Klemmefeminine | Femininum f
    quagmire figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    Schlamasselneuter | Neutrum n
    quagmire figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    quagmire figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
examples
Die USA, die diesem Sumpf nun entronnen sind, üben aus der Ferne begrenzten Einfluss aus.
The US, now out of the quagmire, exercises limited influence from afar.
Source: News-Commentary
Aber auch ihm wird dies nicht leicht fallen, denn Amerika steckt in einem Sumpf.
But it won't be easy for him, either, because America is caught in a quagmire.
Source: News-Commentary
Diese Abwesenheit von Selbstkritik war es, die Amerika in das Irak-Schlamassel geführt hat.
That absence of self-criticism is what led America into the Iraq quagmire.
Source: News-Commentary
Die afghanische Schlappe und Amerikas Image sind nicht die einzigen Probleme der NATO.
The Afghan quagmire and America s image ’ are not the only problems facing NATO.
Source: News-Commentary
In Afghanistan steckt er bereits in einem kostspieliges Dilemma.
Afghanistan is already such a costly quagmire.
Source: News-Commentary
Der neue US-Kongress sucht nach Sündenböcken für die wirtschaftlichen Schwierigkeiten des Landes.
The new US Congress is looking for scapegoats for the country s economic quagmire ’.
Source: News-Commentary
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