muddy

embarrado, fangoso

Cubierto de barro o lleno de él.

En inglés sencillo: Covered with or full of wet earth.

• My boots are muddy.
• We followed a muddy path through the woods.
• The dog left muddy marks on the floor.

Sinónimos: mud-covered

Antónimos: clean

Expresiones frecuentes: muddy boots, muddy path, muddy field

turbio, fangoso

Dicho de un líquido que contiene partículas de tierra u otras sustancias y no se ve transparente.

En inglés sencillo: Containing tiny bits of earth or other material that make a liquid look brown or unclear.

• The river water is muddy.
• Heavy rain made the stream muddy.
• We couldn't see any fish in the muddy water.

Sinónimos: cloudy, murky, turbid

Antónimos: clear

Expresiones frecuentes: muddy water, muddy river, muddy stream

apagado, poco nítido

Dicho de un sonido que se oye mal porque sus partes se mezclan o suenan apagadas.

En inglés sencillo: Hard to hear clearly because the sounds seem mixed together or dull.

• The speakers sound muddy.
• Too much bass made the recording muddy.
• Her voice was lost in the muddy mix.

Sinónimos: muffled, indistinct

Antónimos: clear, crisp

Expresiones frecuentes: muddy sound, muddy bass, muddy recording

confundir, enturbiar

Hacer que alguien piense con menos claridad o comprenda peor algo.

En inglés sencillo: To make a person’s thoughts or understanding less clear.

• That explanation only muddied my thinking.
• Conflicting reports have muddied our understanding of the accident.
• Don't muddy the waters by introducing unrelated questions.

Sinónimos: confuse, muddle, cloud

Antónimos: clarify

Expresiones frecuentes: muddy the waters, muddy someone's thinking, muddy the issue

embarrar, enfangar

Cubrir a alguien o algo de barro.

En inglés sencillo: To cover someone or something with wet earth.

• Don't muddy your new shoes.
• The children muddied the floor with their boots.
• Walking across the field had muddied his trousers.

Sinónimos: bemire, bemud, clart

Antónimos: clean

Expresiones frecuentes: muddy your boots, muddy the floor, muddy someone's clothes