bog

tourbière, marécage

Terrain très humide et mou où poussent des plantes qui aiment l’eau.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : peatland, marsh

Expressions courantes : peat bog, wet bog, cross a bog, moss bog

riz au poulet

Plat de poulet, de riz et de saucisse cuits ensemble dans une seule casserole.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : chicken bog, homemade chicken bog, serve chicken bog

s'enliser, s'embourber

Rester coincé ou ne plus pouvoir avancer.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : bog down in something (Discussions often bog down in small details.); bog someone/something down (Too much paperwork can bog the team down.)

Synonymes : get stuck, stall

Expressions courantes : bog down, bog someone down

bâcler, saboter

Mal faire quelque chose et en gâcher le résultat.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : bog something up (One careless change could bog the whole job up.)

Synonymes : mess up, bungle, botch

Expressions courantes : bog something up, bog it up