muddy

boueux

Couvert ou rempli de terre mouillée.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : mud-covered

Contraires : clean

Expressions courantes : muddy boots, muddy path, muddy field

trouble, boueux

Se dit d’un liquide rendu opaque ou brunâtre par de petites particules de terre ou d’autres matières.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : cloudy, murky, turbid

Contraires : clear

Expressions courantes : muddy water, muddy river, muddy stream

étouffé, confus

Se dit d’un son peu clair, dont les éléments se mélangent ou semblent étouffés.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : muffled, indistinct

Contraires : clear, crisp

Expressions courantes : muddy sound, muddy bass, muddy recording

embrouiller, brouiller

Rendre les pensées de quelqu’un moins claires ou compliquer sa compréhension.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : confuse, muddle, cloud

Contraires : clarify

Expressions courantes : muddy the waters, muddy someone's thinking, muddy the issue

embouer, couvrir de boue

Couvrir quelqu’un ou quelque chose de boue.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : bemire, bemud, clart

Contraires : clean

Expressions courantes : muddy your boots, muddy the floor, muddy someone's clothes