embourber

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French

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Etymology

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From en- +‎ bourbe (mire) +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.buʁ.be/
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Verb

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embourber

  1. (reflexive) to get stuck in the mud
  2. (reflexive, figuratively) to get bogged down (dans in)
    • 2015 January, Virginie Despentes, Vernon Subutex, volume 1, Éditions Grasset, →ISBN, page 11; republished as Frank Wynne, transl., 2018:
      Comme si l’aggravation de sa précarité pouvait avoir une influence bénéfique sur sa capacité à sortir de l’impasse dans laquelle il s’était embourbé
      As though the worsening of his already parlous situation might have a beneficial influence on his ability to dig his way out of the quagmire he was bogged down in…

Conjugation

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