bogged down

bɒɡd daʊn
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Translation of bogged down into German

Adjective

1.

figurative

unable to progress due to difficulties
  • She felt bogged down by the endless paperwork.Sie fühlte sich von der endlosen Büroarbeit überlastet.
2.

stress

overwhelmed with too much work or detail
  • She felt bogged down by the endless paperwork..Sie fühlte sich von der endlosen Papierarbeit überlastet
3.

literal

Rare
stuck as if in a bog
Rare
festgefahren steckengeblieben
  • The car was bogged down in the muddy field.Das Auto war im schlammigen Feld festgefahren.
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Expressions with bogged down: examples in English and translations in German

steckenbleiben
sich festfahren
She got bogged down in paperwork and missed the deadline.

Synonyms and analogies of bogged down in English

Examples of bogged down in a sentence

  • He was bogged down with too many commitments at once.
  • He was bogged down with administrative tasks.
  • The team got bogged down in the details.
  • The tractor got bogged down in the wet soil.
  • Hikers were bogged down in the swampy terrain.
bog down
bɔɡ daʊn
bogging down
Phrasal verb
1.

progress

intr.
get stuck and unable to move forward
intr.
  • The project may bog down if we argue too much.Das Projekt kann stecken bleiben, wenn wir zu viel streiten.
2.

literal

tr.
cause to become stuck in mud or wet ground
tr.
  • The car bogged down in the muddy field..Das Auto blieb im schlammigen Feld stecken
3.

movement

tr.
cause something to become stuck
tr.
  • Heavy bureaucracy bogged down the project.Schwere Bürokratie brachte das Projekt zum Stillstand.

Translations of "bogged down" in Context ordered by category and frequency

festfahren

This ensures that we do not get bogged down in one thing.

Das stellt sicher, dass wir uns nicht auf eine Sache festfahren.

stecken bleiben

Please call us if you get bogged down by the detailed info.

Bitte rufen Sie uns an, wenn Sie an den detaillierten Informationen stecken bleiben.

blockiertadj.

The team was bogged down by conflicting opinions and couldn't reach a consensus.

Das Team war durch widersprüchliche Meinungen blockiert und konnte keinen Konsens finden.

überlastetadj.

She was bogged down by her studies, struggling to find time for friends.

Sie war von ihrem Studium überlastet und fand kaum Zeit für ihre Freunde.

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Other translations for bogged down:

  • überfordertadj.
  • steckengebliebenadj.

bogged down: Examples and translations in context

The discussion bogged down and we couldn't reach a conclusion.

Die Diskussion ist festgefahren und wir konnten keine Einigung erzielen.

The negotiations bogged down over minor details of the contract.

Die Verhandlungen haben sich in kleinen Details des Vertrags festgefahren.

She's been bogged down in her war against the gangs.

Steck hat sich festgefahren im Kampf gegen die Clans, und...

He tried to drive through the swamp but soon found himself bogged down in mud.

Er versuchte durch das Moor zu fahren, fand sich aber bald im Schlamm festgefahren.

The construction crew found their machinery bogged down after a week of continuous rain.

Das Bauarbeiterteam fand seine Maschinen nach einer Woche ununterbrochenen Regens festgefahren vor.

The team got bogged down trying to solve a minor issue.

Das Team hat sich beim Versuch, ein kleines Problem zu lösen, festgefahren.

The movement is bogged down in a mire of bureaucracy.

Die Bewegung hat sich in einem Gewirr von Bürokratie festgefahren.

After the heavy rains, the fields were so soaked they bogged down any equipment.

Nach den heftigen Regenfällen waren die Felder so durchtränkt, dass sie jede Ausrüstung festfahren ließen.

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