enliser

ɑ̃lize

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of enliser - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tr.

terrain moufaire s'enfoncer dans un terrain mou comme du sable

Le tracteur enlise la remorque dans la boue du champ.

enfouir

projet bloquéfaire stagner ou bloquer le développement de quelque chose

Ces complications administratives enlisent notre projet depuis des mois.

bloquer

paralyser

ennuyer

Rare

causer de l'ennui à quelqu'un

Rare

Cette conversation répétitive commence vraiment à m'enliser.

ennuyer

lasser

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Origin of enliser

français, en- (dans) + liser (lier)

Terms with enliser included in their meaning

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bourbier

marécage

terrain boueux et marécageux où on risque de s'enliser

bourbeux

adj.

situation

compliqué où on risque de s'enliser

embourbement

action

fait de s'enliser dans la boue ou dans une situation difficile

s'ensabler

navire

s'enliser ou s'enfoncer dans le sable

Examples of enliser in a sentence

Attention à ne pas enliser le camion sur ce chemin boueux.
Les retards administratifs risquent d’enliser la négociation.
Le projet s’est enlisé à cause d’un désaccord financier.
Les longues réunions finissent par m'enliser chaque semaine.
Ce film ennuyeux risque d'enliser tout le public.

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English:bog down, stall, ...
German:festfahren, ins Stocken bringen, ...
Italian:impantanare, arenare, ...
Spanish:atascar, estancar, ...
Portuguese:atolar, emperrar, ...
Chinese:陷入泥潭, 使陷入停滞, ...
Japanese:ぬかるみにはまらせる, 停滞させる, ...
Arabic:غاص, عطّل, ...
Hebrew:לְהַשְׁקִיעַ, לְקַפֵּא, ...
Russian:засасывать, застопорить, ...
Ukrainian:загрузити, загальмувати, ...
Catalan:enfonsar, enllaçar, ...
Danish:køre fast, sinke, ...
Dutch:laten wegzakken, doen vastlopen, ...
Greek:κολλάω, κολλώ, ...
Hungarian:belesüllyeszteni, megrekeszteni, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឱ្យផុង, ធ្វើឱ្យជាប់គាំង, ...
Korean:빠뜨리다, 정체시키다, ...
Polish:ugrząźć, blokować, ...
Portuguese (BR):atolar, emperrar, ...
Romanian:a împotmoli, a bloca, ...
Swedish:köra fast, sinka, ...
Thai:ทำให้จม, ทำให้โครงการติดขัด, ...
Turkish:batırmak, tıkamak, ...
Vietnamese:làm lún, làm đình trệ, ...

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