WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2025:
| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| swamp n | (wetlands) | träsk, kärr, sumpmark, myr s |
| | Alligators live in the swamp. |
| swamp [sth]⇒ vtr | (drench, submerge) | dränka vtr |
| | | genomdränka vtr |
| | The water overflowed the sink, swamping the kitchen floor. |
| swamp [sth] vtr | (boat: fill with water) | översvämma vtr |
| | The waves rose up and swamped the boat. |
| swamp [sth/sb] with [sth] vtr + prep | (drench with, submerge in) | översvämma ngt med ngt vtr + prep |
| | | indränka vtr |
| | A wave crashed on the side of the dinghy and swamped it with ice-cold water. |
| swamp [sb/sth] with [sth] vtr + prep | figurative, often passive (overload: with work, etc.) | överhopa ngn med ngt, överösa ngn med ngt vtr + prep |
| | (bildlig) | begrava ngn med ngt vtr + prep |
| | The translator's clients were swamping her with work and she had no time to do anything else. |