bog

a soft, wet area of ground that is difficult to walk on and where plants such as mosses grow

balsa, pantano, turbera

Collocations peat bog

• The path was wet and muddy, leading into a bog.

  El camino estaba húmedo y barroso, llevando hacia una balsa.

a computer system that stores information and allows users to access it over the internet

servidor, base de datos en línea

Collocations web bog

• The company's new web bog went live last week.

  El nuevo servidor web de la empresa entró en línea la semana pasada.

to confuse or puzzle someone

confundir, desconcertar

• bog somebody up

• The complicated instructions bogged me down.

  Las instrucciones complicadas me confundieron.

to stick or become stuck in a soft, wet area of ground such as a bog

quedarse atascado, hundirse en la balsa

Collocations bog down

• The car bogged down in the mud.

  El coche se quedó atascado en el barro.

to delay or slow down progress

retardar, retrasar

• bog something up

• The bad weather bogged down the rescue operation.

  El mal tiempo retrasó la operación de rescate.

sticky or unpleasant, like a wet area of ground such as a bog

viscoso, pegajoso

Collocations boggy soil

• The boggy ground made walking difficult.

  El terreno viscoso dificultó el caminar.

to use a computer system that stores information and allows users to access it over the internet

utilizar un servidor, navegar en una base de datos en línea

• bog something up

• They bogged the system up with too many users.

  Sobrecargaron el sistema con demasiados usuarios.

to confuse or puzzle someone, often in a way that is difficult to understand

confundir, desconcertar

• bog somebody up

• The complicated rules bogged the students up.

  Las reglas complicadas confundieron a los estudiantes.