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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesanegar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /a.neˈɣaɾ/
"Las fuertes lluvias pueden anegar los campos de cultivo."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To saturate or fill with water so as to make heavy, unmanageable, or soggy.
"Heavy and continuous rainfall can easily waterlog the garden soil." - 2
To render a ship or boat almost unmanageable by filling its hull with water.
"The fierce storm struck the vessel and left it waterlogged adrift in the open sea."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived by combining the noun 'water' (from Old English 'wæter') and 'log' (referring to a bulky piece of timber), originating in the early 17th century. Initially used in maritime contexts to describe a ship filled or saturated with water to the point of becoming unmanageable, the meaning later extended generally to any material or land soaked excessively with water.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Waterlog" is said worldwide
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engorger
Transliteration: /ɑ̃.ɡɔʁ.ʒe/
"Les pluies abondantes peuvent engorger le sol."
durchnässen
Transliteration: /ˈdʊʁçˌnɛsn̩/
"Der starke Regen wird den Boden durchnässen."
iminzare
Transliteration: /in.un.daˈre/
Script: inzuppare
"L'acqua piovana può inzuppare il terreno."
anegar
Transliteration: /a.neˈɣaɾ/
"Las fuertes lluvias pueden anegar los campos de cultivo."
encharcar
Transliteration: /ẽ.ʃaʁˈkaɾ/
"A chuva torrencial vai encharcar a terra."
जलमग्न करना
Transliteration: jalamagn karnā
"भारी बारिश खेत को जलमग्न कर सकती है।"
使浸满水
Transliteration: shǐ jìn mǎn shuǐ
"暴雨会使土壤浸满水分。"
물에 잠기게 하다
Transliteration: mure jamgige hada
"폭우가 토양을 물에 잠기게 할 수 있다."
水浸しにする
Transliteration: mizubitashi ni suru
"大雨で土壌が水浸しになることがある。"
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