embourber
to get bogged down, to mire
verb ahn-boor-BEH Rare
Origin: French 'en-' + 'bourbe' (mud, mire)
Usage Note
Embourber can be used literally (a vehicle stuck in mud) or figuratively for a situation that has become hopelessly complicated. The reflexive s'embourber ('to get bogged down') is more common than the transitive form. Compare s'enliser ('to sink deeper').
Examples
"La voiture s'est embourbée dans le champ."
Natural Translation
The car got bogged down in the field.
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