English to Irish Meaning of bog - portaigh

Bog :

portaigh

noun

leithris, seomra folctha, ionpháirteach, seomra cótaí, portaigh, riasc, móinteán, caonach, eanach, bille, poll

Bog :: portaighBogs :: portaigh

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Definitions of bog in English

Noun(1) wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel
Verb(1) cause to slow down or get stuck(2) get stuck while doing something

Examples of bog in English

(1) Help to open up an area of peat bog by cutting and burning small trees at Cumbria Wildlife Trust's Foulshaw Moss, near Witherslack, on Saturday.(2) I told him to bog off(3) The bog road was too soft for his heavy horse and cart to traverse, so he had to condescend to ask his two neighbours to put out and take home the turf with their donkeys and creels.(4) The main reason for the haste was the weather which could have broken at any time bringing all haulage work on the soft bog to an end.(5) the island is a wilderness of bog(6) if he saw a trucker in difficulty, he would just bog in and give a hand(7) Though successful, the area was reduced to a muddy bog .(8) Two counselors were walking back to camp from a cookout with their cabin through a bog area with open spans of water.(9) a bog of legal complications(10) The fine weather of August has brought (albeit a little later than usual) an influx of people from all areas to the bog .(11) The disused railway line makes the bog and surrounding areas easily accessible from both ends.(12) I hope Shell will use some of their expertise when they are removing the peat from the bog at Bellanaboy.(13) Even just a little rain will turn this poorly drained ground into a bog .(14) the island is a wilderness of bog and loch(15) a peat bog(16) The shortage of rifles necessitated that the manual of arms be practiced in shifts, and six hours of daily drill in the melting snow turned the camp grounds into a bog .

Related Phrases of bog

(1) bog down ::

portach síos

(2) bog off ::

portach amach

Related Phrases of bog

(1) bog down ::

portach síos

(2) bog off ::

portach amach

Synonyms

Noun

1. marsh ::

riasc

2. swamp ::

swamp

3. muskeg ::

muskeg

4. mire ::

mire

5. quagmire ::

quagmire

6. morass ::

morass

7. slough ::

slough

8. fen ::

eanach

9. wetland ::

bogaigh

10. bogland ::

portaigh

Verb

11. bog down ::

portach síos

Different Forms

bog, bogs

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English to Irish Dictionary: bog

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