pantano
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el pantano(
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noh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (wetland)
a. reservoir
Se ha construido un pantano en las afueras de la ciudad para ayudar a reponer los acuíferos.A reservoir has been built on the edge of town to help replenish the aquifers.
3. (figurative) (difficulty)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. quagmire
Después de un año de investigaciones fallidas, la verdad se hunde en un pantano político.After a year of botched investigations, the truth is becoming lost in a political quagmire.
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