quicksand

Significat (Anglès)

1. (countable, uncountable) Wet sand that appears firm but in which things readily sink, often found near rivers or coasts.
2. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) Anything that metaphorically pulls one down or buries one; a treacherous, risky danger

Conceptes

sorres movedisses

sorramoll

Sinònims

shifting sand

running sand

quagmire

drift sand

quick sand

sludge

snare

trap

🪤

floating sand

heaving sand

soil flow

unfixed sand

mobile sand

wind drift sand

bog

blown sand

marsh

mud

puddle

Traduccions

Treibsand

drijfzand

sable mouvant

sables mouvants

areia movediça

sabbie mobili

κινούμενη άμμος

arenas movedizas

arena movediza

βούρκος

άμμος

λάσπη

marécage

Mahlsand

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: quyksande

Heretat de anglès antic: cwecesand

Cognat amb suec: kvicksand

Cognat amb islandès: kviksandur

In summary

From Middle English quyksande, from Old English cwecesand (“quicksand”), equivalent to quick (“living”) + sand. Cognate with Swedish kvicksand (“quicksand”), Icelandic kviksandur, kviksyndi (“quicksand”). More at quick, sand.