quicksand

Significado (Inglês)

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

Conceitos

areia movediça

Sinônimos

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

Traduções

Treibsand

drijfzand

sables mouvants

sable mouvant

κινούμενη άμμος

sabbie mobili

arena movediza

arenas movedizas

άμμος

βούρκος

sorres movedisses

λάσπη

σύρτις

κινητή άμμος

Etimologia (Inglês)

Herdado de inglês médio: quyksande

Herdado de inglês arcaico: cwecesand

Cognato com sueco: kvicksand

Cognato com islandês: 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.