quicksand

Значение (Английский)

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

Синонимы

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

Переводы

Treibsand

drijfzand

sables mouvants

sable mouvant

sabbie mobili

κινούμενη άμμος

areia movediça

arena movediza

βούρκος

arenas movedizas

άμμος

sorres movedisses

λάσπη

σύρτις

Этимология (Английский)

Унаследовано от среднеанглийский: quyksande

Унаследовано от староанглийский: cwecesand

Родственно шведский: kvicksand

Родственно исландский: 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.