English-Finnish translations for swamp

suoKun maan työttömyys lähestyy 5 miljoonaa henkilöä, suo alkaa upottaa ja tarve muutokseen on varsin selkeä. With unemployment approaching 5 million in that country, the swamp is getting bigger and the need for change is very clear. Jutussa lainattiin saksalaista ministeriä, joka sanoi, että "kun pitää kuivata suo, ei kysellä sammakoilta". A German minister was quoted as saying 'when it becomes necessary to drain the swamp, you don't stand around asking the frogs'.
järviSuomessa järvien vedet ovat makeita ja yleensä humuksen pronssinhohtoisiksi värjäämiäMonien maailman järvien vedet ovat suolaisia.

luhta
rämeMinäkin, kun oon kotoisin tuolta rämeeltä, niin mulle nuo asiat on aivan tuttuja.

A piece of wet, spongy land; low ground saturated with water; soft, wet ground which may have a growth of certain kinds of trees, but is unfit for agricultural or pastoral purposes
A place or situation that is foul or where progress is difficult
To drench or fill with water
To overwhelm; to make too busy, or overrun the capacity of
To plunge into difficulties and perils; to overwhelm; to ruin; to wreck

The boat was swamped in the storm
I have been swamped with paperwork ever since they started using the new system

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