English-Spanish translations for quicksand

• arenas movedizas
  Camina por arenas movedizas en lo que a sus argumentos sobre este asunto se refiere. It is on quicksand as far as its arguments are concerned on this issue.
  Los intentos constantes de hacer una única política europea se construyen en arenas movedizas. The relentless attempts to turn Europe into a political unity seem to be built on quicksand.
  Al aceptar ciertas estadísticas como si fueran la verdad, las Naciones Unidas crean un conjunto de Objetivos del Milenio sobre arenas movedizas, de acuerdo con el señor Attaran. By accepting uncertain statistics as the truth, the UN is building a set of Millennium Objectives on quicksand, according to Mr Attaran.

Definition of quicksand

• Wet sand that things readily sink in, often found near rivers or coasts
• Anything that pulls one down or buries one metaphorically

Examples

• My feet were firmly lodged in the quicksand, and the more I struggled the more I sank into it.
• The quicksands of youth...

Related words

• quicksilver
• quickstep
• quickset
• quicksort
• quickset hedge