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The little girl's body had been discovered in the late afternoon by two firemen diligently searching the edge of the swamp, walking through the sucking ooze in hip waders, swatting at mosquitoes and calling the little girl's name.Entrada la tarde, dos bomberos que peinaban con diligencia la orilla del pantano habían descubierto el cuerpo sin vida de la niña, mientras avanzaban por el lodo espeso con botas de pescador, espantando los mosquitos y llamando a la niña.Katzenbach, John / Just CauseKatzenbach, John / Juicio FinalJuicio FinalKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach© Ediciones B, S. A., 2006Just CauseKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach
He pointed to the swamp edge.Señaló la orilla del lago.Katzenbach, John / Just CauseKatzenbach, John / Juicio FinalJuicio FinalKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach© Ediciones B, S. A., 2006Just CauseKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach
'Just like you said. Into the swamp.– Sí, teniente, se ha escapado por la ciénaga.Katzenbach, John / Just CauseKatzenbach, John / Juicio FinalJuicio FinalKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach© Ediciones B, S. A., 2006Just CauseKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach
It was a silly thing to say and to argue it would have been to wade directly into a swamp of sentimentalism, but Espinoza, who felt the same way, even if he'd have put it differently, instantly agreed.Tal afirmación no tenía agarradero y argumentarla hubiera sido incursionar directamente en los pantanosos terrenos de la cursilería, pero Espinoza, que pensaba lo mismo, aunque con otras palabras, le dio de inmediato la razón.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
The forest seemed to grow more snarled and knotted together as it gave way to swamp, almost as if the two elements of nature were struggling over possession of the earth beneath their feet.El bosque tenía un aspecto más espeso y tupido a medida que se acercaban al pantano, como si ambos lucharan por la posesión de la tierra.Katzenbach, John / Just CauseKatzenbach, John / Juicio FinalJuicio FinalKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach© Ediciones B, S. A., 2006Just CauseKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach
'Parts of these cities, they're like the jungle or a swamp.Algunas partes de esta ciudad son como la jungla o las ciénagas.Katzenbach, John / Just CauseKatzenbach, John / Juicio FinalJuicio FinalKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach© Ediciones B, S. A., 2006Just CauseKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach
Look, you could walk down to the edge of the swamp, take a knife and just stick it straight down in the mud ten, twelve inches and we'd never find it. Not unless you stepped on the damn thing.'Mire, usted mismo podría vadear el pantano y clavar un cuchillo en el lodo del fondo, a unos treinta centímetros de profundidad, y nosotros jamás lo encontraríamos, a no ser que lo pisáramos.Katzenbach, John / Just CauseKatzenbach, John / Juicio FinalJuicio FinalKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach© Ediciones B, S. A., 2006Just CauseKatzenbach, John© 1992 by John Katzenbach
In its place, exposed wires hung like swamp vines from the stained ceiling, dangling over the vampire’s body.En su lugar, los cables expuestos colgaban del manchado techo como vides del pantano, suspendidos sobre el cuerpo del vampiro.Ward, J.R. / Lover EnshrinedWard, J.R. / Amante ConsagradoAmante ConsagradoWard, J.R.© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño© 2010, Santillana Ediciones Generales, S.L.© 2007, Jessica BirdLover EnshrinedWard, J.R.© Jessica Bird, 2008
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swamp
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | swamp | swamps |
Possessive case | swamp's | swamps' |
swamp
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | swamped |
Imperative | swamp |
Present Participle (Participle I) | swamping |
Past Participle (Participle II) | swamped |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I swamp | we swamp |
you swamp | you swamp |
he/she/it swamps | they swamp |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am swamping | we are swamping |
you are swamping | you are swamping |
he/she/it is swamping | they are swamping |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have swamped | we have swamped |
you have swamped | you have swamped |
he/she/it has swamped | they have swamped |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been swamping | we have been swamping |
you have been swamping | you have been swamping |
he/she/it has been swamping | they have been swamping |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I swamped | we swamped |
you swamped | you swamped |
he/she/it swamped | they swamped |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was swamping | we were swamping |
you were swamping | you were swamping |
he/she/it was swamping | they were swamping |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had swamped | we had swamped |
you had swamped | you had swamped |
he/she/it had swamped | they had swamped |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been swamping | we had been swamping |
you had been swamping | you had been swamping |
he/she/it had been swamping | they had been swamping |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will swamp | we shall/will swamp |
you will swamp | you will swamp |
he/she/it will swamp | they will swamp |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be swamping | we shall/will be swamping |
you will be swamping | you will be swamping |
he/she/it will be swamping | they will be swamping |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have swamped | we shall/will have swamped |
you will have swamped | you will have swamped |
he/she/it will have swamped | they will have swamped |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been swamping | we shall/will have been swamping |
you will have been swamping | you will have been swamping |
he/she/it will have been swamping | they will have been swamping |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would swamp | we should/would swamp |
you would swamp | you would swamp |
he/she/it would swamp | they would swamp |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be swamping | we should/would be swamping |
you would be swamping | you would be swamping |
he/she/it would be swamping | they would be swamping |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have swamped | we should/would have swamped |
you would have swamped | you would have swamped |
he/she/it would have swamped | they would have swamped |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been swamping | we should/would have been swamping |
you would have been swamping | you would have been swamping |
he/she/it would have been swamping | they would have been swamping |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am swamped | we are swamped |
you are swamped | you are swamped |
he/she/it is swamped | they are swamped |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being swamped | we are being swamped |
you are being swamped | you are being swamped |
he/she/it is being swamped | they are being swamped |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been swamped | we have been swamped |
you have been swamped | you have been swamped |
he/she/it has been swamped | they have been swamped |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was swamped | we were swamped |
you were swamped | you were swamped |
he/she/it was swamped | they were swamped |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being swamped | we were being swamped |
you were being swamped | you were being swamped |
he/she/it was being swamped | they were being swamped |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been swamped | we had been swamped |
you had been swamped | you had been swamped |
he/she/it had been swamped | they had been swamped |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be swamped | we shall/will be swamped |
you will be swamped | you will be swamped |
he/she/it will be swamped | they will be swamped |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been swamped | we shall/will have been swamped |
you will have been swamped | you will have been swamped |
he/she/it will have been swamped | they will have been swamped |