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    Cieno (en. Mud)

    /ˈsjeno/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    noun
    Definition_text: A viscous and plastic substance found at the bottoms of rivers, swamps, and other bodies of water.
    Example_sentence: Fishermen must be careful when walking on the mud at the lake's shore.
    Los pescadores deben tener cuidado al caminar sobre el cieno en la orilla del lago.
    Definition_text: Soft and wet earth or mud.
    Example_sentence: After the rain, the path turned into mud that was difficult to cross.
    Después de la lluvia, el camino se convirtió en un cieno difícil de atravesar.
    Definition_text: Sediment that accumulates at the bottom of a pond or river.
    Example_sentence: The mud accumulated in the pond is a good fertilizer for the plants.
    El cieno acumulado en el estanque es un buen fertilizante para las plantas.

    Etymology

    Etymology_origin: From the Latin 'cēnum', meaning mud or sludge.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    Phrase: to get into the mud
    Meaning: To get involved in a complicated or messy problem.
    meterse en el cieno
    Phrase: to get out of the mud
    Meaning: To overcome a difficult situation.
    salir del cieno

    Related Words

    Related_word: mud bank
    Description: Part of the bottom of a river or lake covered with mud.
    banco de cieno
    Related_word: swamp
    Description: Wet and soft land, full of mud.
    pantano

    Slang Meanings

    Meaning: Something difficult to manage or solve.
    Example: That situation at work is a mud.
    Esa situación en el trabajo es un cieno.
    Meaning: Disorder or confusion.
    Example: The project turned into total mud.
    El proyecto se convirtió en un cieno total.