English to French Meaning of quicksand - sables mouvants

Quicksand :
sables mouvants

sables mouvants

sables mouvantssables mouvants
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Definitions of quicksand in English
Noun(1) a treacherous situation that tends to entrap and destroy(2) a pit filled with loose wet sand into which objects are sucked down
Examples of quicksand in English
(1) Our constitutional system, despite six major revisions, has apparently become trapped by a quicksand of confusion.(2) Unconventional measures - quantitative easing - seem to have been sufficient to avoid the quicksand of deflation.(3) Alito was treading carefully to avoid the same quicksand that dragged Miers down.(4) When an old coach route from Lancaster to Kendal used to take a shortcut across the bay, several coaches were either overtaken by the tide or sucked under in quicksand .(5) We naturally turn to the Bible for guidance and find ourselves mired in interpretive quicksand .(6) John found himself sinking fast in financial quicksand(7) Suddenly its own chosen ground of national security had turned into quicksand .(8) There's no worse place on earth for quicksand and nobody can top my men for sand rescue.(9) The boom that was built on the quicksand of inflation then comes to a sudden end.(10) It is into this quicksand that the public finances are now fast sinking.(11) Far from holding the intellectual high ground, economics rests on foundations of quicksand .(12) The quicksand of compound interest is real.(13) His own transition came via the quicksand of television soap opera.(14) With quicksand , the more you struggle in it the faster you will sink.(15) We've all done it, its like walking in quicksand , the more you struggle the faster you sink.(16) In desperation, she tried to force her unwilling feet to move, but it was as though she were mired in quicksand .
Related Phrases of quicksand
(1) quicksand ::
sables mouvants
(2) quick ::
rapide
(3) sand ::
le sable
Synonyms
M
1. quicksand ::
sables mouvants
Different Forms
quicksand, quicksands
Word Example from TV Shows


There is quicksand to the west, a path leads to the east.

There is QUICKSAND to the west, a path leads to the east."

The Big Bang Theory Season 4, Episode 6

Bargaining with oathbreakers is like building on quicksand.

Bargaining with oathbreakers is like building on QUICKSAND.

Game of Thrones Season 6, Episode 7

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