Brazilian Portugese Meaning of quicksand

areia movediça

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Definitions and Meaning of quicksand in English

Wordnet

quicksand (n)

a treacherous situation that tends to entrap and destroy

a pit filled with loose wet sand into which objects are sucked down

Webster

quicksand (n.)

Sand easily moved or readily yielding to pressure; especially, a deep mass of loose or moving sand mixed with water, sometimes found at the mouth of a river or along some coasts, and very dangerous, from the difficulty of extricating a person who begins sinking into it.

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areia movediça

a treacherous situation that tends to entrap and destroy, a pit filled with loose wet sand into which objects are sucked downSand easily moved or readily yieldi

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quickness => rapidez, quickly => rapidamente, quicklime => Cal virgem, quickie => rápido, quickhatch => quickhatch,