drijfzand

Dutch

Etymology

From drijven (“to drift”) +‎ zand (“sand”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdrɛi̯f.sɑnt/
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  • Hyphenation: drijf‧zand

Noun

drijfzand n (uncountable)

  1. (literally) quicksand
    Hij kwam in drijfzand terecht en wist zich met moeite eruit te bevrijden.
    He landed in quicksand and extricated himself from it only with difficulty.
  2. (figurative) a treacherous, tricky danger or risk
    De economie is bezig in het drijfzand van de stagflatie te verzeilen.
    The economy is sliding off into the quagmire of stagflation.
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